Society

Lithuanian court suspends Russian channel’s broadcasts for 3 months

A Vilnius court on Thursday ruled to suspend broadcasts of the Russian-language Ren TV Baltic in Lithuania for three months. […]

Valdis Dombrovskis
European Union

President Grybauskaitė to EC’s Dombrovskis: EU economy needs reforms and investment

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Valdis Dombrovskis, vice-president of the European Commission responsible for deepening the Economic and Monetary Union and promoting social dialogue at EU level. The meeting focused on the introduction of the euro in Lithuania and key priorities of the EU’s economic and budget policies, the presidential press service said. […]

No Picture
Politics

Smear campaign against Lithuanian president in EP points to EFDD

Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD), the eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament, has distanced itself from suggestions that it might have something to do with books smearing Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė that were distributed to all EP members last month. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Foreign affairs

Ukrainian academicians’ award is Lithuania’s appreciation Grybauskaitė says

The decision by the Higher Academic Council of Ukraine to name Lithuanian president the Person of the Year is the appreciation of the country’s support to Ukraine, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]

Kęstutis Girnius
Opinion

Opinion: I do not see urgent need to ban Russian TV programmes

There have been two positive developments in the so-called information war last week. On Friday, Vilnius Administrative Court rejected the request by the LRTK (Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission) to sanction a three-month licence suspension for Ren TV Baltic, a Russian TV channel, to broadcast programmes produced outside the EU. […]