There has been much talk about how Lithuania can expect change following the recent Seimas election. Both the leading parties, the “Peasants” (LVŽS) and the Conservatives (TS-LKD) hold the education system to be a priority with a great deal attention to the topic in their programmes. […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has decided not to approve Defense Minister Juozas Olekas of the Social Democrats as caretaker health minister due to his discredited reputation in the story of “golden spoons.” […]
The attempts to stop Lidl investments in a building in Vilnius are unacceptable, and all obstacles on the path should be removed, says Diana Varnaitė, director of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage Department. […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Monday proposed appointing Economy Minister Evaldas Gustas as acting Minister of Health. […]
Russian public and opposition figures who took part in the Free Russia Forum in Vilnius said that Russia needed new opposition forces, as its society has turned its back on the currently divided political forces that oppose the Kremlin. […]
Lithuania’s Health Minister MP Juras Požela who passed away on Sunday had the potential of becoming the prime minister and the president, says Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]
Lithuania will hold a state funeral for Health Minister Juras Požela who passed away on Sunday. […]
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission on Sunday approved the results of all single-member constituencies of the parliamentary elections held a week ago. […]
The Vilnius court hearing a trial of the January 13 attempted coup has decided to question former president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. […]
A UNESCO expert says that the value of Kaunas‘ modernism, which Lithuania want to be recognized as a World Heritage site, lies not only in its buildings, but also in the spirit of the city. […]
Panevėžys’ Bishop Emeritus Jonas Kauneckas has accused the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) leader Gabrielius Landsbergis of hypocrisy. According to the bishop, the latest statements by the chairman do not reflect the moral […]
Thailand may lift the visa requirement for Lithuanians even though the number of Lithuanian tourists traveling to the Southeast Asian country is too low. […]
Lithuania’s energy market regulator has cut the tariffs of Vilniaus Energija (Vilnius Energy), a company owned by France’s Veolia, for district heating in an effort to return 24.3 million euros to Vilnius’ residents who were overcharged by the supplier. […]
Remigijus Žemaitaitis, acting leader of the Order and Justice Party, says that people detained and questioned on suspicions of vote-buying in Šilutė, in western Lithuania, are linked not to his party, but to the Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals). […]
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that Russia‘s decision to ban Mark Feigin, a lawyer and human rights defender who was to take part in an opposition event in Vilnius, from leaving the country appears to be “a political move”. […]
With less than two weeks remaining to the second round of Seimas elections, a number of candidates will be fighting for their survival in the political arena. It will be up to voters whether we will see Algirdas Paleckis, Naglis Puteikis, Artūras Zuokas, Aušra Maldeikienė, Virginija Bailtraitienė and others in the new Seimas. […]
Arnoldas Pranckevičius, an adviser to the president of the European Parliament and the chairman of the Lithuanian community in Belgium, has been appointed head of the Representation of the European Commission in Vilnius. […]
A Free Russia Forum is starting in Vilnius on Friday, the second event of the series this year. It will focus on Russia’s main problems, bringing together Russia’s prominent opposition activists and human rights defenders. […]
The list of demands presented by the Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) continues to expand noted Gabrielius Landsbergis, the chairman of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) in an interview on LRT Radio. […]
The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) has earned 19 mandates in the multi-mandate electoral district, another 42 politicians are vying to be elected in the second round in single-mandate districts. But Ramūnas Karbauskis, the […]
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