Society
Lithuanian police conducting 3 probes into election violations
Lithuania’s police has opened three pre-trial investigations over the past few days into possible violations during in run-off voting in mayoral elections. […]
Year: 2015
Society
Lithuania’s Interior Ministry turns to prosecutors over suspicious public procurement contracts
Lithuania’s Interior Ministry has turned to the Prosecutor General‘s Office over the ministry’s two public procurement contracts related to IT services. […]
Economy
Bank of Lithuania revises down GDP growth forecast
The Bank of Lithuania forecasts that the domestic demand-driven Lithuanian economy will continue growing, albeit at a slower pace than previously expected. The worse outlook for the Russian economy, determined by persisting geopolitical tensions and falling oil prices, will have an essential influence on this change, the central bank said. […]
Economy
Lithuania should put off minimum wage hike amid worsening economic outlook, analyst says
Lithuania’s authorities should postpone plans for a minimum wage hike after the central bank on Friday cut its GDP growth forecast for this year, a senior expert at the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LLRI) said. […]
Society
European Union
Nordic, Baltic and Visegrad countries support Energy Union
During a sitting in Slovakia, foreign ministers and deputy foreign ministers of Nordic, Baltic, and Visegrad Group’s countries expressed their support for the idea of creating the Energy Union. […]
Foreign affairs
Culture
Society
Nearly EUR 640,000 distributed among Lithuania’s religious communities
Lithuania’s government distributed nearly 640,000 euros among the country’s traditional religious communities. […]
Economy
Economy
Euro did not change Lithuanians’ household finance management habits
A telephone poll conducted by the company Provident Finansai revealed that the introduction of the euro did not change habits of personal financial management of many Lithuanians with lower income. […]
Economy
Lithuanian weekly Veidas awards Manager of the Year
The Lithuanian weekly Veidas elected Manager of the Year. The 2015 award went to Andrius Rupšys, head of the company Ruptela UAB. […]
Defence
Runway Run 2015 to be held at Šiauliai Airbase
On 28 March, the Air Base of the Lithuanian Air Force at Šiauliai will host a run on an airbase track, Runway Run 2015, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister thanks Iceland for courage in 1991
At the bilateral meeting on 10 March in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius expressed his gratitude to Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson for his country’s courageous action – recognition of Lithuania’s independence on 11 February 1991. In June, this event will be commemorated in Vilnius by civic campaign Thank You, Iceland, Lithuanian MFA reports. […]
European Union
EP demands international probe into Nemtsov’s murder
Members of the European Parliament have demanded to carry out an international investigation into the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, says the resolution adopted at a plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday. […]
Society
Lithuanian schools to hold lesson on national security
The first lesson of national security will be held in schools across Lithuania on Friday. […]
Global LT
Lithuanians in Luxembourg celebrate 25th independence anniversary
On 11 March, Lithuania’s 25-year anniversary of restored independence was celebrated in Luxembourg. Numerous guests that included Luxembourg officials, public figures, diplomats, representatives of EU institutions in Luxembourg and almost 200 Lithuanian community members gathered in cultural center “Tramsschapp” to commemorate this special occasion. […]
Society
Former Soviet security officer sent to jail over 1956 operation on guerrilla leader
A Kaunas court on Thursday found former Soviet security officer Stanislovas Drelingas guilty of genocide and sentenced him to five years in prison for participating in a 1956 operation to detain Lithuanian guerrilla leader Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania and Israel further political dialogue
On Thursday, the Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Alon Ushpiz met with his counterpart, Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kačinskas, in order to further strengthen the ongoing political dialogue between the two countries. […]
Energy
Lithuania to negotiate on gas supplies with Russia only on commercial basis, energy minister says
Lithuania now has more possibilities to import natural gas than it had before and in the future it will hold gas supply negotiations with Russia only on a commercial basis, Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis said after meeting with Russia’s ambassador to Lithuania in Vilnius on Thursday. […]