Politics
Road Administration chief resigns
Egidijus Skrodenis, top executive of the Lithuanian Road Administration, is resigning from the post after nearly two years in office. […]
Year: 2017
European Union
Comparison of Catalonian, Baltic independence ideas wrong – Foreign Minister Linkevičius
Comparing the Catalonian aspirations to break free from Spain with the Baltic states’ movement to gain independence from the Soviet Union would be incorrect, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
Defence
Rīga will hold annual foreign policy and security forum – The Rīga Conference 2017
From 29–30 September, the National Library of Latvia in Rīga will host the annual international forum called The Rīga Conference 2017, which is dedicated to foreign policy and security matters. The conference is organised by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence. […]
Society
Energy
President to seek EC leader’s support to power grid synchronization
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė will meet with European Commission’s (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker in Tallinn on Friday to discuss the European Union’s (EU) support to the synchronization of electricity networks with Western Europe, the President’s Office said on Thursday. […]
Politics
Seimas panel chief launches scrutiny of politicians’ ties with Russian firms
Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the Lithuanian parliament’s National Security and Defense Committee, is initiating a parliamentary probe of the ties between Lithuanian politicians and Russian nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, Lithuanian business influence upon political decisions and harmful investments in strategic companies. […]
Defence
Interior Minister initiates probe at Migration Dept over info leak to Russia
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas has instructed the ministry’s Corruption Prevention and Internal Investigations Division to scrutinize the circumstances of a possible leak of information from the Migration Department to third parties. […]
History
Lithuania’s dissident, Independence Act signatory Gajauskas passes away
Lithuania’s former MP Balys Gajauskas, dissident and 1990 Independence Act signatory, passed away at the age of 91 in early hours of Thursday after a disease, his family said. […]
Economy
Delay to allow original name-spelling already causing financial damage to Lithuania – PM
The parliament’s delay to allow non-Lithuanian characters in names in identification documents does not only burden people and courts but also causes financial damage to the state, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
Society
MPs plan raising fines for all crimes on fast track
Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday intends to approve the president’s bill of raising fines for crimes, linking corruption fines with the size of the damage or the bribe, as well as the benefit gained by the offender. […]
Economy
Minister of Agriculture: Farmers’ losses due to rain could reach EUR 40 mln
Preliminary losses incurred by Lithuania’s farmers due to heavy rains may total at about 40 million euros, says Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas, adding that part of the losses would be covered from the state reserve, with plans to apply for European support. […]
Society
President awards 43 rescuers of Jews
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday presented 43 Lithuanians who rescued Jews during World War Two with Life Saving Crosses. […]
Politics
PM fails to persuade economy minister to stay on
Lithuania’s Social Democratic Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius did not change his mind about resigning from the post after Wednesday’s meeting with Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
Defence
Lithuania raising contribution to intl mission in Mali
Lithuania will raise its contingent in the United Nations (UN) mission in Mali to nearly 40 troops from October from the current number of five, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. […]
Economy
Government allows non-Lithuanians letters in company names
The Lithuanian government has backed a proposal to allow companies and organizations to register their names in all letters of the Latin alphabet, including those that do not exist in the Lithuanian alphabet. […]
Freetime
Sweet Root book will make you proud of Lithuania’s gastronomic history
Proud of Lithuania: A Fairy Tale by Sweet Root is a new book that encourages readers to take pride in Lithuania through its ancient gastronomy. “This story that begins at the dinner table, on a plate full of magical flavors, tastes, emotions, and memories, in the rough woods of our little country, called Lithuania. In its bright fields and cold blue rivers. In its soil and lakes. From the soil up to the sky. At a time when our life narrative was formed by a chain of connected happenings: birth, maturation, death, and rebirth of nature.” So begins the new book Proud of Lithuania: A Fairy Tale by Sweet Root. […]
Politics
SocDems should decide on working with parties under probe – Minster of Economy
Lithuania’s Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius, a member of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP), on Wednesday urged the party to decide whether it can continue working in municipal coalitions with the Liberal Movement and the Labor Party that last week faced corruption suspicions. […]
Uncategorized
Ušackas joining intl group of Ukraine’s friends
Vygaudas Ušackas, Lithuania’s former foreign minister who has recently ended his diplomatic career, is joining the so-called Ukrainian Friendship Group that includes former heads of states and governments, as well as top-ranking officials. […]
Economy
Economy
Lithuania drops on World Economic Forum competition index
Lithuania declined six spots to 41st worldwide in terms of competition among 137 rated countries in the latest competitiveness report published by the World Economic Forum. […]