Politics
Lithuanian PM supports referendum on dual citizenship in 2016
Lithuania’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has backed the idea of holding a referendum on dual citizenship alongside general elections in 2016. […]
Month: November 2014
Society
Lithuanian regulator drops idea to request data on internet browsing
The Lithuanian Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) said on Wednesday that it would not request information on user behaviour on the web from internet service providers. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Main challenges of hybrid war – army reserve and local self-defence guard
Military action in Ukraine is subsiding. Perhaps we can afford a sigh of relief. However, it would be definitely wrong to calm down without attempting at long-term conclusions for ourselves. These should be the conclusions on whether we are prepared to defend ourselves against such hybrid wars as the one that Russia has been fighting in Ukraine. […]
European Union
EU commissioner Andriukaitis: Ebola is not a threat far away
The situation in western Africa, the epicentre of the Ebola epidemic, remains extremely fragile and Europe should not view the problem as something very far away, says the European Union‘s (EU) Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis. […]
Foreign affairs
UN Security Council backs Lithuanian bid to extend military mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The United Nations (UN) Security Council has adopted the resolution proposed by Lithuania, which suggests extending the European response force peace-keeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. […]
Uncategorized
The New York Times columnist: US will trade Eastern Europe for Iran
The United States may turn a blind eye to the big Russian military build-up on the Ukrainian border in exchange for Moscow’s assistance in Iran’s nuclear negotiations, foreign news reviewer Roger Cohen of The New York Times has warned. […]
Defence
Lithuanian government told to look for money for State Security Department
Lithuania’s government will have to decide whether to increase financing for the State Security Department (VSD) by 1.15 million litas (EUR 333,000) next year, the parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee, acting on proposals from the parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee (NSGK), ruled on Wednesday. […]
Society
Putin’s chief propagandist to open news desk in Vilnius
Dmitry Kiselyov, controversian Russian journalist and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has set his eyes on Lithuania. He has revealed plans to develop a Russian news channel in Vilnius. […]
Uncategorized
Baltic and Nordic defence ministers discuss joint capacities
Lithuania’s Defense Minister Juozas Olekas is visiting Norway on Wednesday to meet with his Nordic and Baltic colleagues for a discussion of initiative to step up the Nordic and Baltic anti-crisis capacities. […]
Economy
Environmental protection expenditure drops by nearly 40 percent in Lithuania
According to Statistics Lithuania, in 2013 compared with 2012, expenditure by business companies on environmental protection decreased 38.2 percent and stood at LTL 309.7 million (EUR 89.7 million), which accounted for 50 percent of all industrial enterprises’ expenditure on environmental protection. […]
Energy
Gas price in Lithuania to go up due to LNG terminal
In 2015 natural gas price in Lithuania will increased by LTL 102 (EUR 29.5) per thousand cubic metres in order to cover the cost of building Klaipėda’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal. […]
Politics
MP turns to Prosecutor’s Office over loans to Air Lituanica
Member of Parliament Remigijus Šimašius (the Liberal Movement) has addressed the Prosecutor General‘s Office over the loan issued by municipal enterprise responsible for district heating Vilniaus Šilumos Tinklai to airline Air Lituanica. The MP has asked to investigate whether the loan was issued lawfully and if it does not violate the public interest. […]
Politics
Lithuania must get ready for dual citizenship referendum, parliament speaker says
Lithuania has to prepare for holding a referendum on dual citizenship, there is no other way, Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė said in her congratulatory message to the commission of the parliament and the Lithuanian World Community. […]
Defence
UK joins NATO’s Energy Security Centre operating in Vilnius
The United Kingdom joined the Vilnius-based NATO Energy Security Center of Excellence on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry said. […]
Uncategorized
Defence
Lithuanian chief of defence sees Russia’s intensified activity as demonstration of power
Russia‘s increased military activity is a demonstration of power aimed at undermining the feeling of security and check on our readiness, says Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas. […]
Society
Lithuania’s top court upholds rulings in Gatayevs case
Lithuania’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld previous court rulings in the criminal case of Chechen spouses Malik and Khadizhat Gatayevs who have been granted asylum in Finland. The pair had been sentenced for minor impairment to health of their former foster daughter. […]
Uncategorized
Economy
Norwegian manufacturer’s strong growth brings jobs to Ukmergė in Lithuania
Orders are coming in thick and fast at Norwegian capital company Stansefabrikken‘s factory, located in the Lithuanian town of Ukmergė. The company forecasts growth of 10-15 percent and its turnover should reach EUR 21 million. […]