Society
Lithuanian teachers to hold protest action in late October
Lithuanian teachers are going to hold a protest rally outside the Ministry of Education and Science on 28 October. […]
Year: 2014
Society
Spanish student in Lithuania: I prefer Kaunas to Vilnius
The city is green and safe, but people are cold. Adrian Martin Garcia, who has been living in Kaunas for over a year now, has already made up his mind about the second-biggest city in Lithuania. […]
Politics
President Grybauskaitė: Democracy must be able to defend itself
Lithuania at present finds itself in the middle of information and propaganda warfare, insists President Dalia Grybauskaitė who says she will try again to persuade members of parliament to support her amendments to the Law on Public Information which aim at limiting Russian TV broadcasts in the country. […]
Politics
Lithuanian MP says lifting VAT exemption on heating is morally wrong
Member of Parliament Mečislovas Zasčiurinskas has criticised the government’s plans to revoke the reduced VAT rate on heating next year. […]
Society
President Grybauskaitė: We see concrete examples of how young people are turned against their country
The participation of Lithuanian school students in paramilitary camps in Russia is a concrete example of how third countries influence Lithuanian citizens and an try to represent them as disloyal to the state, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Society
Economy
Over a quarter of Lithuanians expect direct benefits from euro
More than a quarter of Lithuanians expect the euro to bring direct benefits to them, such as creating more jobs in the country, increasing wages, bringing down costs of borrowing and currency exchange. […]
Foreign affairs
Brussels calls extraordinary NEAFC meeting over Lithuanian shipping vessel detained in Russia
The European Commission (EC) calls to convene an extraordinary meeting of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) over the Lithuanian fishing vessel Jūros Vilkas (Sea Wolf) detained in the Russian port of Murmansk. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė: Rapid response force will step up Lithuania’s defence
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday visited the rapid response forces, a structure in the Lithuanian military under formation, and said they would help the country to respond to non-conventional threats, including actions of troops without identification insignia or the instigation of ethnic minorities. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister opens honorary consulate in Wisconsin
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Monday opened an honorary consulate of Lithuania in the historic Capitol building in Madison, the capital of the State of Wisconsin. […]
Defence
US general visits American troops deployed in Lithuania
Lieutenant General Donald M. Campbell, Jr., commander of US Army Europe, has visited the American troops deployed in Rukla, Jonava District, central Lithuania, the Ministry of National Defense said on Tuesday. […]
European Union
Andriukaitis: Brussels to consider aid to EU members fighting Ebola
The European Union pledges aid to member states hit by the Ebola virus, says Vytenis Andriukaitis who is designate European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. […]
Uncategorized
Russia signals possible ease on food imports embargo?
Reports in the Russian media that Moscow is deliberating to lift imports embargo on certain EU-made foodstuffs got Lithuanian producers on ears – could this be a sign of coming change? […]
Economy
Economy, war and euro: why are Lithuanians so pessimistic?
According to opinion polls, the Lithuanian public is growing increasingly pessimistic about the country’s economic outlook. This, says economist Žygimantas Mauricas, has a lot to do with the economic stand-off between the European Union and Russia as well as fears about the euro adoption. […]
Society
Lithuanian Healthcare Ministry asks for additional funding to deal with Ebola
Lithuania’s Ministry of Healthcare has asked for 490,000 litas (over EUR 140,000) in additional funding to prepare for the treatment of patients with Ebola, if the virus reaches Lithuania. […]
European Union
EU should cover 75 percent of Lithuania’s ASF-related costs, agriculture minister says
The European Union (EU) should cover up to 75 percent of Lithuania’s costs in combating African Swine Fever (ASF), Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė has said, adding that the officials representing the Community’s Member States have agreed to increase financing for Lithuania at the Informal Council of Agriculture Ministers. […]
Defence
Lithuanian parliament green-lights expansion of army training areas
The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday adopted a resolution paving the way for the expansion of two military training areas. […]
Economy
Vilnius connection will increase economic value of Rail Baltica, Lithuanian government says
On Monday, a feasibility study on Vilnius connection’s effect to Rail Baltica project was presented to the Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications. The study, conducted by international engineering solutions company Aecom, took into account the projected passenger and cargo revenues along with added value figures and concluded that Vilnius connection will have a positive impact for the Baltic countries, the ministry said. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president’s adviser: Information freedom standards cannot apply to disinformation
The Lithuanian parliament recently decided to vote down amendments proposed by the president aimed at cracking down on hostile propaganda. It is disappointing, says the president’s chief legal adviser Rasa Svetikaitė, since the Constitution does not provide for freedom standards for disinformation and “brainwashing”. […]