September 2015 - Page 4 of 18 - the Lithuania Tribune

There will be no mosque in Vilnius, liberal mayor says

September 25, 2015 BNS 0

There are no plans to build a mosque in Vilnius as Lithuania prepares to take in Muslim refugees, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius says. […]

Russian and American presidents to meet on Monday

September 25, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The US authorities have confirmed that the presidents of Russia and the United States will meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. […]

Lithuanian parliament makes first move to ban smoking in balconies

September 25, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Seimas of Lithuania has made the first step towards banning smoking in balconies of apartment buildings. On Thursday, MPs approved the relevant draft amendments to the Law on Tobacco Control. […]

British historian: Baltics have a reason to be concerned

September 25, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have genuine cause for concern, British historian Robert Service, an expert in Russian history, pointed out in an article in the Financial Times. […]

Kaunas undertakes to clean up old Jewish cemetery

September 24, 2015 BNS 0

The municipality of Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas is beginning to clean up an old Jewish cemetery in Žaliakalnis, with identification and inventory of the graves planned at the start of the project, the municipality said on Thursday. […]

Lithuanian interior minister: Refugee resettlement is test for administration and society

September 24, 2015 BNS 0

Refugee resettlement is an exam for state institutions and the civil society, says Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]

EU commission takes Lithuania to court rail safety rules

September 24, 2015 BNS 0

The European Commission has taken Lithuania to the EU Court of Justice for its failure to establish an independent rail accident and incident investigation body. […]

Lithuanian parliament committee to probe use of intelligence data

September 24, 2015 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Seimas‘ Committee on Legal Affairs will carry out a probe into the use of criminal intelligence information. […]

UNHCR calls on Lithuania to set up meeting points for refugees and public

September 24, 2015 BNS 0

Karolina Lindholm Billing, deputy regional representative at the UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe, has called on Lithuania to set up special meeting points for refugees and members of the public to promote a positive attitude to refugees in Lithuania. […]

British NHS dental patients start visiting Lithuania

September 24, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Dental clinics in Lithuania reported an increase in patients from Britain getting part of the treatment costs reimbursed by the NHS. The British National Health Service (NHS) provides healthcare of which the vast majority are free at the point of use for people legally resident in the United Kingdom. Patients elect to travel abroad where there are no excessive waiting lists. […]

Lithuania and Sweden to strengthen security and defence cooperation

September 24, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 24 September Deputy Minister Marijus Velička underscored Lithuania’s intent to strengthen military cooperation with Sweden and other Nordic countries in a range of areas at a meeting with State Secretary Jan Salestrand of Swedish Ministry of Defence at the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania. “Nordic-Baltic cooperation is a crucial factor of ensuring security in the region,” the deputy minister of national defence said. […]

CIO of Virtustream: Our office in Kaunas has ‘Silicon Valley startup’ feel to it

September 24, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Van Williams, CIO, chief of product engineering and manager of Virtustream development centre in Lithuania, says that the Baltic countries should be more active in attracting global funding. Also, he is convinced that the main asset of any business are innovative professionals, discovered and fostered by universities. […]