Lithuania’s Honorary Consul J. Prunskis met with US Senators John McCain and Mark Kirk, Consul General of Ukraine Andriy Pravednyk, Consul General of Lithuania Marijus Gudynas, and Ukranian leaders to discuss the current situation in Ukraine, Lithuania, and Eastern Europe. […]
With discussions about the fate of loss-making airline Air Lituanica showing no signs of stopping, President Dalia Grybauskaitė has called on Vilnius authorities to dispose of non-core activities. […]
The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday lifted the legal immunity of Order and Justice MP Rimas Antanas Ručys, paving the way for his prosecution in a corruption case, after 78 lawmakers rejected a temporary parliamentary commission’s resolution calling for preserving Ručys’ immunity. […]
The European Parliament‘s (EP) Committee on Legal Affairs on Tuesday advised that the EP should lift the legal immunity of Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder of the country’s ruling Labour Party. […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the minimum monthly wage will be raised since 1 July 2015. Even though economic growth indicators of the first months of 2015 are not too encouraging, yet the prime minister says it is too early to tell how Lithuania will fare in collecting state budget revenue and thus salaries should grow. […]
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is going to open a discussion with the public on the new social model of the country. The related legislation has been put forward for the consideration of the Tripartite Council and will be considered on March 24. […]
The Lithuanian Weaponry Fund on March 23 handed over weapons and bulletproof vests to the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union. […]
Lithuanian MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis has drawn up a draft report on EU-Russian relations, openly condemning Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, calling on the EU to put pressure on Russia more actively to make it comply with international commitments, and also taking measures against Russian propaganda and wish to divide Europe. […]
Former Socceroo Josip Skoko has assured Lithuanian football fans that he does not consider their upcoming opponent England as an unbeatable outfit. […]
What kind of war will Lithuania’s conscripts be preparing for? Hybrid conflicts that evolve into local mixed wars? People who talk about hybrid wars usually mean a phase of armed skirmishes with foreign army detachments with no discussion of how hybrid conflicts develop, how they impact on a conscript army and the challenges that army will face. […]
Experts propose scrapping Lithuania’s current Labour Code, which contains numerous outdated legacy provisions of the Soviet law, Tomas Davulis, a lawyer in charge of a task group developing a new social model, has said. […]
In February 2015, industrial production totalled EUR 1.49 billion at current prices and, compared to January, grew by 5.2 percent at constant prices, seasonally and working day adjusted – by 6.2 percent, Statistics Lithuania announced. […]
Lithuanians are the most avid online news consumers in the European Union, the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI 2015) has revealed. With the total score of 0.5, Lithuania is ranked 7th among the EU member states in internet usage. […]
NATO fighter jets guarding the Baltic airspace were scrambled eight times last week to identify and accompany Russian planes flying near the Baltic borders. […]
On 21 March a joined conference “Connect to Lithuania” by Lithuanian Embassy to Sweden, Stockholm Lithuanian Business Club, network “Global Lithuanian Leaders“, project “Backto.lt” and other partners took place at the residency of Lithuanian ambassador in Stockholm. […]
The Labour Party‘s mayoral candidate in recent elections in Vilnius, Jonas Pinskus, announced on Monday about his withdrawal from multiple positions held in the party. […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday signed a legal amendment, which reintroduces conscription service in the country. […]
Last year, Lithuania attracted 29 foreign companies. In the next three years the country should have about 2,000 additional jobs thanks to these new investors. A recent report by the “Kapital” program, broadcast on Estonian national television, investigated what Lithuania has that Estonia doesn’t, Invest Lithuania reported. […]
French Finance Minister Michel Sapin is coming to Lithuania this week to discuss the financial situation in the eurozone. […]
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