In popular historical Lithuanian literature of the 17th and 18th century, there was a corporation of beggars that existed in Vilnius called the “beggars’ guild.” In pursuing historical exoticness and sensation, this name has been […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday arrived in the city of Kharkov in eastern Ukraine to congratulate Ukrainians on visa-free travels to the European Union (EU) and express support in the Kiev conflict with Moscow. […]
Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG), the state-run railway company, plans to restructure the group and give up some of the unnecessary property. Mantas Bartuška, the company’s CEO, does not rule out entering the stock exchange in the future. […]
Two terminals could operate on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea controlled by the three Baltic states – in Lithuania’s Klaipėda and in Estonia, which could build a small terminal, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis stated on Friday. In his words, the two terminals would supplement each other along with the Inčukalns gas storage facility in Latvia. […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed the amendments to the Alcohol Control Law, which were adopted by the parliament and triggered heated discussions in the society, thus imposing substantial restrictions on alcohol trade, consumption and advertisements as of 2018. […]
After another May passed placing a flower crown placed near the monument commemorating those that had perished during Lithuania’s road to freedom, with the before mentioned action the Russian ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsov raised quite a few eyebrows: could the denier of Lithuania’s occupation, Moscow have changed its mind and is finally admitting the historic fact with all of its potential consequences? The newest interview with the Russian Ambassador to Lithuania dispelled such hopes. […]
On Thursday the 8th edition of Art Vilnius opened its doors in Vilnius’ Litexpo. The four-day exhibition runs until Sunday, 11 June. It is an annual event that brings together some 55 galleries, representing 200 artists from 20 countries. The exhibition includes renowned Lithuanian contemporary artists and galleries. […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going to Kharkov in eastern Ukraine on Friday to meet with President Petro Poroshenko, saying that the city had been chosen in sign of respect to the people of Ukraine fighting for freedom. […]
The prime ministers of the three Baltic states are visiting the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda on Friday as part of the so-called LNG tour that was kicked off in Estonia to provide a platform for the prime ministers to discuss a regional LNG terminal and the possibility to secure European support. […]
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has dismissed as absurd the statements by Russian Ambassador Alexander Udaltsov about Russia’s right to demand 72 billion US dollars in compensation for the Soviet Union’s Soviet-era investments. […]
Lithuania’s former president Valdas Adamkus underwent a planned surgery on Tuesday to have his heart pacemaker replaced, delfi.lt news portal said. […]
According to, political scientist Dovilė Jakniūnaitė there are three main perceptions dominating Lithuanian foreign policy: small stated, a stated that exists closer to Russia and a Western state trying to choose between the EU (Europe) […]
Thirteen Lithuanian parliamentarians have not applied for permits to work with classified information, although they should have the permits to perform their functions, Darius Jauniškis, director of the State Security Department, said on Thursday. […]
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) did not analyze the selection of the site for the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) close to the Lithuanian border in Belarus, which runs counter to information provided by Belarus, which said that IAEA had found the construction site suitable. Nevertheless, the agency’s report does not say anything about this. […]
In her annual State of the Nation Address to the Seimas, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday was rather critical of the ruling coalition and unexpectedly voiced her support for traditional parties, political scientists told BNS. […]
A stable democratic state needs a transparent, mature and strong party system, and blurred party responsibility and accountability allow populism to thrive in a variety of forms, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has criticized the country’s ruling politicians for insufficient efforts against corruption, stating that mechanisms to protect those reporting corruption were not yet in place. […]
The world clearly understands that key threats to transatlantic security in our region arise from the militarization of the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, the Zapad military exercise and Belarus‘ Astravyets nuclear power plant, which has become a geopolitical weapon, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who supported the ruling coalition’s plans half a year ago, has changed her opinion and now criticizes the education system overhaul and some other reforms proposed by the government, Gitanas Nausėda, an adviser to SEB Bankas’ president, said on Thursday. […]
The eighth annual state of the nation by Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė precisely specified the faults of the ruling bloc and revealed the threats, say members of the parliamentary opposition. […]
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