Society
Month: July 2015
Society
U-turn on excavation of WWII mass grave found in Šiauliai
The authorities in Lithuania’s northern city of Šiauliai have decided against excavating remains from a recently discovered World War Two mass burial site due to concerns from the Jewish community. […]
Defence
Volunteers should be enough for mandatory service, Lithuanian defence minister says
Volunteers should be enough for carrying out mandatory military service, Lithuanian National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says, adding that no additional men might be conscripted. […]
Politics
Defence
Lithuanian defence ministry to propose pay raise for professional troops
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence will propose raising pay for professional troops. […]
Politics
Lithuanian MP urges to establish no-flight zones for drones
Chair of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence, Artūras Paulauskas, has appealed to the Association of Local Authorities urging all municipalities of Lithuania to establish no-flight zones for drones. […]
Politics
Economic adviser leaves Lithuanian president’s team
Giedrė Kaminskaitė-Salters, chief advisor on economic issues to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, is leaving the presidential team after working less than a year. […]
Culture
Lithuanian president opens exhibition in Sforza Castle on historic Lithuania-Milan ties
President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is in Italy on a working visit, has opened an exhibition entitled Historical Ties between Milan and Lithuania: Bona Sforza and the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Milan’s Sforza Castle, the presidential press service said. […]
Economy
Vilnius authorities postpone discussions on pillow tax
Vilnius authorities have postponed discussions on the introduction of a “pillow tax” of 50 euro cents as of next year, the spokesman for Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius told BNS on Wednesday. […]
European Union
Lithuanian parliament speaker doubts if Greece will pass promised reforms
Lithuania’s parliamentary speaker, Loreta Graužinienė, said on Wednesday that Lithuanian people “do not have to cover Greek debts” and that she doubted if Greece‘s parliament would pass the reforms promised by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in exchange for financial assistance. […]
European Union
Distributing refugees alone will not solve problem, Lithuanian president says
Lithuania is ready to share the immigrant burden with South Europe but this measure alone will not solve the problem as without additional measures, it can encourage human trafficking from Africa even more, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Wednesday. […]
Energy
LitPol Link to receive EUR 27m funding from EU
The European Commission and European Union (EU) member-states have approved financial support in the amount of EUR 27.4 million for the LitPol Link power interconnection between Lithuania and Poland, Litgrid AB, the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator, reports. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s foreign ministry welcomes Iran nuclear deal
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday welcomed the recently-reached deal on Iran‘s nuclear program, saying that it was a long-awaited and welcome step. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania receives Taiwan’s apology over Soviet anthem incident
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday it had received Taiwan‘s official apology over the recent incident when Lithuania’s old Soviet anthem was played during the award ceremony of the 2015 World Deaf Basketball Championship after the Lithuanian team won gold medals. […]
Lithuania issues statement on violation of Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed grave concern over the ongoing ‘borderization’ process along the administrative boundary line between the Georgian region of Tskhinvali/South Ossetia and the remaining territory of Georgia. […]
Global LT
Lithuanian World Community to convene in Vilnius
The 15th Seimas of the Lithuanian World Community will convene in Vilnius on 15-17 July. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian and Italian presidents discuss European security challenges
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday with her Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella in Rome and discussed security challenges Europe is facing as well as the migration policy, her press service said in a statement. […]
Politics
56 percent in Lithuania in favour of e-voting
Fifty-six percent of people in Lithuania are in favour of online voting as an additional possibility to take part in elections, according to a survey for the Ministry of Justice. […]
Society
Brussels backs Lithuania over Russian TV channel ban
The European Commission has acknowledged that the measures Lithuania took against Russian-language TV channel RTR Planeta were well-founded as its programmes incited to hatred. […]