Defence
Lithuania to step up defence ties with US
Lithuania is set to step up defence ties with the United States by signing the first bilateral cooperation agreement. […]
Year: 2016
Defence
NATO war games in Lithuania part of deterrence plan – Grybauskaitė
NATO‘s military exercises of this size and scale are an important part of the Alliance’s deterrence plan and send a clear message to aggressors that NATO is united strong and ready to defend each of its member nations, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said. […]
Society
Large group of MPs return to bill of embryo freezing
A group of Lithuanian parliamentarians have registered amendments to the Assisted Insemination Bill adopted by the earlier parliament and yet not enforced, proposing to return to the conservative version of the law, which envisages limiting the number of embryos that are created during the procedure. […]
Politics
Socdems expect to name new justmin candidate Monday
Lithuania’s outgoing Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that he has discussed several potential candidates for justice minister with Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis and expects to name the party’s nominee for the post on Monday. […]
Defence
President says political will to defend country is key
The political will to defend one’s country is what matters most and comparing capabilities is a pointless thing to do, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Politics
President says she didn’t have all information when appointing justmin
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that she did not have all information about Julius Pagojus‘ drunk-driving incident and his later moves to avoid penalties when she took the decision to appoint the Social Democrat as justice minister. […]
Economy
Seimas to decide on postponing enforcement of some social model laws by 6 mos
Lithuania’s parliament has approved for discussion amendments, which suggest postponing the enforcement of some of the laws of the social model, which includes the new Labour Code, until July 1 of 2017, which would allow saving about 80 million euros. […]
Politics
Base pay for politicians, state officials, public servants left unchanged
The base amount used to calculate the salaries of Lithuanian politicians, judges, state officials and public servants and soldiers next year will remain unchanged at 130.5 euros. […]
Opinion
About friends and allies
If during The Rīga Conference 2015 we began witnessing Kremlin’s adventure in Syria, today we observe casualties and the number deaths of this escapade. During the last 12 months, the world has beheld terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, aggression of Russian football fans during Euro-2016 in France, and bombings in Aleppo. The Crimea remains occupied and the Russian aggression against Ukraine is still ongoing. […]
CORPORATE
Opinion polls: a honeymoon for the “Peasants”
A honeymoon. Thusly political scientists comment on voters’ attitudes to the victors of the Seimas elections, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) whose ratings continue to rise and have currently reached 26.8%. The Liberal Movement’s ratings are also rising, while the Social Democrats’ popularity continues to decrease, while the Conservatives could be said to be stagnating. […]
Politics
Prisons modernization on for 10 yrs, but with no substantial results
Lithuania does not have a clear and consistent strategy for modernizing its penal facilities. The modernization process has been ongoing for more than 10 years now, but no substantial results have been achieved, the National Audit Office (NAO) said. […]
Politics
Peasants climb in opinion poll rankings, support for SocDems drops
The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) continues to gain in popularity after October’s parliamentary elections, in which the party scored a resounding victory, while support for the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is on the decline, according to the latest opinion poll published by the Delfi news website on Thursday. […]
Politics
Socdems to discuss new justmin candidate Friday
The board of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) plan to discuss on Friday candidates for the post of justice minister in the new coalition government. […]
Politics
Socdems expect to decide on new justmin candidate shortly
The leadership of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) expect to decide in the near future on a new candidate for the post of justice minister in the new coalition government, a spokesman for outgoing Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Wednesday. […]
Politics
Conservatives to elect their leader on February 11-12
The conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats will hold an early election for the party’s chairman on Feb. 11-12, Gabrielius Landsbergis, the conservatives’ current leader, said on Wednesday. […]
Culture
New CultMin slams 100th statehood anniversary celebration plan
The parliament’s Committee on Culture and Culture Minister-designate Liana Ruokytė Jonsson on Wednesday criticized the outgoing government’s plan for marking the 100th anniversary of Lithuania’s statehood. […]
Defence
Lithuania signs contract to buy 168 armored carriers from Germany
The Lithuanian military is buying 168 armored personnel carriers from Germany for around 1.6 million euros in total. […]
Opinion
For Your Freedom and Ours?
For our freedom and yours, we heard this motto during the independence movement in 1990 inviting everyone–Lithuanians, us Jews, and others–to rally to fight for independence. And we rallied, believing that in that Lithuania–the Lithuania of today–we would all be equal, and not just before God. We thought we’d be equal before memory, and before our history. As brothers and sisters. Are we equal in memory? Are we equal before history? […]
Politics
Minister of Justice-designate Pagojus steps down
Lithuania’s Justice Minister-designate Julius Pagojus is stepping down as a member of the incoming Cabinet. […]
Politics
PM-designate says Pagojus can’t hold Minister of Justice post
Lithuanian Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday that Julius Pagojus will not be able to hold the post of justice minister in his Cabinet. […]