Although the European Union recently agreed to extend sanctions on Russian companies until July of this year, divisions among EU members states are beginning to emerge, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said. […]
A cold snap has gripped Lithuania and its neighbouring countries, with temperatures reaching -22 C or even lower in Lithuania. Meteorologists predict an especially cold day on Thursday, with skin temperatures reaching -30 C. […]
Lithuania’s foreign policy-makers are “shooting themselves in the foot” with their confrontational tone and criticism of anything the European Union does to engage Russia, said Lithuanian European Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis. […]
After a tragedy in Kėdainiai District when a father killed his two children by throwing them into a well, the government will consider giving more power to the State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius told LRT radio. […]
When the National Geographic published its list of winners of its annual photography awards, one photo among the honorable mentions seemed very familiar to Lithuanians. Photographer Hideki Mazuta had captured a photo of a girl with a pink dress running through Kryžių Kalnas, a famous religious monument in Lithuania. […]
With the new year will come new changes to Lithuania’s tax codes and other laws that will change residents’ everyday lives and hopefully propel the country towards continued growth. […]
The Lithuanian army is to transfer 500 AK-4s, the weapons currently used by Lithuanian soldiers, to the Lithuanian Riflemen‘s Union, a non-profit organisation supported by the State. […]
According to Gitanas Nausėda, the advisor of the president of SEB Bank, 2015 wasn’t a very special year for Lithuania, though, considering Lithuania’s GDP growth, it would be wrong to call it a stagnant year as well. […]
After a first stage of the Dakar rally was cancelled because of heavy rain, 300 vehicles started the second stage but it did not take long for many to get in trouble, among them, Benediktas Vanagas. Vanagas has crashed into a cow which suddenly appeared in his path and had to finish the stage without his front window. […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius ordered the Ministry of Social Security and Labour to carry out an investigation whether there was a proper control over the actions regarding families at risk, what measures have been taken to put an end to domestic violence, after the tragic events in Saviečiai village in Kėdainiai district. […]
Political parties will be allowed to spend €2.2 million on their campaigns in this year’s general elections, the Central Electoral Commission said on Monday. […]
Lithuanian start-up YPlan, an event discovery and booking app created by two Lithuanians in London, has gained recognition from one of the most influential technology blogs in the world – VentureBeat. The portal added the Lithuanian project to a list of 15 startups worth following. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė said not only the state but society as well had to take care of children growing up in dysfunctional families after the tragic events in Saviečiai village in Kėdainiai district when a 36-year-old father killed his two children by throwing them into a well. […]
The Lithuanian parliament, with the blessing of President Dalia Grybauskaitė, approved a generous government budget for the year 2016 but views of whether such a budget is prudent are mixed. […]
The association agreement between the EU and Ukraine, which was signed in 2014 but only came into effect on 1 January, will have a range of effects on the economies of both Ukraine and the EU. Rimantas Šėgžda, the Lithuanian Commercial Attache at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Ukraine, discussed how the changes will impact Lithuanian businesses. […]
IT specialists will continue to be best-paid professionals in Lithuania’s labour market in 2016. Such is the demand for their skills that they are often able to demand salaries comparable to those in Western Europe – and employers comply. […]
Over the last year, the Lithuanian government began focusing more on preserving Jewish heritage and grave sites, according to Faina Kukliansky, the chair of the Jewish Community of Lithuania. […]
A court has ordered the freezing of the assets of businessman Antanas Trumpa, the biggest shareholder in the dairy company Rokiškio Sūris, pending a lawsuit by East Capital. Trumpa says that the claim against him by the Swedish investment fund is “blackmail”. […]
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