defence spending

NATO Vilnius summit discussed in Parliament

The Parliament of Lithuania on Thursday discussed the outcomes of the Vilnius NATO summit held on 11-12 July and implementation of regional defence plans....

NATO summit kicks off in Vilnius on Tuesday

The two-day NATO summit in Vilnius starts on Tuesday. The first meeting of the Alliance Lithuania is hosting will see more than 40 foreign leaders, heads...

Landsbergis: Germany's defence spending pledge sends strong signal to NATO allies

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis is hopeful that Germany ’s significant boost in national defence funding would prompt other NATO allies to...

High level meeting of parlt speakers of NATO countries will take place in Lithuania on Friday

In the run-up to the NATO Summit in Vilnius on 11–12 July, the High Level Meeting of Speakers of Parliaments of NATO Member Countries will take place in...

Estonian government approves its four-year work plan

The Estonian government announces it has approved its action programme for 2023–2027, which sets out the activities, responsibilities, and terms for...

Estonian PM: new NATO defence plans must be agreed by Vilnius summit

Landsbergis goes to Warsaw to discuss NATO summit with Polish counterpart

EU foreign and defence ministers agree to urgently supply 1mn artillery shells to Ukraine

Landsbergis tells Romanian counterpart: provision of military aid to Ukraine is now vital

Nausėda: permanent presence of allies on territory of Lithuania is crucial for us

Government raises defence spending by EUR 97.5mn

NATO secretary general invites Zelensky to attend NATO Summit in Vilnius

Poll: public trust in military and NATO Allies greatest since 2013

Nausėda: growing consensus to meet NATO 2% target may call for transitional period

Nausėda in Warsaw: NATO’s eastern borders must be as secure as possible

Nausėda and Macron discuss preparations for Vilnius NATO Summit and support to Ukraine

President in Munich: Ukraine’s victory has to be the goal of all democratic countries

Estonian PM to US secretary of defence: US contribution to security of Estonia and Europe is unwavering

Nausėda: allied defence spending must be increased and military industry must operate at full capacity

NATO secretary general: new defence spending target may be set in Vilnius

Landsbergis: European and Euro-Atlantic integration most reliable security guarantee for Ukraine today

President’s adviser does not think Lithuania is safer than a year ago

Anušauskas: we are much safer now than we were at start of the year

Šimonytė: ironically, Lithuania feels safer now than two years ago

Defence spending is growing with space for more military infrastructure financing

Seimas adopts 2023 budget

Finance Minister: possibility of additional borrowing for defence is unrelated to missile strike in Poland

President on wider borrowing limits for defence: incident in Poland only proves the need

PM: we need to help Ukraine win this war - there is no middle ground

Presidency expects government's proactivity in raising defence spending to 3%