Defence
4 in 5 conscripts will serve in Land Forces, Lithuanian army says
Four in five conscripts to be recruited this year will serve in the Land Forces of the Lithuanian Army, the army said on Tuesday. […]
Year: 2015
Culture
Jewish organizations and Lithuanian government agree on sensitive renovation in central Vilnius
Members of the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Europe said after meeting with Lithuania’s prime minister that they had no critical remarks to the government in connection to the plans to renovate the former Sports Palace building built on an old Jewish cemetery. […]
Energy
Lithuanian energy minister says open to discussions on LNG terminal financing model
The current model for financing the operation of the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal can be changed if a better solution is offered, Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis said on Tuesday, commenting on a proposal from the Association of Heat Producers that all consumers contribute to the maintenance of the facility. […]
Society
Italian Embassy in Vilnius hit by fallen tree
A tree fell down on the Embassy of Italy in Vilnius at about 1 PM on Tuesday. The rotten tree knocked down metalwork on the embassy’s terrace. […]
European Union
Lithuanian author Undinė Radzevičiūtė awarded EU Prize for Literature
Lithuanian writer Undinė Radzevičiūtė has been awarded the European Union’s Prize for Literature of 2015. […]
Economy
Vilnius mayor-elect says to review street lighting upgrading project
Vilnius Mayor-elect Remigijus Šimašius says that Italian investors who last year signed a deal with the local government on the upgrading and maintenance of the capital’s street lighting network so far have not provided arguments to convince the authorities that their project is the best for the city. […]
Economy
German Creditreform: Lithuania reaps the rewards of major economic reforms
Against a backdrop of weak economic growth across Europe, Lithuania stands in good stead in terms of its economy. Boasting low debt and budget deficit levels, and with strong growth forecasts, the Lithuanian economy is stable and robust, mainly thanks to extensive reforms undertaken in recent years. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Sweden – a moral superpower?
Sweden’s unilateral decision to cancel its large-scale defense agreement with Saudi Arabia has attracted considerable international attention. It canceled the agreement on moral grounds, refusing to continue military cooperation with one of the world’s most hardline dictatorships – a regime that violates human rights and sentences dissidents to public whippings. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs
Politics
New Lithuanian MP Nakas sworn in
On Tuesday, new member of the Lithuanian Seimas, parliament, Audrius Nakas was sworn in. […]
Politics
President’s adviser: Lithuania is under unconventional attack
Lithuania is currently under unconventional attack carried out in various forms by foreign governments and the State Security Department (VSD) must be play an active part in order to curb activities which are hostile to the state, says Giedrė Kaminskaitė-Salters, chief advisor to the president. […]
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Economy
1 in 10 Lithuanians feel positive financial changes, survey shows
One in ten respondents in Lithuania reported that the economic situation of their household and the country as a whole has improved over the last two months. […]
Global LT
US Congressman John Shimkus: “I obviously have a special place in my heart for Lithuania”
John Shimkus, the only US Republican congressman of close Lithuanian descent, says he is proud of Lithuania being such a staunch ally of the United States, with the ties deeply rooted in the two countries’ long-standing political, economic and cultural collaboration. […]
Society
Lithuanian security report focuses on media groups voicing pro-Moscow ideas
Lithuania’s State Security Department stated on Monday that the media of the Respublikos Leidiniai (Respublika Publications) and balsas.lt group, as well as the organisation founded by Rolandas Paulauskas disseminated anti-Western opinions, which “often echoed the ideas propagated by Moscow”. […]
Society
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian PM meets with ambassador of India
On Monday, incoming Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Republic of Lithuania Ajay Bisaria has met Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius at the Office of the Government. The prime minister has congratulated the ambassador on his new term of office in Lithuania, discussed bilateral relations, and stressed Lithuania’s interest in the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and India, the prime minister’s press service said. […]
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Russian journalists and NGOs are used to monitor opposition, Lithuanian agency says
According to Lithuanian State Security Department‘s (VSD) activity report for 2014, Russia‘s intelligence services are using Russian journalists and representatives of non-governmental organisations to spy on and discredit the Russian opposition. Journalists and representatives of NGOs are also monitoring visits of the Kremlin’s critics to Lithuania. […]
Economy
Growth in services prices in Lithuania due to rising incomes, finance minister says
Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius believes that services prices have been rising due to people’s growing incomes rather than to euro adoption. […]