Foreign affairs
Šiauliai set to remove monument to Soviet soldiers from its central square
The northern Lithuanian city of Šiauliai has announced plans to dismantle a monument to Soviet soldiers on its central square. […]
Month: February 2018
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister visiting Ireland
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is in Ireland on a working visit, which will include meetings with Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins and Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Simon Coveney. […]
Foreign affairs
Mauritius authorities find lost Lithuanian female
Mauritius authorities have tracked down Lithuanian tourist Asta Murauskaitė who had been lost in the forest. […]
European Union
EU’s transport commissioner Bulc visiting Lithuania
European Commissioner Violeta Bulc in charge of transport policies is visiting Lithuania this week. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s president, PM convey condolences over plane crash in Russia
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis have expressed condolences to the people of Russia over the passenger plane crash that killed many people. […]
Culture
Philadelphia to Host the 16th Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival
The National Executive Committee of the Lithuanian-American Community, Inc. has chosen Philadelphia as the host city for the 16th Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival in 2020. Called “Šokių Šventė” in Lithuanian, this event is held every four years to celebrate the unique traditions of the Lithuanian heritage. Beginning in 1957, these festivals provided a way for Lithuanian immigrants and Lithuanian-Americans to keep their heritage alive while the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania during the Cold War. Now that Lithuania is an independent nation, these festivals are an essential part of celebrating Lithuanian traditions. […]
Politics
Lithuanian MP starts collecting signatures to fire academic ethics ombudsman
Aušrinė Armonaitė, a Liberal member of the Seimas, has started collecting parliamentarians’ signatures for a no-confidence motion against Vigilijus Sadauskas, the ombudsman for academic ethics and procedures. […]
Foreign affairs
Pope Frances presented with Lithuanian national flag
Pope Francis has been presented with a Lithuanian national flag as a symbolic gift marking the centennial of the modern state of Lithuania, the government said on Friday. […]
Economy
Lithuanian Railways to be split into 3 separate companies
State-owned Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) is to be split into three separate companies in charge of passenger and freight transportation and infrastructure management. […]
CORPORATE
Social Democrat “rebels” creating an intrigue: No one is controlling us from Moscow
MPs who have withdrawn from the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP), who have spoken of the creation of a new organisation, state that it will be done at “the politically most convenient time.” The former […]
Foreign affairs
Latvian PM’s visit in Belarus may affect Lithuania’s Klaipeda port – political scientist
The Latvian prime minister’s visit in Belarus may consolidate Latvia’s chances of getting the biggest share of Belarusian freight at the expense of the Lithuanian Klaipėda port, says Laurynas Jonavičius, lecturer at the Vilnius University’s International Relations and Political Science Institute. […]
Society
Vilnius police busts 18 kg of cannabis
Vilnius police have seized a large amount of narcotic substances and detained persons suspected of organizing the smuggling ring. […]
Foreign affairs
5 objects in Sao Paulo to light up in Lithuanian flag colours for centennial
A few bridges and other objects in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo will light up in the flag colours of yellow, green and red for Lithuania’s 100-year anniversary of independence. […]
CORPORATE
Another inquiry regarding relations with Russia: results shift due to one condition
Is it really true that most Lithuanian citizens support Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis‘ position that Lithuania should renew political contacts with Russia? A survey that indicated support for his stance revealed that there was 52% […]
Politics
Seimas leadership summoning academic ethics watchguard
Top leadership of the Lithuanian parliament will Friday look into the situation surrounding Vigilijus Sadauskas, chief of the Service for Academic Ethics and Procedures, who proposed a reward to those who establish crimes committed by Jews in 1900s, a move the Jewish Community of Lithuania dismissed as anti-Semitism. […]
Foreign affairs
Latvians, Estonians invited to Lithuania for free on Feb. 16
As Lithuania celebrates 100 years of restored statehood on Feb. 16, the international bus company Ecolines is offering free rides to Vilnius for Latvians and Estonians. […]
Society
Lithuania: Vaitkus removed from work with students amid sexual misconduct allegations
Lithuanian theater director Jonas Vaitkus who has been recently accused of sexual harassment has been suspended from work with students at the Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy. […]
Defence
Estonian intelligence: Russia plotting info attacks for Baltic centennials
Estonia’s foreign intelligence agency said on Thursday that Russia was plotting information attacks for Lithuania’s upcoming centennial anniversary of restored statehood and for the statehood centennials of Latvia and Estonia. […]
Politics
Seimas speaker urges academic ethics guard to resign amid anti-Semitism claims (Updated)
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis on Friday urged Vigilijus Sadauskas , ombudsman for academic ethics and procedures, to step down amid allegations of anti-Semitism after he proposed a reward for a research thesis about Jewish crimes in the 1900s. Sadauskas plans to stay on. […]
Society
Lithuania planning concerts, exhibitions in prestigious European spaces for centennial
Lithuania will celebrate the centennial anniversary of its statehood with presentation of Lithuanian art, music and movies in prestigious European art spaces abroad, with over a dozen of Lithuanian literature translations to be published. […]