The Government of Lithuania voted in favour of approving the new maritime law amendments proposed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. In order to ensure safe navigation and prevent ship pollution, Lithuania will implement the new model regulations for the control of international and Lithuania’s ships, the Ministry of Transport and Communications informs. […]
Ryanair, Europe’s biggest low-fare airline, serviced its 15-millionth passenger flying to/from the Baltic countries on 18 July, Vilnius Airport informs. […]
It’s hard to believe that more than a decade has passed since Linas Kleiza rose to International stardom however he did just that on this day in 2003. […]
A recent survey, conducted in Lithuania, shows that, upon reaching 40 years of age, it is increasingly difficult to find a job, even for educated and experienced specialists. […]
Having relocated Hanner holding to Estonia two years ago, Lithuanian billionaire Arvydas Avulis says that it is not unusual for companies successfully operating in Lithuania to be looking into expanding their businesses beyond the Lithuanian borders or completely relocating them. […]
Residents of Lithuania continue favoring President Dalia Grybauskaitė who was recently appointed for a second term in office and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, the Social Democratic leader who has received a new mandate, shows a poll published in the Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
Fifty members of the Grand Duchess Birutė Uhlan Battalion are continuing training for a standby for the European Union Nordic Battlegroup (EU BG) in the first semester of 2015 which is going to be formed by Ireland, Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Finland, and Sweden, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]
Two Lithuanian ruling parties – the Social Democratic Party and the Order and Justice party – lost some of their supporters over the past few months, while the Labour Party climbed up the popularity ladder, shows a poll published in the Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
For a past week, to talk about the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian relations objectively became quite a self-indulging activity. The debate itself is toxic, since, according to the opposing camps, any affection to the Palestinian cause turns one into an anti-Semitic, terrorist-loving, revanchist bastard, whereas backing Israel means support to genocidal, child-killing, quasi-religious nationalist regime. […]
72 years after the sport of basketball was first showcased at the Summer Olympics, a women’s competition would finally take place on this day in 1976. […]
Belarus’s Independence Day is celebrated on 3 July. On that day, 70 years ago, Minsk was liberated from the Nazi occupiers. This 3 July, President Vladimir Putin of Russia participated in Minsk’s celebration. Two days prior to that event, during a grand ceremonial meeting devoted to the national holiday, President Alexander Lukashenko delivered part of his speech in Belarusian. […]
Talks have begun between Russia and the pro-EU former Soviet states of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. The sides are assessing how recently signed free trade deals with the European Union will impact the countries’ trade relations with Russia. The effect will be muted for now, but the agreements could have a larger impact in the future if each country adopts them fully. Full implementation will be challenging because of Russia’s influence and political instability in the three nations.
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Vytautas Magnus University invited expatriate Lithuanians and nationals of foreign countries who would like to study the Lithuanian language and see the country to attend an intensive summer course on the Lithuanian language and culture. […]
As the government has been reappointed following President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s inauguration for the second term, deputy head at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Welfare return to their posts. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed amendments to the Law on Provision of Information to the Public and amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure. […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the participation of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) in the Coalition has not been questioned yet, vz.lt reports. […]
Arvydas Arnašius, acting head of Invest Lithuania, will step in as permanent head of the government’s foreign investment promotion agency after winning a respective competition organized by the Economy Ministry. […]
Vilnius University‘s satellite LituanicaSAT-1 will soon end its space mission – it should burn in the atmosphere in about a week, between 24-28 July, the university said. […]
On Friday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Ambassador of the Czech Republic Radek Pech, who ends his term in Lithuania, the prime minister’s office announces. […]
At the moment, Wizz Air is the only airline operating in Lithuania that conducts flights crossing eastern Ukraine, from Vilnius to Kutaisi, Georgia. The Civil Aviation Administration has informed ELTA that Wizz Air route will be adjusted after Malaysia Airlines plane crashed and airspace above the rebel-held regions in Ukraine was closed. […]
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