Economy
Networking event in London encourages to invest in Lithuania
On 20 October, the Embassy of Lithuania in the United Kingdom and Oxford Intelligence organized a business networking event in London, the embassy reports. […]
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Defence
Influential US think tank looks into ways of improving security measures in Baltics
On 20 October in Vilnius, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas, officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defence met with a group of experts from the Influential US think tank Atlantic Council, led by Magnus Nordenman, to discuss current challenges to Lithuania’s security, measures to ensure security and potential support from allies in this field. […]
Society
Vilnius University in top 20 of regional QS World University Ranking
QS World University Rankings has published a list of the best universities in the region of Emerging Europe and Central Asia. Vilnius University (VU) jumped up by 13 ranking positions and made it to the top 20, ranking in the 19th place, the university reports. […]
Global LT
Litvaks’ public diplomacy is important to Lithuania, President Grybauskaitė says
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė opened the first ever Israeli Litvak Forum in Tel Aviv. In her address to Jews with roots in Lithuania and their descendants, the president emphasized their special contribution to establishing Lithuania’s ties with the world and invited them to foster what connects Lithuanian and Jewish nations, the press service of the president said. […]
Society
Lithuanian LGBT community secures permit for pride march in Vilnius
The Lithuanian Gay League (LGL), an LGBT rights organization, has announced that Baltic Pride 2016 will take place in Vilnius in June, with the main events – the pride march followed by a concert – planned in central locations of the Lithuanian capital. […]
Politics
President’s office asks court to evict former president’s widow from residence in Vilnius
Following several repeated warnings, the Lithuanian president’s office has decided to turn to court over the eviction of former president Algirdas Brazauskas’ widow Kristina Brazauskienė from a residence in a prestigious neighbourhood of Vilnius she currently occupies. […]
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Economy
Lithuania recycles just 30 percent of waste
292,000 tonnes of glass, plastic and paper packaging were sold in Lithuania in 2014 together with food products and other goods. Only 30 percent of the amount was properly recycled. […]
Defence
Society
Soviet killings of Lithuanian partisans not a genocide, ECHR rules
There is no basis for equating post-war Soviet persecution of partisans in Lithuania with genocide, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian parliament ratifies agreement for Lithuania’s OECD membership
The Lithuanian parliament ratified an agreement on Tuesday, granting privileges, immunities and exemptions to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the country. […]
Energy
Politics
Lithuanian government under pressure to redraw constituencies before next elections
Lithuania’s Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Tuesday, saying that disparities in voter numbers in each of Lithuania’s 71 constituencies were unconstitutional. This puts pressure on Lithuanian lawmakers to make necessary adjustments before the next general elections next year. […]
Foreign affairs
Could Lithuania mediate in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks?
During a meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė stressed the need for Israelis and Palestinians to go back to peace talks. She also hinted that Lithuania could serve as a broker in the negotiations. However, with Lithuania’s record of supporting Israel and opposing any Palestinian moves to establish themselves in the international community, Vilnius would not be a likely choice for a mediator, a political scientist says. […]
Foreign affairs
Two Lithuanian sailors abducted in Nigeria
A Bahamas-registered ship flying the flag of the Comoro Islands was attacked in Port Harcourt’s port in Nigeria on Monday, at 8:30 PM local time. Four members of the crew, two Lithuanian and two Ukrainian nationals, were abducted. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania supports intensive political dialogue between Israel and Palestine, president says
International security situation and recent outbreaks of violence in Israel were the main topic of the meeting of Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s defence budget 2016-2018 focuses on developing priority capabilities and combat training
Draft National Defence System Budget 2016-2018 has been submitted for consideration by the Lithuanian Parliament. With an aim to implement the strategic priorities of the activities of the National Defence System for the nearest future, the demand for defence appropriations for 2016 is EUR 574.0 million, or 1.48 percent of GDP. The sum exceeds the adopted Defence Budget 2016 by EUR 149 million, the Ministry of National Defence reports. […]
Politics
2016 budget law submitted to Lithuanian parliament
The Seimas, the Parliament of Lithuania, has accepted for consideration the 2016 state draft budget law after discussions and questions to Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius. […]
Politics
Variation in constituency sizes is unconstitutional, Lithuania’s top court rules
Lithuania’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that current regulations concerning the size of electoral constituencies is unconstitutional. […]
Global LT
Global Lithuanian Economic Forum kicks off in Israel
The seventh World Lithuanian Economic Forum is starting on Tuesday. This year, it is organized in Israel. […]