Rail Baltica map in the Latvian
Economy

PM to meet Estonian leaders, sign Rail Baltica deal in Tallinn

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is going to Tallinn on Monday to meet with the country’s leaders and sign the agreement on European-gauge Rail Baltica railway. […]

The infamous couple from Kėdainiai
Society

Court issues arrest warrant for murdered child’s mother, stepfather

A Lithuanian court has issued arrest warrants for the mother and stepfather of the 4-year-old boy who died of severe beating early on Friday. […]

Seimas' main hall
Politics

Seimas to hold extraordinary session to pass law on children’s rights protection

The Seimas will next month hold an extraordinary session to pass a framework law on children’s rights protection, Rima Baškienė, the deputy speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, confirmed to BNS. […]

Violence against children
Society

SocMin pledges revamp of child’s rights scheme after child beating

Lithuania’s Social Security and Labour Minister Linas Kukuraitis maintains that the repeating cases of violence against children prove that the existing child’s rights protection system does not work. […]