Society
Year: 2017
Politics
CORPORATE
Public relations expert – Vilnius’ mayor Šimašius has nothing to boast of
In the public sphere, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has created the image of someone who smiles much, but has achieved little, public relations expert Arijus Katauskas told the LRT.lt portal. “R. Šimašius is faced with […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to send more troops to Afghanistan
As NATO prepares to send more troops to Afghanistan, Lithuania also plans to increase its contingent in the volatile Central Asian country. […]
Foreign affairs
US vice president to meet with Baltic leaders in Estonia
US Vice President Mike Pence will meet with the leaders of the three Baltic countries, including Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, in Estonia in late July, the White House said on Thursday. […]
Society
Vilnius declares emergency situation over Gediminas Hill
The city of Vilnius on Thursday declared an emergency situation due the critical condition of Gediminas Hill and warned that a new landslide would put the capital’s landmark Gediminas Castle Tower on top of the mound in danger of collapsing. […]
Defence
Lithuania, another 10 NATO countries consider joint ammo procurement
Lithuania and another 10 NATO members states, as well as Finland, which is not a member of the Alliance, are considering joint procurement of critical ammunition for land forces in the future in an effort to secure lower prices, the Lithuanian Defense Minister said. […]
History
War Tourism in the 14 Century: what were European knights looking for in Lithuania?
The Teutonic Order was the first Western Christian state that Lithuania came into contact with. The members of the ecclesiastical knights’ order came from the Holy Lands in the 13th century to Prussia and Livonia still not knowing at the beginning that a minor part of their endeavors would gradually turn into the Order’s territorial state. It was only because of their setbacks (in the Holy Land, Hungary, and Cyprus) that forced the knights to focus their energy on the Baltic region. […]
Politics
Farmers wants Seimas panel to look at why state forest reform stalls
The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) wants the Seimas to set up a parliamentary investigation commission to look into who, and why, stand in the way of the Environment Ministry’s planned state forest management reform. […]
CORPORATE
Influential companion of Karbauskis – openly on relations with PM and education reform
The “Farmer” decision to remove specific universities‘ names from higher education reform which received enthusiastic support from rectors, has another side to it. There are parallel plans how to achieve the same thing as before, […]
Society
Heaviest downpour in 20 yrs floods Vilnius streets, causes closure of bypass
Heavy downpours battered Vilnius on Thursday, forcing authorities to close the Lithuanian capital’s western bypass and causing public transport delays and numerous emergencies in the city. […]
Defence
Seimas greenlights defense procurement reform
The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday passed amendments paving the way for centralizing procurement in the national defense system. […]
Politics
Individual constitutional complaint amendment fails to pass 1st hurdle in Seimas
A constitutional amendment to allow an individual access to the Lithuanian Constitutional Court on Thursday failed to clear the first hurdle in the parliament. […]
CORPORATE
Top 10 wealthiest and poorest politicians
The wealthiest member of the Lithuanian Seimas is Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) leader Ramūnas Karbauskis, who has wealth worth 14.7 million euro. However the parliament also has members who have zero wealth in […]
Politics
Seimas okays plan to cut university numbers by half
The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday endorsed a state university network optimization plan that calls for leaving less than half of the country’s current 14 universities. The Seimas passed the resolution in a vote of 77 to 6 with 31 abstentions. […]
CORPORATE
Higher education reform at the finishing stretch – what will follow?
When asked whether the higher education reform will provide universities with the opportunity to negotiate mergers among themselves or whether there will be certain restrictions to abide by, one of the authors of the reform […]
CORPORATE
Girnius. Is Russia that dangerous?
Three years ago the Lithuanian news media and some politicians seriously considered the possibility that Russia will attack Lithuania and the rest of the Baltics. Such concerns are not voiced as often nowadays, there are […]
Society
Flooded Vilnius in pictures
Many Lithuanians woke up this morning to a sever rain, bright and loud thunderstorms. According to the Vilnius Municipality this was the most intensive rain since 1993. Some Vilnius streets are flooded, a few traffic lights out of order. The taxi drivers are charging the Christmas fee and some 7000 Vilnius’ region residents are left without electricity. […]
Defence
Minister of Defense, other NATO ministers to discuss counter-terror efforts, defense funding
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis is taking part in a meeting of NATO defense ministries held in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the Alliance’s counter-terrorism efforts and defense funding. […]
Politics
Top prosecutor to ask Seimas to strip MP Pūkas of immunity
Lithuanian Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis on Thursday will ask the Seimas to strip MP Kėstutis Pūkas of his immunity from criminal prosecution in a pre-trial investigation over allegations of sexual harassment and violation of the rules for keeping firearms. […]