281 straipsnių
The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has forwarded a diplomatic note to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the note, Lithuania urged Belarus to follow international requirements and standards and to immediately address the environmental, nuclear and radiation safety issues at the B...
VILNIUS, May 07, BNS - Ukraine has promised not to purchase electricity from the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction near Belarus' border with Lithuania, Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas said.
In the shadow of coronavirus pandemic, Lithuania and the European Union do not forget the possible danger that has have grown near the EU border - Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus.
President Gitanas Nauseda has signed into law legislative amendments providing for additional measures to bar market access for electricity from Belarus' almost-completed Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), the president's office said on Monday.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda expects the European Commission to propose a mechanism to restrict imports from third countries "that go beyond electricity".
Lithuania is tightening the requirements for power importers in an effort to bar market access for electricity from Belarus' almost-completed Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
Lithuania managed to get an indirect message to Belarus on safety standards at its nearly-completed Astravyets nuclear power plant included into the European Union's climate change commitments.
Lithuania has declined Finland's invitation for trilateral consultations with Belarus on the almost-completed Astravyets nuclear power plant.
Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas says Lithuania will take all possible measures to bar market access for electricity from Belarus' Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Wednesday proposed new measures to block imports of electricity produced at the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus.
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says Lithuania has to maintain dialog with Belarus to protect its interests, attributing the conservatives' criticism to next year's parliamentary election.
Blaring emergency sirens across Lithuania marked the start of a four-day civil protection exercise aimed at testing the authorities' readiness to respond to a potential nuclear accident at Belarus' Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant.
Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Simasius says he has asked Belarus' ambassador for direct access to the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant's environmental monitoring data.
The dispute between Lithuania and Latvia over the possible import of electricity from Belarus' Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) may have to be dealt with by the European Commission, the chief executive officer of Lithuania's power transmission system operator Litgrid has said.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis left to Riga on Friday to meet with the Latvian and Estonian counterparts and mark the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way, as well as to discuss the situation around the Astravyets nuclear power plant.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the European Union must watch to ensure that Belarus' Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant under construction close to the Lithuanian border meets safety standards.
Lithuanian Interior Minister Eimutis Misiunas says Vilnius' municipal authorities are creating panic among people by running an evacuation drill to test the city's readiness to respond to a potential nuclear accident at Belarus' Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant.
A part of Vilnius will be evacuated during a drill that the Lithuanian capital will hold on September 5 to simulate an accident at Belarus's Astravyets nuclear power plant.
The key task of the Lithuanian president is to deal with the main foreign policy questions and together with the cabinet enact foreign policy.
Lithuania, as if a hopeless romantic and naïve person constantly lives in cycles of constant waiting, disappointment and new hope. We are now at the starting phase of a new cycle – the presidential elections.
