An estimated 300 ultra-nationalists marched in Kaunas on Independence Day chanting anti-refugee slogans and celebrating what Jewish groups say are Nazi-collaborators who were leading Lithuanian figures in the interwar period. […]
The Vilnius Book Fair on February 25-28 will include meetings with over 300 authors and publishers and an entire stand dedicated to Ukraine. […]
Attempts by Russian law enforcement institutions to ban activities of the Mejlis, or council, of Crimean Tatars is politically-motivated persecution, says Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
The Bank of Lithuania, Lithuania’s central bank, has ordered Nordea Bank AB to charge negative interest rates on its loans after the basic interest rate dropped below the bank’s surcharge rates. […]
A song by Wolfsome, a Lithuanian rock band formed in 2013, was chosen as the background track for a clip by Top Gear, a popular automotive show in the UK. The clip, in which we hear Wolfsome’s track “Electrified,” shows a Hyundai i20 rally vehicle driving through London and other parts of the UK. […]
Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius is stepping in as acting head of the Ministry of Healthcare until a replacement for Minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė is found. The prime minister has said he has two candidates in mind, but would not reveal the names before the end of February. […]
Refugees are being cynically used as a leverage by Russia-backed Syrian regime in peace negotiations, says Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. A terrorist attack in the Turkish capital Ankara on Wednesday will only make the situation in the Middle East more tense, he added. […]
Europe’s immigrant crisis has affected Lithuanian freight companies, forcing them to take safety measures and make additional investments to prevent migrants from boarding their trucks, the business daily Verslo Žinios reported on Thursday. […]
The Lithuanian community in Great Britain have more concerns about the possibility of the country leaving the European Union than proposals to cut benefits for EU migrants. […]
The explosion in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday was undoubtedly a terror attack that will further increase tension in the region, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]
Klaipėda seaport reached an all-time record level shipping traffic last year of more than 38 million tons and this year is still holding its leadership position as traffic declines at other Baltic sea ports. […]
On Wednesday, the ruling parties in parliament voted down the opposition’s proposed agenda and blocked the possibility of an extraordinary parliamentary session to consider impeaching Labour Party MP Vytautas Gapšys as well as opening the floor to discussion of other recent scandals that have afflicted the ruling Social Democrats. […]
Three candidates are in the running to replace former Healthcare Minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė who stepped down from her position three weeks ago. […]
European Union countries must look for compromise and help the British government convince the British people to stay in the Union, but not at the price of discrimination against EU citizens, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė ahead of important talks in Brussels. […]
International companies like Google are making deeper inroads into the economies of the Baltic states, but they still choose to pay taxes in European Union countries with more favourable tax conditions. […]
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