Defence
Seimas panel to look into cyber security efforts
The Lithuanian parliament’s National Security and Defence Committee will Wednesday work to establish the efforts taken to ensure cyber security. […]
Year: 2017
Politics
Seimas adopts corruption whistleblower protection law
Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday adopted a law ensuring confidentiality of persons reporting corruption and other offenses of officers and public servants. The law should take effect in January of 2019. […]
Society
Lukiškių Memorial short of heritage rules – Cultural Heritage Dept
The Lukiškių Square Memorial to freedom fighters, which has won a competition, falls short of heritage protection requirements, therefore, a suggestion will be made to change the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage Department said. […]
Freetime
International Christmas Charity Bazaar offers inspiring gift ideas
The 15th International Christmas Charity Bazaar in Vilnius Town Hall (Vilniaus rotušė) will this year take place on Saturday, 2 December from 12 to 18H. The Charity Bazaar is organised by the International Women’s Association of Vilnius and will benefit 10 good charitable causes, helping some of the most vulnerable in society. This year’s bazaar will offer again some wonderful ideas that fit every taste and budget. […]
CORPORATE
Professor on Jewish massacre participants in Lithuania: it was not just a handful of degenerates, but also part of the intelligentsia
It is not suitable to grant state honours to those who contributed to the holocaust in any way says US Millersville University history professor emeritus Saulius Sužiedėlis, who proposes for Lithuania to review who monuments […]
Politics
Sinkevičius sworn in as Lithuania’s new economy minister
Virginijus Sinkevičius was sworn in as Lithuania’s new economy minister in the parliament on Tuesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania initiates historical visit by Israeli PM to Brussels
Lithuania has initiated a historical visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Brussels to meet with EU foreign ministers, diplomats confirmed on Tuesday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian auditor office: Unoptimized school network prevents wage rise for teachers
The current pace of optimization of the school network in Lithuania will not allow significant increase in wages for teachers, the State Audit Office said. […]
CORPORATE
Eastern Partnership policy is mired in fatigue
Last Friday Brussels was host to the Fifth European Union and Eastern Partnership states – Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Belarus – summit meeting. If we are to recall the analogous meeting held in […]
Defence
Minister of defence proposes to draft clergy to military service in event of mobilization
The Lithuanian Defense Ministry has put forward draft amendments that provide for conscripting clergymen to serve as chaplains in the event of mobilization. […]
Society
Lithuania kicks off receipt lottery
Lithuania is on Tuesday kicking off a receipt lottery aimed at curbing tax evasion, with the first winners to be announced on LNK television in a week’s time. […]
Foreign affairs
EU sends clear signal to Belarus over Astravyets N-plant – Lithuanian president’s adviser
The European Union has expressed solidarity with Lithuania over a nuclear plant that Belarus is building close to the border, thus sending an important and clear message to Minsk, an adviser to President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president off to Iceland for women leaders’ conference
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will pay a two-day visit to Reykjavik on Tuesday and Wednesday to meet with her Icelandic counterpart, Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson, and deliver a speech at a high-level conference of women political leaders from around the globe. […]
Society
Rapidly changing technology and a more effective 112 service
In any emergency time and first responders reaching the right location are key elements. Improving on these two key components is the goal of Lithuania’s 112 services. Technological progress is giving a helping hand to achieve these objectives.
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian, Croatian PMs discuss possibility of direct flights
The Lithuanian and Croatian prime ministers discussed the possibility of a direct air service between the two countries, the Lithuanian government said after Monday’s meeting between Saulius Skvernelis and Andrej Plenkovic in Budapest. […]
Society
Inspirational Conference on Children’s Rights and Business Principles
On Tuesday 28 November the Embassy of Sweden in Vilnius in cooperation with the Presidential Palace of Lithuania, Swedish Institute, Save the Children and Global Child Forum are organising a high level inspirational conference regarding business opportunities and responsibilities relating to children’s needs and rights, under the National Campaign For a Safe Lithuania, an initiative by the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
CORPORATE
Remarks on recent Political Vocabulary
(At the meeting with Baltic-American Freedom Foundation (BAFF) representatives, 2 October 2017,Vilnius) The new brilliant age has brought us the new type of war including new vocabulary. Be happy when you are killed not in […]
Opinion
An unknown fact: Lithuania was the first country in the world to issue Jews with “Visas to Life”
Lithuania is constantly defending itself against accusations or dubious statements that Lithuanians collaborated with the Nazis in the Holocaust. At the same time it’s usually in the archives of historians where information is discovered about Lithuanians who, before anybody else, were opening up a path for refugees who were Jewish and of other nationalities, Lietuvos Žinos writes. […]
Defence
NATO jets in Baltics scrambled 4 times last week over Russian military aircraft
NATO fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled four times last week to identify and escort Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to speed up issuance of visas, residence permits to foreign business people
The Lithuanian Centre of Registers and the Migration Department have signed an agreement aimed at speeding up the issuance of temporary residence permits and visas to foreign business people. […]