March 2017 - Page 8 of 17 - the Lithuania Tribune

Lithuania to continue lower-level representation at Moscow security conference

March 20, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania intends to continue the practice started after the annexation of Crimea to send lower-level officials to the Moscow International Security Conference. […]

Lithuania should step up security cooperation with Nordic states – Minister of Defence

March 20, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania should step military and security cooperation with the Nordic countries, Defence Minister Raimondas Karoblis said after meeting with Iceland’s top security, defense and military official in Vilnius on Friday. […]

Police intends to buy 500 new vehicles this year

March 20, 2017 BNS EN 0

In an effort to add new vehicles to its transport depot, Lithuania’s police plans to purchase about 500 automobiles for patrol tasks this year. […]

Lithuanian defence expenditures – the largest in Europe?

March 20, 2017 Media Briefing 0

All NATO members are united in an agreement to dedicate 2% of their GDP to defence spending. Lithuania, which has long not upheld this, has finally begun to increase spending. However an economist points out […]

Bill registered at Seimas tell media to publish positive news

March 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

Three members of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union have initiated legal amendments to put the media under the obligation of ensuring that at least half of its content contains positive information. […]

How ruins no-one cares about become ardently defended heritage

March 17, 2017 Media Briefing 0

The government often lacks the financial capacities to take care of buildings lightly entered into heritage listings, but refuses to consider the possibility to admit that these are objects of dubious value, thus businesses should […]

Struggling coalition has Landsbergis‘ attention – if we are invited to negotiate, we will go prepared

March 17, 2017 Media Briefing 0

Based on February surveys if the Seimas elections were held again soon, the Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) would receive 21% of the vote, decreasing once more, then the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian […]

Economy

It’s important is that TV3 remains in hands of Western investors

March 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

Swedish media group MTG‘s decision to sell its Baltic business, including Lithuania’s television group TV3, to US-based Providence Equity Partners will allow maintaining Western business traditions in the media market, a Lithuanian communication and media expert said. […]

Prosecutors launch probe into sexual harassment claims against MP Pūkas

March 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office has launched a pre-trial investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Kęstutis Pūkas, a member of the Seimas. […]

Ex-CEOs of Lithuanian Energy, Elektrėnai plant among suspects in Alstom bribery case

March 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

In cooperation with the UK law-enforcement, the Lithuanian Special Investigation Service (STT) is conducting a large-scale corruption and bribery investigation involving, among other things, a 200-million-euro project carried out by France’s engineering group Alstom at the Lithuanian Power Plant in Elektrėnai and 43 million euros worth of reconstruction of the Kaunas hydro power plant, STT spokeswoman Renata Saulytė has confirmed. […]

PM proposes alcohol sales by bank cards only

March 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

At a meeting with Lithuanian business figures on Tuesday, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis presented the idea of allowing payment for alcohol by bank cards only, 15min.lt news portal said. […]

Seimas sets up panel for Bastys impeachment

March 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday set up an ad hoc commission for impeachment against MP Mindaugas Bastys. […]

Mayor of south town of Marijampolė dies

March 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

Vidmantas Brazys, the Social Democratic mayor of Marijampolė, has died after a severe illness, Irena Lunskienė, the southern Lithuanian town’s deputy mayor, confirmed to BNS on Friday morning. […]

Seimas reiterates call on Russia to end Crimea occupation

March 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday reiterated its call on Russia to end the occupation of Crimea. […]

Adamkus, Grybauskaitė, Skvernelis are most popular politicians

March 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

Former President Valdas Adamkus is the most favored politician in Lithuania, followed closely by incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, according to a survey conducted by the pollster RAIT for BNS. […]

Landsbergis‘ praise of Paluckas has angered the Social Democrats

March 17, 2017 Media Briefing 0

The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) leader Gabrielius Landsbergis‘ comment that the most suitable candidate to lead the crisis struck Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) would be Vilnius vice Mayor Gintautas Paluckas has […]

Ruling Farmers remains Lithuania’s most popular party

March 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) continues to top popularity rankings, with 29 percent of respondents saying they would vote for it if general elections were held next Sunday, according to a survey conducted by the pollster RAIT for BNS. […]