Lithuania Accelerates Defense Infrastructure Ahead Of 2030 NATO Goals

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 8. The Ministry of National Defense of Lithuania has put its money where its mouth is, setting aside over 30 million euros for the development of infrastructure supporting the reception,...

Lithuania faces government reshuffle as ruling Social Democrats tap Ruginiene for PM

Lithuania’s governing Social Democratic Party put forward Inga Ruginiene, the current Minister for Social Security and Labour, as its candidate for prime minister late on August 6. As reported by bne IntelliNews, Gintautas Paluckas resigned last...

Lithuania roll past Türkiye to stay perfect; Spain bounce back

The official EuroBasket app Download Now ISTANBUL (Türkiye) - Lithuania may be still waiting for NBA star big man Jonas Valanciunas but they rolled to a second win in two preparation games with a comfortable 91-70 victory over Türkiye in Istanbul....

Atlantic City, New Jersey, rower prepares for World Rowing Junior Championships in Lithuania

Lexi Gormley, who recently graduated from Atlantic City High School, is in Lithuania to represent Team USA in the World Rowing Junior Championships. Gormley talked to reporter Wakisha Bailey about her upcoming race.

Lithuanian startup develops smart munition for drones

A Lithuanian defense startup has unveiled a new smart targeting module for air-dropped munitions, offering a domestically developed solution for precision strike operations even in environments where GPS signals are denied or degraded. According...

Global Telematics and IoT Elite Converge in Vilnius: New Speakers Announced at Gurtam Conference in September

Gurtam, a globally recognized telematics software company, today announced new speakers will join an impressive lineup of international experts at its prominent Telematics & Connected Mobility conference, set to take place in Vilnius, Lithuania,...

Lithuania Urges NATO To Reinforce Air Defense Systems

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 7. On August 6, Lithuania's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, held a phone call with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss the evolving regional security landscape and...

Lithuanian prime minister candidate visited Russia after occupation of Crimea

Lithuanian Minister of Social Protection and Labour Inga Ruginienė, a prime ministerial candidate, visited Russia after its occupation of Crimea. Source: European Pravda, citing Delfi Quote from Ruginienė advisor Ignas Algirdas Dobrovolskas: "The...

A Lithuanian in Milei’s Laboratory: A Student’s Semester in the Eye of Argentina’s Economic Storm

From a Kaunas classroom to the streets of Buenos Aires, a Vytautas Magnus University political science student gets a front-row seat to a nation’s radical “shock therapy” experiment. In February 2024, as Lithuania remained in the grip of winter,...

Lithuania Tops EU In Port Investment As Share Of GDP

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 7. Between 2021 and 2023, Lithuania hit the nail on the head with its port investments, boasting the highest share of GDP in the EU at 0.21 percent. This figure left other countries, like...

Athlone trio help Ireland rowing crews progress in Lithuania

Published: Thu 7 Aug 2025, 4:32 PM Last updated: Thu 7 Aug 2025, 4:44 PM Athlone Boat Club duo Sarah Rockett and Anna O’Grady have helped the Ireland women’s coxless four crew secure their place in the next round of the World Rowing Under-19...

Lithuania's Social Democrats nominate Inga Ruginiene for PM

Lithuanian Minister of Social Security and Labour Inga Ruginiene attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Aug. 6, 2025. The presidium of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) on Wednesday nominated current Minister of Social...

Limerick trio reach semi-finals at the U19 World Rowing Championships in Lithuania

THREE Limerick rowers are part of Irish crews that have reached semi-finals at the World Rowing U19 Championships in Lithuania. On the opening days of competition in Trakai, Lithuania, as all five Irish crewsprogressed through their heats and into...

Lithuania’s Unicorns Take Pride in Paying Taxes — and Powering Economic Growth

Startups One might assume that entrepreneurs dislike paying taxes, or at least wouldn’t boast about it. However, in Lithuania, unicorns openly celebrate their contributions to society. Unicorns Lithuania, the country’s startup association, even...

Two Lithuanian Co-Productions Compete at Locarno Film Festival

The 78th edition of the Locarno International Film Festival, taking place from August 6 to 16 in Switzerland, will once again feature Lithuanian talent. Two films co-produced by Lithuanian teams have been selected to compete in the festival’s...

New Jersey rower Lexi Gormley going for gold at championship in Lithuania

Before she packs her bags for Stanford University, 17-year-old Lexi Gormley is chasing gold — halfway across the world. The recent Atlantic City High School graduate is representing Team USA in the World Rowing Junior Championships in Lithuania,...

Lithuania asks NATO for air defence support after Russian drone incursions

Published on 06/08/2025 - 15:04 GMT+2 Lithuania has asked NATO to help bolster its air defences after revealing that two Russian military drones flew into its territory from Belarus last month. Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said on Wednesday...

Northrop Grumman expands medium caliber ammunition co-production with Lithuania

Inga Ruginienė nominated for Lithuania’s next Prime Minister

Lithuania’s ruling party has announced that it will nominate Social Affairs Minister Inga Ruginienė as Prime Minister; she will replace Gintautas Paluckas, who resigned, writes Reuters. Before taking office, Ruginienė, a 44-year-old Social Affairs...

Drone incursion in Lithuania revives questions about Baltic air defence

"As long as Russia continues its attack on Ukraine, the number of such incidents is likely to increase, and we must be prepared," the minister stressed. The Lithuanian defence and foreign ministers have appealed to NATO leadership for assistance....