Economy
CEO, 3 board members of Vilniaus Vandenys stepping down
Aidas Ignatavičius, CEO of Lithuania’s biggest water supplier Vilniaus Vandenys operated by the capital city’s municipality, is stepping down from the position. […]
Year: 2017
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Prosecutors want Russian 60 days behind bars for border offense
Lithuanian prosecutor has asked for a 60-day arrest of the Russian border guard for swimming across the River Šešupė that runs along the Lithuanian-Kaliningrad border in a drunken condition. […]
Politics
Farmers may sign deal with Electoral Action of Poles – Seimas’ Chairman
The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) may sign a coalition agreement with the political group of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
Defence
Lithuania get Russian general’s vague calls to free border guard
Lithuanian authorities who have detained a drunk Russian border guards have received conflicting calls from Russia to free the young man – a Russian border general initially said the man was an unemployed handicapped man, however, later admitted he was employed with the Russian border service, according to documents received by BNS. […]
European Union
Lithuania, Denmark to press Brussels over Nord Stream 2
The foreign ministers of Lithuania and Denmark on Tuesday criticized the plans of expanding the Nord Stream gas pipeline on the bottom of the Baltic Sea between Russia and Germany, pledging efforts to influence the European Commission (EC) into being stricter in connection to the project. […]
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Lithuanian watchdog also advised Belarus on Astravyets N-plant safety
The much-criticized project where Lithuanian scientists have provided consultations to Belarus on the safety of the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) under construction close to Vilnius also involved the Lithuanian State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI). […]
Defence
Russian FSB officer going before Lithuanian court for illegally crossing border river
Šakiai district court should Tuesday afternoon start hearing an unlawful state border crossing case, with charges brought against a Russian officer who entered Lithuania by crossing the River Šešupė flowing along the Lithuanian-Kaliningrad border. […]
Politics
13 Social Democratic MPs back coalition with Farmers
Thirteen of 19 members of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s (LSDP) political group in the Seimas supported with their signatures a coalition with the group of the ruling Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), but those who did not back the deal do not plan to leave the LSDP block in the parliament. […]
Defence
Zapad involved several times more troops than official numbers – Lithuanian officials
The Zapad 2017 military exercise held by Russia and Belarus last week involved several times more troops than official numbers and saw bombardments and other dangerous actions take place close to the Baltic countries’ borders, top-ranking Lithuanian military intelligence and Defense Ministry officials said on Tuesday. […]
Politics
Polish Sejm marshal asks Lithuanian MPs to back bill on original name-spelling
Marek Kuchcinski, the Marshal of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, on Tuesday called on Lithuanian lawmakers to support a bill that would allow using non-Lithuanian letters in Lithuanian citizens’ identification documents. […]
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Danish foreign minister visits Lithuania
Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen is to pay a visit to Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
Politics
Some SocDem ministerial officials resign, others stay on
In the wake of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) Council’s decision to withdraw from the ruling coalition, some of the party’s members in high-ranking ministerial positions have handed in their resignations, but others have opted to stay in their posts. […]
Economy
Government considers measures to help rain-hit farmers
The Lithuanian government is looking at how to best help farmers affected by heavy rainfall and flooded crops, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday. […]
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Education Minister tightens stance on scientists’ involvement in Belarus’ nuclear project
In a reversal of its earlier position that Lithuania benefits from its scientists providing advice to Belarus on nuclear safety, the Education and Science Ministry said on Tuesday that the Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI) should not participate in the European Commission-funded international project. […]
Defence
Defense minister to present initial assessment of Zapad drills
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis will on Tuesday present an initial assessment of Zapad 2017, a Russia-Belarus joint military exercise that ended last week. […]
Defence
NATO jets in Baltics scrambled 9 times last week over Russian aircraft
NATO fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled nine times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]
Politics
PM Skvernelis considers joining Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Monday that he was considering joining the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), the ruling party that delegated him to the post. […]
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Energy Institute considers stopping advising Belarus on N-plant
After the Foreign Ministry recommended that the Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI) review its position on providing advice to Belarus on nuclear safety issues, the institute is considering withdrawing from the program, a step that would be welcomed by Minsk, which does not like Lithuania’s position of the Astravyets project. […]
Politics
PM sees no reason for economy minister to step down
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Monday that he saw no reason for Social Democratic Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius to step down, despite the Social Democratic Party’s decision to withdraw from the ruling coalition. […]
Politics
SocDem leaders, ethics panel to discuss rebellious MPs’ behavior
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s (LSDP) ethics commission and its presidium will discuss the behavior of the party’s lawmakers who signed a deal with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) despite the party’s decision to withdraw from the ruling coalition, LSDP Chairman Gintautas Paluckas said on Monday. […]