The original copy of Lithuania's Act of Independence of 1918, the signatories and Dr. Mažylis
CORPORATE

A historical event for Lithuania

Vytautas Magnus University (VDU) professor Liudas Mažylis has discovered the original February 16th Act of Lithuanian Independence in a German archive on March 29th. The historical document, signed on February 16, 1918, was found in […]

Boris Johnson
European Union

Lithuania not glad about Brexit, but expects further cooperation with UK – Linkevičius

Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that Lithuania is not glad that the United Kingdom has started the process of exiting the European Union, but it hopes that the two countries will maintain close ties after Brexit. […]

Vilniaus energija
Energy

Vilnius submits EUR 200 mln claim to Veolia

The city of Vilnius has submitted a 200-million-euro claim to Veolia and Vilniaus Energija (Vilnius Energy), the French group’s local subsidiary whose 15-year lease on the Lithuanian capital’s heating system ended this week, seeking compensation for damage caused to the assets during the lease period. […]

Zenonas Vaigauskas
CORPORATE

Electoral system changes on the horizon – will the partisanship purge succeed?

The Seimas has once again brought up the idea to prohibit parties from politicising the Chief Electoral Commission’s (VRK) work. Politicians have pledged to detach from VRK work a number of times already, but this […]

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Uncategorized

Multi-speed Europe: Lithuania, 12 other nations agree to set up EU prosecutor’s office

Lithuania and another 12 EU member states have agreed to establish the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) to combat financial crimes. […]