Economy
Year: 2017
Defence
Juknevičienė re-elected as vice-chair of NATO Parliament Assembly
Rasa Juknevičienė, a member of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), has been re-elected as vice-president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly for another year during the assembly’s session in Bucharest. […]
CORPORATE
Social Democrat rebels are not yielding
The Social Democrat rebels, whom the party ethics commission has proposed to remove from the party, are not yielding and still have aims to appeal to their fellow party members. “I believe that is why […]
Opinion
Russian paradox: Kremlin hates “Nazis” but supports nationalists in Europe
The narrative about the Great Patriotic war (1941-1945) is still important for Russia’s inhabitants. Russian sociologist Lev Gudkov observed that this historical event is on the top in the mass consciousness of Russian society. It nothing unusual that modern Kremlin propaganda uses it for its own purposes. […]
Politics
CORPORATE
Presidential electoral campaign begins: favourites begin to surface
Political scientists have observed signs that reveal the begining of the presidential election campaign. Among the most popular potential candidates, according to the public, we find Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, economist Gitanas Nausėda and Kaunas […]
Defence
NATO fighter-jets scrambled once from Lithuania last week over 2 Russian warplanes
NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO air-policing mission in the Baltic states were scrambled once from Lithuania last week to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s 2018 budget to be surplus with higher spending
Lithuania’s 2018 state budget will be a surplus, and its spending will grow from this year, says Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka, however, refusing to specify any budget-related figures. […]
Uncategorized
Families of Lithuanians killed in 2016 landslide in Norway going to court for compensation
After Norwegian police established that the landslide that killed three Lithuanian workers formed as a result of landwork in the area, families of the killed workers intend to go to court for compensations. […]
European Union
Lithuania’s Zingeris nominated for PACE president
Emanuelis Zingeris, a member of the Lithuanian parliamentary delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has been nominated as candidate for PACE president, the MP’s office said. […]
Uncategorized
Russian border guard released in courtroom after border violation
A Šakiai court on Monday found Russian border guard Ruslan Peregud guilty of unlawfully entering Lithuania. As the man had already spent 30 days in detention, the time was included in the penalty term, therefore, he was released in courtroom as having already served his sentence. […]
Sports
English football fan in custody in Vilnius after bar brawl
A drunk British citizen was detained in Vilnius in early hours of Sunday, local police said. […]
Uncategorized
Politics
Lithuanians want Skvernelis, Nausėda, Matijošaitis for president
Lithuanian voters would cast most votes for Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, SEB bank president’s adviser Gitanas Nausėda and Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis in presidential elections, shows an opinion poll published on delfi.lt news portal on Monday. […]
Economy
August usage of mobile data abroad up in Lithuania
The usage of Lithuanian mobile connection data abroad continued growing in August, shows data from the three largest mobile operators. The growth was a result of users taking vacations abroad, as well as the new roaming regulation rules in effect in the European Union (EU) since mid-June that unified prices for services on domestic and foreign markets. […]
Defence
Polish Sejm defense panel chief: Patriot should also defend Lithuania’s airspace
The Patriot anti-missile defense systems, which Poland plans to purchase, should also defend the airspace of Lithuania, says Michal Jach, chairman of the Polish Sejm Defense Committee. […]
Politics
SocDems ethics guards recommend expulsion of 10 SocDem MPs
The Ethics and Procedures Commission of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party on Saturday proposed expelling ten of the party’s members who disobeyed the council’s decision to leave the ruling coalition with the Farmers and Greens Union. […]
Economy
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs
PM, Pope Francis discuss aid to families, boosting birth rate
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Pope Francis on Friday discussed emigration challenges, humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, social compassion to the impoverished and affected, assistance to families and birth rate promotion issues, the government said. […]