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Lithuania rejects claim it launched drone attack against Belarus

A Lithuanian military spokesman blasted Minsk's claims of an attempted aerial strike as "nonsense".

Lithuania

Two detained in Poland suspected of Navalny ally attack in Lithuania

Two suspects were detained in Poland on Friday on suspicion of having attacked Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov in Lithuania last month.

Lithuania

Lithuanian State Security attribute Navalny ally attack to Russia

Lithuanian State Security Department has said the attack on Leonid Volkov in his car yesterday in Lithuania's capital Vilnius was 'Russian-organised'.

Belarus

Lithuania demands answers after citizen dies in Belarusian prison

Lithuanian government demands answers after citizen dies in Belarusian prison.

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World News

From gains to grumbles: Euroscepticism in the Baltic states

Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians overwhelmingly support the EU, which has helped usher in an era of freedom and prosperity. But what makes some oppose it?

Germany

Germany to deploy permanent troops in Lithuania in 2027

The base in Lithuania is expected to cost around €30 million per month.

29 February 2024

Europe News

EU Commissioner for Environment blasts Orban as 'shameful'

EU Commissioner Sinkevičius claims the Hungarian prime minister is "isolated" among other EU leaders, and that his actions only serve Europe's enemies in the Kremlin.

15 February 2024

Latvia

Baltic states sign agreement to bolster NATO's eastern border

The common defence line agreement was signed to block Russian aggression in the region.

19 January 2024

Lithuania

Lithuania announces €200m aid package for Ukraine

Ukraine's President has kicked off his tour of the Batlic nations with a trip to Lithuania, where he sought support for the ongoing conflict with Russia.

10 January 2024

Lithuania

Lithuanian schools receive hundreds of bomb threats

Following mass bomb threats to schools and other public buildings and organisations, Lithuania is dealing with an 'information attack' according to the police department.

6 December 2023

Republic of North Macedonia

Baltic countries boycott OSCE meeting over Russian invitation

Vladimir Putin's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has confirmed he will attend major summit in Skopje.

28 November 2023

Lithuania

Mass shooting fears as Lithuanian MPs propose automatic weapons bill

"Lithuanian culture, mentality [and] traditions... are sufficient to prevent such tragic events from happening," one Conservative lawmaker told Euronews.

17 November 2023

Estonia

Estonia will let Taiwan open Tallinn office, despite China warnings

"We have declared we consider China a partner, a competitor and a rival," the Estonian foreign minister told Euronews.

10 November 2023

Lithuania

Lithuania moves to ditch controversial 'anti-gay propaganda' law

Legal and social discrimination blight the small Baltic state's LGBT+ community.

26 October 2023

Lithuania

The story of how little Lithuania took on global superpower China

What next happened caught the Baltic nation completely off guard.

24 October 2023

World News

Lithuanian police respond to hundreds of bomb threats against schools

Law enforcement say the Russian-language messages did not exclusively target Jewish institutions.

13 October 2023

Europe

NATO feared Russia's Suwałki Gap threat. It's now much smaller

The Suwałki Gap was one of NATO's biggest weaknesses against Russia. Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has drastically reduced that risk.

28 September 2023

Lithuania

Lithuania to give Belarusians special passports amid repression fears

Vilnius has struggled to form a coherent policy on its population of Belarusian exiles in recent months.

11 September 2023

Economy

Euroviews. Are small nations welcome at the EU's industrial policy table?

It is not just about the money, it is about what each country — no matter its size — can bring to the table, Marius Stasiukaitis writes.

8 September 2023

Lithuania

Loss and longing: The struggle to repatriate migrant bodies

When someone dies trying to enter Europe, family and friends often face the agonising task of bringing their remains back home for burial.