Lithuania
Taiwan to invest $200 million in Lithuania
Taiwan said it would create a $200 million fund to invest in Lithuanian industries and boost bilateral trade as it tries to…
Lithuania extends migrant detention limit to a year
Migrants who cross into Lithuania from Belarus can be detained for up to a year, the Lithuanian parliament decided on Thursday, increasing…
Biden pledges more military support for Central Europe, Lithuanian official says
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday promised Central European NATO members more military support as concern grows over a Russian troop build-up…
EU allows Poland, Baltics to trim migrant rights at Belarus border
The European Union proposed on Wednesday curtailing some rights of migrants at its frontier with Belarus, a gesture towards member states Poland,…
EU seeks to ease rules for Poland, Baltics in migration standoff with Belarus
BRUSSELS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The European Union executive on Wednesday will propose that Poland and its two Baltic neighbours handle migrants…
Lithuania says Belarus will keep testing West, urges NATO rethink
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Sunday that the NATO military alliance needed to adjust its stance towards Belarus, whose military, he…
EU’s von der Leyen and NATO’s Stoltenberg visit Lithuania and Latvia
Nov 26 (Reuters) - The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will travel to…
Lithuania, in spat with China, urges Europe to brace for ‘coercion’ from Beijing
Lithuania will adapt to "short-term" economic pain dealt by China over its moves to enhance ties with Taiwan, foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis…
China downgrades its diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan issue
Nov 21 (Reuters) - China has downgraded its diplomatic relations with Lithuania, the country's foreign ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said…
Lithuania will “have to pay” for letting Taiwan open office, China says
BEIJING, Nov 19 (Reuters) - China warned Lithuania on Friday it would take "all necessary measures" to safeguard national sovereignty, after Lithuania…
Taiwan opens office in Lithuania, brushing aside China opposition
TAIPEI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan opened a de facto embassy in Lithuania on Thursday in a diplomatic breakthrough for the Chinese-claimed…
Photo Story: Kaunas will be the European Capital of Culture for 2022
People walk at Medieval Kaunas Castle, Lithuania. The Lithuanian city Kaunas will be the European Capital of Culture for 2022. The grand…