Defence
Eight Lithuanian troops leave for NATO operation in Afghanistan
Eight Lithuanian troops are leaving for NATO‘s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Friday. […]
Year: 2017
Society
CORPORATE
Most Influential in Lithuania 2017: News Media list
Both the country’s elite and the public are unanimous in their perception of the most influential journalists. The list is topped by Edmundas Jakilaitis, Andrius Tapinas, Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė and Rimvydas Valatka. These are the results […]
Society
Lithuania in for hot Saturday with hail, squalls possible
Lithuania is in for a hot day on Saturday with a risk of hail and squalls in places, the country’s Hydrometeorological Service said. […]
History
The last medieval dukedom: the coronation of Mindaugas
The Lithuanian dukedom was in existence for 10 years only: from the coronation of Mindaugas in July 1253 to his murder in 1263. Later two more attempts to create the Lithuanian Dukedom were known. Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas tried to do that at the end of his life in 1429–1430. In 1526, a new plan was born at the Council of Lords of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to establish a separate Kingdom of Lithuania by crowning Sigismund August, the juvenile son of Sigismund the Old. Both of these attempts failed. […]
CORPORATE
N. Mačiulis. Economy up, citizen’s moods down. A Lithuanian phenomenon?
Currently there is much discussion that despite the almost fastest GDP growth in the Eurozone, citizen’s moods are continuing to decline. From bad to worse, deep economic crisis or GDP growth, it matters not. Nerijus […]
Society
Border guards uncover illegal channel for Tajiks into Lithuania
Lithuanian border guards have uncovered an illegal channel for Tajik nationals into Lithuania and have found that the alleged organizers and perpetrators of the trafficking of migrants also forged documents for arriving foreigners, the State Border Guard Service said. […]
Politics
SocDems’ vice-chairman steps up with plan to save Lithuania’s ruling coalition
Gediminas Kirkilas, vice-chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), is initiating an agreement with the party’s senior coalition partner, the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), under which the ruling majority would commit to approving several initiatives put forward by the Social Democrat […]
Society
Jakilaitis ranked as Lithuania’s most influential media figure
Lithuania’s elite sees Edmundas Jakilaitis, the host of the public broadcaster LRT’s TV show Dėmesio Centre (In Focus), as the country’s most influential media figure, new portal Delfi.lt reported on Friday. […]
Politics
Ruling party’s leader considers scrapping fiscal discipline laws
Lithuania’s laws passed by previous governments to impose fiscal discipline constrains on the budget deficit and spending growth prevent the state from using additional revenue to improve the well-being of people, the chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) said on Thursday. […]
Economy
Vilnius Airport reopens after runway renovation
Lithuania’s main airport in the capital of Vilnius reopened on Thursday after a 35-day closure, with the first passenger plane, an Air Baltic flight from Riga, expected to land on its renovated runway shortly after midnight on Friday. […]
CORPORATE
Metro: a mythological beast or a panacea for Vilnius residents?
The Vilnius metro project is economically inert and the state has much more significant problems. This is what the LRT.lt news portal was told by the head of the Seimas Committee of Economics, Lithuanian Farmer […]
Politics
Conservatives overtake ruling Farmers: opinion poll
The opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats have overtaken the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) as the country’s most popular party, according to a RAIT opinion poll commissioned by BNS. […]
Economy
Lithuanian business woman becomes a member of Istanbul Finance Summit board
How our future finances will look like? The 8th Istanbul Finance Summit will be held at Hilton Bomonti Hotel—Istanbul, between 27 – 28 September 2017, and will answer any concerning questions by offering great insights of what’s coming. Lithuanian business woman, CEO and Co-founder of Nexus Operations, Ltd., Gintarė Narkevičiūtė is invited to take a part for the second time. […]
Society
Lithuanian accused of swindling Facebook, Google handed over to US officials
Evaldas Rimašauskas, a Lithuanian national accused of defrauding the US-based IT giants Facebook and Google of over 100 million US dollars via an email fraud scheme, on Wednesday was turned over to American officials, the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau confirmed to BNS. […]
Defence
Lithuanian leaders to discuss army needs, participation in international operations
The Lithuanian State Defence Council will discuss the needs of the national defense system and the country’s participation in international operations at its meeting next week. […]
CORPORATE
S. Skvernelis – Social Democrat withdrawal would not necessarily mean the same for their ministers
“Based on the expectation of the Social Democrat council’s decision to withdraw, perhaps the Seimas group could commit to support proposed legislative projects and the coalition government until the end of the Seimas session. Such […]
Economy
PM says immigration from Ukraine ‘not bad’
Recent growth in immigration from Ukraine to Lithuania is not a bad thing as it helps solve labor market problems, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday. […]
Energy
Exporting oil products via Russia would be dangerous for Belarus – Lithuanian PM
If Moscow forced Minsk to export its oil products via Russian railways and ports, that would be economically unviable and dangerous for Belarus, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday. […]
Freetime
Vikings spotted on the River Neris
If you go down to the River Neris today, you’re sure for a big surprise, if you’re lucky you might spot a Viking ship with its full crew rowing upstream. […]