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Lithuania's visa services will stop cooperation with commercial intermediaries selling travel organization services in Russia while issuing Schengen visas as of February, according to an order signed by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius.

Last year was marked with rising global economic growth, improving confidence and expectations, booming stock markets, and low volatility. That seems to be over – economic growth has eased, especially in the euro area, and the dominating story is rapidly escalating trade tensions.

Boxer armored fighting vehicles, produced for Lithuania and to be named Vilkas (Wolf) to preserve links to the country's history and army traditions, are undergoing testing in Germany.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that she agrees with US President Donald Trump's criticism of Germany over the Nord Stream pipeline expansion and insufficient defense spending.

NATO's chief says that the Alliance will improve its ability to facilitate the movement of forces in Europe, but does not plan to deploy additional units to the Baltic countries and Poland.

В повестке начинающегося в среду саммита НАТО нет судьбоносных решений, но многие опасаются, что он все равно может стать поворотным, если президент США заявит в Брюсселе - а также через несколько дней на встрече с президентом России - что-то такое, что подорвало бы единство альянса.

Lithuanian diplomats expect a step toward strengthening air defense in the Baltic states to be taken at this week's NATO summit, but remain wary of US President Donald Trump's position.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday that Lithuania may contribute to easing tensions between the European Union and the United States.

Lithuania is considering signing a bilateral agreement with Germany on the return of refugees, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday.

Germany's new Chief of Defense, General Eberhard Zorn, on Monday visited his country's soldiers serving in NATO's multinational battalion based in Rukla, in central Lithuania.

Перед чемпионатом мира по футболу в России в социальной сети Instagram появилась страница, посвященная самым сексуальным болельщицам своих сборных.

Lithuania is not sure about the benefit of a common eurozone budget that Germany and France agreed to set up this week, Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka said.

The Netherlands is building new coalitions within the EU to compensate for the loss of the UK as the union's main free trade champion, and has found partners in the Baltic States. At the same time, a domestic policy issue involving gas supplies and the Dutch stance on Russia have the potential to pu...