Baltic Sea

Should Lithuania be worried about Estonia's plans to build its own liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal? If it becomes a regional gas supply facility, it could supply gas to Latvia and Estonia and take away desperately needed clients from Lithuania's Klaipėda LNG terminal, already struggling to oper...

On 19-25 October, fighter jets conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states performed four scrambles to intercept aircraft flying in international airspace above the Baltic Sea, the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania said.

Between 5 and 11 October, NATO air policing fighter jets patrolling Baltic airspace identified and intercepted one IL-76 transport aircraft of the Russian Federation flying in international airspace above the Baltic Sea, the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania reports.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden who are on a three-day state visit in Lithuania. During their meeting, the president and the Swedish royal couple discussed the results and prospects of long-standing and close bilateral cooperation. Thi...

Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden and Queen Silvia are arriving in Vilnius on Wednesday for a state visit.

There is no other European leader who is speaking to Russia in a stricter manner than Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. Sometimes this irritates politicians who believe that relations with the Kremlin require more moderation, the Swish daily Neue Zuercher Zeitiung says.

NATO fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of the air policing mission performed four scrambles last week to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation, flying in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday that it had sent a note of protest to the Russian Embassy in Lithuania over the repeated impediment of navigation of ships in Lithuania's exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea.

A Russian military ship on Tuesday ordered a Lithuanian civilian vessel to change its course due to an exercise in the Baltic Sea, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence reports.

Fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of the NATO air policing mission performed one scramble last week to identify and intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation flying in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

All cable-related works on the NordBalt power interconnection have been completed in the Baltic Sea. The 400km submarine cable connecting Lithuania and Sweden has been protected from vessel anchors and fishing equipment along its most vulnerable sections.

How could two neighbouring countries encourage cooperation and creativity among their film producers? An unconventional approach will be presented by the Lithuanian Film Centre on September 12–14.

Last week, NATO fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of NATO's Baltic air policing mission were scrambled five times to intercept Russian military aircraft flying in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence said on Monday.

Outgoing Norwegian fighter jets, which were stationed in Lithuania as part of NATO's Baltic air policing missions, were scrambled on Monday, their last day of service, to intercept two Russian planes flying over the Baltic Sea.

NATO air policing fighter jets protecting the Baltic skies were scrambled five times last week to intercept aircraft flying in the international airspace over the Baltic states, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence said on Monday.

A couple of dolphins have been spotted in the Baltic Sea close to the Smiltynė beach near the port city of Klaipėda.

On 30 July, the ornithological station of Ventė Cape was opened after reconstruction. The guests of the opening ceremony included Lithuania's Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas, the Environment Ministry reports.

NATO's decision to downsize the air policing mission by half will not affect the security of the three Baltic states, says Lithuania's Defence Minister Juozas Olekas.

NATO fighter jets, stationed in Lithuania as part of NATO's Baltic air policing mission, were scrambled three times on Wednesday to identify and accompany Russian planes flying over the Baltic Sea.

NATO air policing fighter jets were scrambled from Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, on Tuesday to identify a Russian military strategic transport airplane flying above the Baltic Sea.