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Four Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets of the Italian Air Force landed at the Air Base of the Lithuanian Air Force in the northern Lithuanian city of Šiauliai on Sunday as Italian troops are to take over responsibility for NATO's Baltic air policing mission.

Bodino Engineering, an Italian company specializing in the design and creation of temporary and permanent architectural structures and fittings for indoor and outdoor use, will install Lithuania’s pavilion at the world fair Expo 2015 in Milan under a contract worth 7.3 million litas (EUR 2.1m), not ...

The Lithuanian community in Italy has launched a new online platform, itlietuviai.it, aimed at consolidating contact among expatriates living across the Southern European country.

Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States of America Žygimantas Pavilionis thinks that the US administration under President Barack Obama has been naive in wishing to "reset" relations with Russia, but this is the trap that every new president falls into. He hopes, however, that Obama's successor -...

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday summoned Italian Ambassador to Lithuania Stefano Maria Taliani De Marchio over an Italian court's decision to drop the extradition case of a Russian citizen who is a suspect in the 13 January 1991 case in Lithuania.

Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday told his Italian counterpart about his regret over Italy's permission to allow detained Russian citizen Vasily Kotlerov, who is wanted by Lithuania in the 1991 coup case, to leave the country and escape extradition to Lithuania.

Lithuania's Foreign Ministry has expressed regret over Italy's decision to terminate the handover of Vasily Kotlerov, a Russian national who is wanted in Lithuania for his alleged involvement in 13 January 1991 attempted coup and killings.

13 June 2014 marked the 20th anniversary of the death of ambassador Stasys Lozoraitis and 2 August marked his 90th birthday. Such anniversaries are often a good time to reflect on the life and career.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Lithuania says it has taken all necessary actions for the extradition of Vasily Kotlerov, a Russian citizen detained in Italy who is one of the suspects in the so-called 13 January case. It has been reported that Kotlerov disappeared in Italy. The Lithuanian prosec...

Russian citizen Vasiliy Kotlerov, a suspect in the so-called 13 January case who was apprehended in Italy, has disappeared after he was placed under house arrest, LNK television news show "Labas Vakaras, Lietuva" (Godd Evening, Lithuania) reports.

Lithuania is getting ready to renovate the premises it has received as compensation for its pre-war building Villa Lituania. The new property will be adapted for the needs of its embassy in Rome.

On 20-24 October, Commander of the Lithuanian Air Force, Colonel Audronis Navickas is conducting visits to Brussels (Belgium) and Florence (Italy), the Ministry of National Defence informs.

The Lithuania Tribune spoke to Ms Asta Strazdaitė, adviser of the Tax Payers Department at the State Tax Inspectorate of Lithuania. We discussed the recent nomination for the national tax administration at the European Enterprise Promotion Awards and SME Assembly in Italy, which, according to Strazd...

What do foreigners who have ever stayed, lived or are currently living in Lithuania think about the country and its people? And how are Lithuanians perceived by those who have never been to Lithuania?

Just over a dozen people gathered for a rally outside the Italian Embassy in Vilnius on Tuesday to protest against what they said was passive stance of the European Union (EU) presidency and other Western European countries on Russia.

The premises received by Lithuania in Rome may be fitted out for embassy needs within a few years, diplomats say.

According to calculations carried out by the Netherlands-based ING Group, restrictions imposed by Russia on food imports from the European Union may cost the EU USD 6.7 billion (EUR 5.0 billion) per year, RBC Daily reports.

European Union leaders failed to agree at a summit on Wednesday on sharing out a package of top jobs in the 28-nation bloc, including a new foreign policy chief, and postponed the decision until late August.

European Union leaders failed to agree at a summit on Wednesday on sharing out a package of top jobs in the 28-nation bloc, including a new foreign policy chief, and postponed the decision until late August. The talks foundered over opposition to Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini's candida...

Lithuania will not back Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini's candidacy for the position of EU high representative for foreign affairs and security polity, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Tuesday.