Sports
Meilutytė takes gold at European Championships
Lithuanian swimming star 19-year-old Rūta Meilutytė has won gold in the women’s 100 metre breaststroke final at the European Championships. […]
Year: 2016
Foreign affairs
EC issues labour and technology reform suggestions for Lithuania’s 2017 budget
The European Commission has called on Lithuania to deal with labour market problems, particularly a decline in the working age population, to improve the coordination of innovation policies and to encourage the development and absorption of new technologies. […]
CORPORATE
What will long term impact of Masiulis-gate be?
Most of the media coverage of the investigation into and controversy surrounding the allegations against Liberal Movement leader Eligijus Masiulis has focused on the short term impact of the crisis, but what will long term impact on the Liberals, Lithuania’s electoral system and the next general election be? […]
Politics
Bribery investigation gathers steam as Masiulis is stripped of parliamentary immunity
The Central Electoral Comission (VRK) on Wednesday annulled former Liberal Movement chairman Eligijus Masiulis‘ parliamentary powers and his parliamentary immunity along with them. […]
Society
Russian TV channel accused of inciting hatred sanctioned
Lithuania’s media watchdog decided on Wednesday to obligate re-broadcasters to move the Russian-language NTV Mir Lithuania to their paid channel packages. […]
European Union
Penalties ‘don’t solve anything’ in refugee crisis – Romanian president
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has criticized the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to penalize countries that refuse to take in migrants. Sanctions do not help solve anything, Iohannis said on Wednesday in Vilnius. […]
Economy
Lidl ‘to open stores in Lithuania in early June’
Lidl, which is due to open a raft of stores across Lithuania in the coming months, has signed up a number of major Lithuanian food companies to supply its outlets, indicating it may open as early as the beginning of June. […]
Energy
Global LT
Dual citizenship referendum pushed back to 2019 – parliament speaker
The referendum on dual citizenship will probably have to be moved to a later date, most likely to coincide with the Lithuanian presidential elections in 2019, says Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė. Lithuanian expatriate communities have criticized plans to hold the referendum this October. […]
Economy
Klaipėda welcomes foreign workers amidst labour shortages
With shrinking labour force universally acknowledged as the biggest impediment to Lithuania’s long-term economic growth prospects, increasingly many migrants are coming to the country to fill job vacancies. […]
Foreign affairs
Afghan interpreter granted refugee status in Lithuania
Abdul Basir Yoususi, an Afghan national who once worked as interpreter for Lithuanian troops in Afghanistan‘s Ghor Province and was relocated to the Baltic state a month ago, has been granted refugee status. […]
European Union
No-confidence vote against EC is ‘publicity stunt’ – EU Commissioner Andriukaitis
A no confidence vote against the European Commission is an attempt to steal some limelight by far-right groups in the European Parliament, says Lithuanian EU Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis. […]
Energy
Baltic States aim to create single gas market
The Baltic States are considering creating a single gas market that would facilitate gas trading among the three countries and may include Finland. […]
Society
CORPORATE
Lithuania only Baltic state to see exports grow in Q1
Lithuania‘s exports grew by an annual rate of 1% to €5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2016. Lithuania was the only Baltic country to post an increase in exports in the first quarter of […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian government to decide how military will look six years from now
Lithuania’s government will decide what Lithuania’s military should look like in 6 years under new plans for defence spending. Military planning guidelines indicate that 4,000 mandatory basic service soldiers will complete their mandatory conscription every […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian politicians unlikely to legalize marijuana
While Germany now has plans to legalise medical marijuana to help people with serious illnesses, and it has already been decriminalised in Baltic neighbour Estonia, Lithuanian politicians are in no rush to make such a […]
Culture
What proportion of Lithuania’s population watched Eurovision?
The latest edition of Eurovision Song Contest last week was one of the most popular TV events in Lithuania, with 1.3 million people tuning in to watch at least one of the three concerts. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian small businesses ‘need EU money to expand’
Small businesses in Lithuania say they lack the funds they need to expand, but banks seem unwilling to risk their depositors’ money on loans. Small business leaders hope that they will be able to tap […]
Economy
Lithuania to ban advertising of alcohol price reductions
Lithuania’s parliament has adopted amendments to the Law on Alcohol Control which will prohibit advertising alcoholic beverage price reductions. […]