Politics
Former chief of Go Vilnius – Mayor was under political pressure to sack me
Vilnius City Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has dismissed Go Vilnius CEO Darius Udrys from office. […]
Month: July 2017
European Union
Lithuania reaches final agreement with Italy on refugee interviews
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas and his Italian counterpart, Marco Minniti, have signed an agreement on cooperation in resettlement of refugees. The deal will enable Lithuania to interview refugees as part of security procedures in Italy. […]
CORPORATE
Changes looming? Social Democrats lash out against their own minister
Having had Milda Vainiutė appointed Minister of Justice, the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) appear to have started regretting the decision. TV3 News has announced about the party’s representatives criticising her, with even mentions of […]
Defence
Conscript injured in Lithuania after detonating unknown device
A conscript was injured at the Vaidotas Mechanized Infantry Battalion on Friday morning after detonating an explosive device of unknown origin, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said. […]
Defence
Minister of Defence setting up rapid response teams for cyber operations
Rapid response teams for cyber operations are being set up from civilians in Lithuania’s defense system. […]
Politics
EU directive stalls at Seimas after refused partnership
Partners were deleted from the definition of family members at the Lithuanian parliament following this week’s discussions to shift the European Union’s (EU) directive to ban discrimination on grounds of citizenship. […]
Uncategorized
The story of the birth of the Astravyets nuclear power plant
Exceptionally few human decisions will lead to consequences measured in a dozen thousand or a hundred thousand years, which is the time to be needed for radioactive waste from the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant to decay before it reaches the level of naturally-occurring background radiation and will not pose threat to living organisms. […]
Politics
Lithuanian court to pronounce verdict for Russian FSB spying suspect
A Vilnius court will Friday pronounce a verdict for Russian citizen Nikolai Filipchenko charged with spying. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė tells Trump about regional security, Astravyets N-plant
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė told US President Donald Trump at the summit of Central and Eastern European leaders in Warsaw on Thursday about the importance of regional security and the threats of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). […]
Society
President Grybauskaitė stresses unity, support on Statehood Day
In her solemn message on the Day of Statehood – Coronation of King Mindaugas, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday urged the nation to feel the external support Lithuania enjoy and remember unity at all times. […]
Freetime
Let‘s make Lithuania famous together
World of Dance is an international dance competition, which is the biggest event in urban dance world today. The event gathers around dancers from more than 30 countries, including Asia, Europe and USA. From this year Lithuania is in the list as well! Competition stimulates the art of urban dance to be spread and prompts enthusiasm of incredibly talented dancers from all over the world. Hundreds of participants and thousands of spectators gathers every year to watch performances and support artists that comes to represent their countries in the worldwide finals and contend for the title of the best dancer in the world. […]
Society
Happy Statehood – King Mindaugas Coronation Day to our readers!
Lithuania is celebrating its Day of Statehood, which marks coronation of its only King Mindaugas. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė to meet with US president in Warsaw
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump in Warsaw on Thursday in the framework of the Three Seas Initiative summit. […]
Economy
PM sees Social Democrats’ initiative on VAT on heating as ‘slap in the face’
A draft amendment tabled by the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union’s junior ruling coalition partner, to reintroduce a reduced VAT rate on district heating and hot water services is “a slap in the face”, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday. […]
Uncategorized
Minister to look at why Russian journalist fails to get asylum in Lithuania
Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas says that he will personally inquire about why Yevgeni Titov, a Russian journalist, has failed to obtain asylum in Lithuania. […]
History
Lithuanians through the eyes of the Byzantines
In terms of civilization, Byzantium represents the Christianized East, however if we travelled almost completely straight in a southwest direction, we would hits its center, Constantinople. In discussing Lithuania in the context of Eastern Christian civilization, we should remember the distinction of North and South, which during Antiquity coincided with the divide between civilized lands and barbaric lands. The rise of Northern Europe in the second millennium occurred as a result of the spread of Christianity, which at the time became synonymous with the spread of civilization. […]
Economy
Government asks for ratification of Rail Baltica deal
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday initiated the process of ratification of an agreement on the development of the European standard-gauge railway Rail Baltica that the three Baltic prime ministers signed in January. […]
Society
NATO officers, Nobel laureate receive state decorations on State Day’s eve
President Dalia Grybauskaitė conferred state orders and medals on over 40 Lithuanian and foreign nationals on Wednesday, the eve of the State Day, or King Mindaugas Coronation day. […]
Energy
Lithuanians’ OSCE resolution on Belarus’ N-plant blocked in ‘painful blow from Sweden’
At Sweden‘s imitative, Lithuanian parliamentarians’ resolution criticizing the construction of Belarus’ Astravyets nuclear power plant was blocked at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly on Wednesday. […]
Society
Government allocates EUR 3 mln for urgent works on Vilnius’ Gediminas Hill
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday allocated almost 3 million euros for urgent works to deal with landslides on Gediminas Hill in downtown Vilnius, Tomas Beržinskas, a spokesman for the prime minister, confirmed to BNS. […]