Global LT
3rd generation Lithuanian expatriate: My experience as military conscript
Liudvikas Jakavičius, a 31-year-old third-generation Lithuanian expatriate from Mexico, shares his experience of military service in the Lithuanian army. […]
Year: 2016
Global LT
Lithuanian junior hockey MVP has one skate in Lithuania and the other in Canada
Edgaras Protčenko, an 18-year-old Lithuanian hockey player who currently plays for a junior team (up to age 21) in Canada, was named Lithuania’s most valuable player during the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II, which was held in Lithuania. […]
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Obama’s €3bn plan to ramp up US military strength in Baltic States, Eastern Europe
US President Barack Obama is planning to substantially increase the deployment of heavy weapons and armoured vehicles in Lithuania and the Baltic States, and all along NATO’s eastern flank, to send a signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin, writes the New York Times. […]
European Union
Draft proposals to keep Britain in EU to hit Lithuanian migrants in UK
Draft proposals by European Council president Donald Tusk to keep Britain in the European Union include proposals for an ‘emergency brake’ that would allow countries to curb in-work benefits to migrants for up to four years that could affect the many Lithuanian emigrants living and working in the UK, or planning to move to the UK. […]
Politics
PM and environment minister to be interviewed in construction fraud investigation
The Special Investigation Service (STT) intends to interview Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas as part of an investigation into construction in the territory of Druskininkai Vijūnėlė Manor, southern Lithuania. […]
Politics
Healthcare minister failed to live up to expectations, president’s office says
Healthcare Minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė has been urged to step down for a “variety of reasons” that are not only to do with corruption in the healthcare system, says advisor to the Lithuanian president Mindaugas Lingė. […]
Society
Economy
Major pharmacy retailer named in hospital corruption investigation
Suspicions have been brought against two staff members of the Eurovaistinė drug store network as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected corruption at Šiauliai Hospital. […]
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Society
Genocide research centre may publish list of suspected Lithuanian Holocaust collaborators
The Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania (LGGRTC) has announced that it may publish a list of individuals who had worked in police institutions during the Nazi occupation of Europe. This would amount to a list of individuals who may have contributed to the Holocaust in Lithuania, though it would not be clear in what capacity they may have collaborated. […]
Society
Propaganda must be fought with democratic methods – OSCE representative
The fight against the propaganda in democratic countries must adhere to democratic principles and governments should refrain from blocking contrarian opinions where possible, said Dunja Mijatović, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) representative for media freedom, who is visiting Lithuania. […]
Society
Energy
Energy Minister claims Veolia allegations ‘are unfounded’
Most of Veolia‘s allegations against Lithuania seem to be unfounded, said Lithuanian Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis on Monday. Masiulis was commenting on the French group’s request for arbitration in which it is seeking around €100 million in compensation from the Lithuanian state for allegedly unfair treatment and expropriation of its Lithuanian assets. […]
Sports
Berankis drops in international tennis rankings
The latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world rankings were published on Monday, and 25-year-old Lithuanian Ričardas Berankis dropped 11 positions and took the 96th place in the world. […]
Society
Sports
Goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis praised despite losing debut
Lithuanian goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis made his debut in the Spanish football league for Espanyol against Spanish giants Real Madrid on Sunday. […]
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Medical waste converted to alternative fuels by Lithuanian hospital
A Lithuanian hospital started converting infected medical waste into environmentally friendly alternative fuels. […]
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Alcolock system coming to Lithuania
Alcolock system and rehabilitation program for drunk drivers will soon be introduced in Lithuania. The road traffic safety draft is being prepared by the Communications Ministry together with the Ministry of Interior and the Road and Transport Research Institute specialists. […]
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