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Migration body can’t review Russian journalist asylum decision now

July 11, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian Migration Department currently cannot review its decision not to grant asylum to Yevgeni Titov, a Russian journalist, its director said on Monday. […]

After a blow to the cabinet – increasingly bad scenarios

July 11, 2017 Jurga Tvaskiene 0

Saulius Skvernelis‘ cabinet is opposed not only by the partner Social Democrats, but also a number of allies. The cabinet is operating in isolation without support in Seimas and this situation can no longer even […]

US deploys Patriot system in Lithuania for air defense drills

July 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

The United States on Monday deployed a long-range air defense system Patriot, which is capable of downing missiles, in Lithuania for air defense drills to be held in July, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said. […]

Experts see inequalities, increasing prices as possible reasons for emigration from Lithuania

July 10, 2017 Lithuania Tribune 0

An increase in Lithuania’s official emigration rate in the first half of 2017 could be due to living standard inequalities or rising prices and another possible reason is that more people reported their departure this year, experts told BNS. […]

Russian nationalist Gorsky to apply for political asylum in Lithuania

July 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

Yuri Gorsky, an organizer of “Russian Marches”, plans to apply for political asylum in Lithuania after fleeing Russia. […]

Presidential elections: Grybauskaitė‘s influence and whether Skvernelis can win

July 10, 2017 LT Daily 0

The incumbent head of state Dalia Grybauskaitė retains a high level of popularity and could have significant influence with her support for any candidate in the presidential race. On the other hand, political analyst Tomas […]

Lithuania’s H1 emigration 10,000 above 2016 level

July 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

Some 31,731 persons declared emigration from Lithuania in January through June this year, which is a steep increase by about 10,000 persons, from 21,248, year-on-year, Statistics Lithuania said on Monday. […]

A blow to the cabinet – opposition performs an unexpected manoeuvre

July 10, 2017 Jurga Tvaskiene 0

The Seimas Committee of Environmental Protection has struck a blow to the cabinet in its deliberations of the Forestry Law amendments. The cabinet reform proposal has been refused and instead a Social Democrat proposal is […]

Ušackas ending diplomatic service to enter Lithuanian politics – interview

July 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian diplomat Vygaudas Ušackas, the European Union’s (EU) ambassador to Russia, says he will shortly end his diplomatic service in Moscow and engage in analytical work and politics upon return to Lithuania, listing the demographic crisis as the key challenge in his home country. […]

MPs turn to experts over name-spelling

July 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

Expert conclusions will be requested in connection to the legal amendments that would allow the original spelling of first and last names in ID documents of Lithuanian citizens. […]

The Third World War will start sooner

July 10, 2017 Egidijus Vareikis 0

George Friedman – one of the smartest geopolitics scientist in the United States predicted the Third World War will start in circa 2050. Then two new power centers – Japan and Turkey, – supposedly, will […]

Baltic states consider lighting Baltic coast with fire for 100-yr anniversary

July 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are considering the possibility of lighting the coast of the Baltic Sea with fires next year to mark 100 years of restored statehood. […]

Lithuania wants to move culture attache to US from Washington to New York

July 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s Culture Ministry wants the country’s culture attache to reside in New York instead from the current location of Washington D.C. […]

Promised wage increases could turn out to be a mirage

July 10, 2017 Martynas Zilionis 0

The majority and government institutions are celebrating the new Labour Code, however it does not appear they are certain how to practically apply it. Furthermore for the near future they do not intend to penalise […]

Lithuania takes in 4 Afghans who worked with Lithuanian troops

July 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

Four local men who worked with Lithuanian troops in Afghanistan have come to live in Lithuania, with one of them still waiting for asylum, the Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces told BNS. […]

Court sentences Russian to 10 years in prison for spying

July 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Vilnius Regional Court on Friday sentenced Nikolai Filipchenko, a Russian citizen, to ten years in prison for spying. […]

Sweden’s Wallstrom assures Lithuania’s Linkevičius on Belarus

July 7, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says he was assured by his Swedish colleague that the Swedish MP’s initiative to block criticism for Belarus at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) did not reflect the entire country’s position. […]