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Foreign affairs

China’s investments would pose no problems for Lithuanian national security – Seimas speaker

Chinese investments would constitute no problem to the national security of Lithuania and facilitate the country’s economic development, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]

Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

Lithuanian prosecutors start probe over land owned by Karbauskis’ concern (Updated)

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday decided to open an investigation into media reports about the business owned by Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, and his family members. […]

Darius Udrys
Politics

Court rules Vilnius Mayor Šimašius wrongfully dismissed Darius Udrys from Go Vilnius

A three-member panel of judges of Vilnius County Court decided on Monday to satisfy, in part, Darius Udrys’ appeal of a lower court’s decision regarding his dismissal from the position of Director of Go Vilnius, the official development agency of the City of Vilnius. […]

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Foreign affairs

IAEA won’t probe radiation leak as requested by Lithuania

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not plan to carry out a probe into an extremely high concentration of a radioactive isotope, at nearly 1,000 times normal levels, that was registered in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region last September as it does not have the authority to do so, a spokeswoman for the Lithuanian foreign minister said. […]