Lithuania’s parliament votes to withdraw from landmines treaty

Lithuanian lawmakers voted on Thursday to quit a treaty banning anti-personnel mines, as the Baltic NATO member seeks to reinforce its security in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine. The EU member and other countries in the region have ramped up …

Lithuania: Decision to leave convention banning anti-personnel mines could put civilian lives at risk

Reacting to a vote Lithuanian parliament to withdraw from the Ottawa convention, a landmark treaty prohibiting the use of anti-personnel mines, Esther Major, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Research in Europe, said: “Today’s decision to leave …

Lithuania’s parliament declares it will never recognize Russian annexations in Ukraine

The Lithuanian parliament voted unanimously on 8 May to adopt a resolution declaring it will not recognize territories of Ukraine seized by Russia, LRT reported. All 118 members of the Seimas supported the resolution, with no abstentions or votes against. …

100th Anniversary of Journalism Studies in Lithuania

“We live in a time when the media is experiencing major transformations. Journalistic principles such as factuality, objectivity, and impartiality have been increasingly dwindling lately. There have been changes not just in the authority of the media but …

Former Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen to visit Lithuania

Former Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen is set to visit Lithuania this week. On Friday, Tsai will deliver a speech at Vilnius University and join former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė for a discussion, according to the Taiwanese Representative …

Lithuania’s defense minister on reading Trump, the cruelty of mines

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Dovilė Šakalienė has been serving as the Lithuanian Minister of National Defense since 2024. Previously a psychologist, journalist and lawmaker, she has spearheaded a number of reforms within Lithuania’s security sector, including new …

AST signs environmental impact assessment agreement for new 330 kV transmission line from Ventspils to Lithuania

Latvia’s electricity transmission system operator AS "Augstsprieguma tīkls" (AST) has signed a contract with international consultant "Estonian, Latvian & Lithuanian Environment" SIA to prepare the Environmental Impact Assessment ( …

Lithuania adopts resolution stating it will never recognise Russian-seized territories of Ukraine as Russian

Lithuanian flag. Photo: Getty Images The Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) on 8 May voted in favour of a resolution stating that it did not recognise the territories of Ukraine seized by Russia as Russian either de jure or de facto. Source: European Pravda, …

In its drive to become ‘fintech paradise’, Lithuania failed to regulate – president

Lithuania has ‘plan B’ if US pulls out of Europe – president