September 2016 - Page 11 of 14 - the Lithuania Tribune

Conservative leader comes out in support of gay partnership

September 9, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Winds of tolerance and human rights appear to be blowing in the run up to the Seimas elections. A highlight of a Tuesday discussion at the Loftas venue, organised by the initiative “Žinau, ką renku” (I know who I’m voting for), was Seimas candidate responses to the question of LGBT rights, with the conservative leader Gabrielius Landsbergis delivering the biggest surprise with his statement in support of same-sex partnership, something his party has vehemently opposed. […]

MG Baltic president questioned by investigators

September 8, 2016 BNS 0

Darius Mockus, owner and CEO of MG Baltic, one of Lithuania’s biggest manufacturing, trade, real estate and media groups, has been questioned by agents of the Special Investigation Service. […]

Lithuania wants to prove it was net contributor, not recipient of Soviet funds

September 8, 2016 BNS 0

As part of its effort to estimate the damage caused by the Soviet occupation, Lithuania wants to dig up archival documents to calculate the balance of financial flows between Vilnius and Moscow during that period, a method that has already been used by neighbouring Latvia, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reports. […]

Vilnius the most satisfying EU capital to live in

September 8, 2016 BNS 0

Residents of Vilnius are the most satisfied with life in their city among people living in EU capitals, according to a Eurostat survey. […]

Elect the Lithuanian tree of the year

September 8, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Polls are now open to elect the Lithuanian Tree of the Year from a pool of 12 “candidates”. […]

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen

German defence minister thanks Lithuania for ‘brilliant’ preparations to host German troops

September 8, 2016 BNS 0

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, who is on a visit in Vilnius, has thanked Lithuania for its preparations to host German troops who are to be deployed to the country next year as part of NATO‘s multinational battalion. […]

Lithuanian PM expects Seimas to overturn president’s Labour Code veto

September 8, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has reiterated his position that the parliament should overturn President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s veto of the new Labour Code and adopt a little improved bill by the end of the current parliamentary term. […]

Gas link between Lithuania and Poland delayed

September 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

Due to technical issues on the Polish side, the Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) project between Lithuania and Poland will be completed at least a year later, by 2020 or even 2021. The delays are not, […]

PM wants to pass new Labour Code now and amend it later

September 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

The Lithuanian prime minister says he will seek to have the new Labour Code ratified by the end of the current parliamentary term and make all the necessary corrections later on. The president vetoed the […]

‘War’ between Lithuanian president and cabinet

September 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

The so-called army utensils scandal is turning into an open war between the president and the cabinet, Lithuanian analysts say. President Dalia Grybauskaitė has called Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas a liar, stating that […]

‘Three stages’ of Lithuanian-Polish relationship

September 8, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian-Polish relations are quite normal and do not need to be normalized, says Vilnius University lecturer Marijuš Antanovič. Instead, he adds, they need a renewal, because in their current situation they are best described as ‘Cold Peace’. […]

EU regulations rein in on tobacco sales

September 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

A new set of regulations coming into effect on September 20 will put more restrictions on the sale of tobacco used for rolling cigarettes. Retailers will be barred from selling flavoured tobacco as per an […]

Lithuania expresses concern to UK over attack on Lithuanian home in Northern Ireland

September 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

A Lithuanian vice-minister of foreign affairs spoke with the UK‘s Minister of State for Immigration Robert Goodwill regarding the attack on a Lithuanian home in Northern Ireland. According to a Foreign Ministry statement, Vice-Minister Mantvydas […]

Lithuanian universities consider giving up 10-point marking system

September 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

Changes to the Education and Studies Law that came into power on the last day of summer are to have a large impact on Lithuania’s higher education system. Changes are expected in the way education is financed, how students are rotated and their achievements marked. […]

The day Lithuania became a culture of we

September 8, 2016 Alexandra Kudukis 0

Nearly three thousand participants walked this day to pay tribute to the over 2,000 Jewish Lithuanians – 700 adults and 1463 children – who were murdered here on August 29, 1941. […]

Supervisory Board of Rail Baltica approves its procurement model

September 7, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Supervisory Board of the joint venture of three Baltic countries approved the basic principles of the Rail Baltic/Rail Baltica procurement model which is core to the Contacting Scheme to be agreed by all three countries on 7 September. All procurements will be divided in three groups – procurements organised solely by the joint venture, consolidated procurements carried out by the joint venture and procurements carried out by the national implementers under strict joint venture supervision, Rail Baltic office reported. […]

Masiulis’ defence unlikely to help Liberals regain voters’ trust

September 7, 2016 BNS EN 0

The defense tactic used by Eligijus Masiulis, the Lithuanian Liberal Movement‘s former leader who is suspected of bribery, is unlikely to convince Liberal voters and help the party regain their trust, a political analyst said. […]

PM Butkevičius and his wife with India's ambassador Ajay Bisaria at the India@70 reception

PM Butkevičius attends India@70 reception

September 7, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Prime Minister of Lithuania, HE Mr Algirdas Butkevičius, was the chief guest at a grand reception in Vilnius to mark the beginning of the 70th year of India’s independence. The reception was also attended by former Prime Ministers, several cabinet ministers and other prominent representatives of Lithuanian government, business and society, apart from the diplomatic corps. […]

Conservative, Liberal leaders urge PM to check Seimas’ confidence

September 7, 2016 BNS EN 0

Leaders of Lithuania’s opposition conservative and Liberal parties, Gabrielius Landsbergis and Remigijus Šimašius, on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius of the ruling Social Democrats to check whether he still had the parliament’s confidence. […]

Lithuania yet to decide if to participate in case of Snoras ex-owner vs Govt

September 7, 2016 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis says that it is possible that Russia’s arbitration court will not hear a lawsuit filed by Vladimir Antonov, Snoras’ former majority shareholder, against Lithuania and that the government has yet to decide whether to participate in the process. […]