President Vladimir Putin has named his former bodyguard as governor of Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland. Analysts say the decision gives away Putin’s efforts to consolidate his administration by appointing people who are personally loyal to him.
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Lithuanian customs officers found almost €400,000 worth of psychotropic tablets hidden in a car they stopped at the border with Latvia last weekend, the Customs Criminal Service said on Thursday.
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Prosecutors say that it would be inappropriate to decide on whether to dismiss Jonas Milius, Lithuania’s chief veterinary officer who is suspected of abuse of office and document forgery, while he is on vacation.
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What is believed to be one of the oldest stone building in Kaunas will undergo major restoration. After the conservation-restoration works are complete, the building that faces the City Hall will regain some of its sixteenth-century façade.
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European Union citizens think that the biggest problems in Europe right now are immigration and terrorism, while Lithuanians are more worried about issues closer at home, like unemployment and rising prices, says sociologist Vladas Gaidys commenting on the results of a recent Eurobarometer survey.
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Lithuania’s coastal resort of Nida is hosting the European Architecture Students Assembly. Over the course of two weeks, some 600 architecture students from Europe will complete some 30 creative workshops.
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The conservative leader is too young and inexperienced to be aiming for the prime ministerial post, meanwhile the political career of the former liberal leader, who is currently fighting corruption charges, is as good as over, says Jūratė Novagrockienė, political science professor at the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy. […]
At the beginning of autumn, a new airline route will offer direct flights from Vilnius airport Lvov in western Ukraine. The flights will be launched on September 16 and will be continued throughout the year. […]
The official distributor in Lithuania of tickets to Olympic events, the travel agency Novaturas, says it has only sold several dozen tickets. Far more Lithuanians are travelling to Brazil to see the Olympics, but some […]
Former Vilnius mayor Artūras Zuokas decided not to stand in Karoliniškės single-member constituency and moved to Senamiestis constituency after former interior minister Saulius Skvernelis announced he would be running for a Seimas seat in the […]
A distinctive feature of this year‘s parliamentary election campaign in Lithuania is that many party leaders refuse to lead their parties in the election lists. Liberal Movement leader Eligijus Masiulis fell due to corruption suspicions, […]
Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union may adversely affect the Lithuanian car market, albeit indirectly. Many car parts sold in the country come from the United Kingdom, so it is likely that they […]
As an introduction to the Baltic SSC Conference that will take place in Vilnius in October, we are happy to interview Mr. Tommy Fagerlund, Managing Director of Thule, a shared services center based in Lithuania mainly supporting the activities of Skandia in financial services back office. […]
MEP Valdemar Tomaševski, the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania and the Union of Christian Families, has decided not to run for parliament in elections this October.
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Three Lithuanian athletes will compete in the modern pentathlon event during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, including the 2012 London Olympics gold medal winner Laura Asadauskaitė. […]
Several dozen people, rallied by non-governmental organizations, held a protest action outside the Ministry of Education and Science. They are critical of the new sexual education programme that the ministry is to approve on Wednesday, saying it is too conservative and fails to meet the needs of school students.
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When Lithuania reintroduced military conscription last year, politicians were throwing around promises of various benefits to sweeten the deal for the country’s youngsters who were suddenly facing nine months of military service. Some of them have found that these promises should have been taken with a grain of salt.
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Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė doubts the promises made by Finance Minister Rasa Budbergytė that Lithuania will have a balanced budget in 2017. In Graužinienė’s opinion, the government cannot cut the deficit because of the need to increase social benefits.
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Rising smoke was noticed above Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, a facility in the process of decommissioning in eastern Lithuania, on Monday evening. […]
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