Kristina Miškinienė
CORPORATE

MPs disagree on whether Labour Code reform will bring more flexibility

Members of the parliamentary Social Affairs and Labour Committee have divergent views on whether the new Social Model – an extensive package of Labour Code and welfare reforms – will make the labour market more flexible, as is the stated purpose of the package. […]

Justinas Marcinkevičius. Pauliaus Lileikio nuotr.
CORPORATE

“National conscience” Marcinkevičius stirs emotions, national debate from beyond the grave

Diverging views on poetry has become an issue of a heated debate on history and censorship after Lithuania’s minister of defence denied a state award to an author whose analysis of the Soviet past did not match the minister’s own opinion. At the centre of the controversy is the poet Justinas Marcinkevičius whose name, for many, is synonymous with the country’s independence movement. […]

Žydai varomi į darbus. Kėdainiai, 1941 m. vasara (Genocido aukų muziejaus nuotr.)
Society

Posthumous honours for suspected Holocaust perpetrator under scrutiny

A posthumous award of military rank to a man suspected of involvement in the Holocaust has caught attention of the Lithuanian parliament speaker who has asked for explanation from the president and the defence minister. […]

Culture

Lithuanian readers’ choice Books of the Year announced

The Lithuanian reader’s choice Books of the Year for 2015 have been announced with Dalia Staponkutė book of essays, “Out of the Two I Pick the Third: My Little Odyssey” taking the top award in the adult category. […]

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Economy

Mars Lithuania accused of misleading customers as recalled chocolate bars appear in shops

Some chocolate bars from a shipment recalled by the American company Mars found their way into Lithuanian shops, the company’s representatives said on Wednesday, retracting earlier claims that no possibly unsafe products were on the market. Lithuania’s food regulation authority says it is investigating the company for misleading consumers. […]