More than 100 politicians, civil society activists, academicians and journalists from various countries are expected to attend the fourth Vilnius Russia Forum, a two-day event starting in the Lithuanian capital on Thursday. […]
IDAHOT (International Day of Homophobia and Transphobia), celebrated around the world on May 17, was also commemorated by the most prestigious Lithuanian institutions. In addition to Vilnius Town Hall being lit up in the colours of the rainbow, the gallery of the Lithuanian Parliament hosted an exhibition of Lithuanian LGBT+ community portraits taken by Samanta Matuizaitė (ARCANA FEMINA), organisers announced in a press release. […]
The opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats proposes that the parliament temporarily suspend debates on a controversial package aimed at sharply reducing access to alcohol until political groups in the Seimas reach consensus and muster enough votes to pass the legislation. […]
Gay men fleeing persecution in Chechnya have found refuge in Lithuania: Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius confirmed to BNS on Wednesday that two persons who suffered repression in the southern Russian republic have come to Lithuania. […]
Farmers and Greens Union policy of reducing alcohol availability is correct and should be continued. This has been stated by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe Gauden Galea, director of the Department […]
The anniversary 70th Cannes Film Festival will be opened today with Lithuanian elements in its programme. Representatives of the Lithuanian film industry will also attend the “Marché du Film” film market organised by the festival on May 17–26. […]
There are more cases when businessmen, who have all the necessary permits, have to stop the building of investment projects, when officials change their mind on permits that have been issued before. Prime Minister Saulius […]
Trustpilot, considered one of Denmark’s most promising startups, is establishing a product development division in Vilnius. In the next two years, the company, which operates one of the world’s largest online review communities, plans to build a team of approximately 40 software system engineers in the Lithuanian capital. Initially, this team will be responsible for the infrastructure of big data and authentication systems that the Trustpilot platform is based on. […]
Discussions are in progress in Lithuania to grant child money to all families regardless of their income starting 2018, with the benefits for families raising 1-2 children at 30 euros and families with more children at 50 or 60 euros per every child, says Social Security and Labor Minister Linas Kukuraitis. […]
Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, has called for the government to be put under the obligation to draft legal acts by mid-2018 that are necessary for establishing specialized alcohol stores. […]
Child money in Lithuania should be between 100 and 150 euros, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
Unity is the most important thing to any community, Israel’s Ambassador to Lithuania Amir Maimon said ahead of the election of the chairman of the Jewish Community of Lithuania. […]
More than 100 politicians, civil society activists, academicians and journalists from various countries are expected to attend the fourth Vilnius Russia Forum to be held in the Lithuanian capital this week, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. […]
Lithuanians consume the most alcohol in the world, according to 2016 data presented by a World Health Organization official in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
Amid a rapid decline in Lithuania’s worker-to-retiree pension, the central Bank of Lithuania is sounding the alarm and calling for the pension system to be reformed and for future pensions to be linked to personal contributions. […]
This is how we could describe the expensive maintenance model of Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, which exceeds the needs of the country by several times, Lietuvos žinios reported. The LNG terminal maintenance fee […]
Statistics show that Lithuania’s official emigration rate did not slow down in April and remained higher than in the same period last year. […]
On 13th May, 2017 in order to draw the attention to the persecution and serious human rights violations against LGBT people in Chechnya (Russian Federation), the National LGBT rights organization LGL organized a protest next to the Russian Embassy in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Gay League reported in a press release. […]
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