Foreign affairs
Month: February 2018
Society
Philip Morris may face fine in Lithuania for advertising electronic smoking device
Global tobacco giant Philip Morris may face a fine in Lithuania for advertising its electronic smoking device IQOS. […]
Economy
Lithuania fails to improve its corruption perception ranking
Lithuania failed to improve its position in the latest Corruption Perception Index released by Transparency International on Wednesday. […]
Society
Tomkus sells 80 pct stake in Lithuanian news agency ELTA
Vitas Tomkus, the owner of the media group Respublikos Leidiniai, has sold 80 percent of shares in the Lithuanian news agency ELTA. […]
Politics
International organizations invited to observe parliamentary scrutiny of Lithuania public broadcaster
The chairman of an ad hoc commission set up by the Seimas for parliamentary scrutiny of the public broadcaster Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) has invited international media and broadcasting organizations to send their observers to the panel’s meetings. […]
CORPORATE
Why A. Duda passed by Basanavičius‘ grave and what do other signals sent by him mean?
After the Polish President Andrzej Duda‘s visit to Lithuania, which ended this weekend, talks have begun about warming relations between the two states, LRT.lt writes. The Lithuanian president declared that she would not support potential […]
Defence
Telia Lithuania says Huawei equipment is safe
After US intelligence agencies have warned that American citizens should not use products made by Huawei, Lithuania’s telecoms company Telia Lietuva says that the Chinese manufacturer’s equipment that it uses is safe. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to appoint new ambassadors to India, Armenia
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday gave the green light for recalling the country’s ambassadors from India and Armenia due to the expiry of their term of office. […]
Defence
Government moves to allow downing drones flying over military areas
The Lithuanian government approved on Wednesday legal amendments to allow shooting down uncrewed aircraft flying without permission over military areas. […]
Politics
President calls for open selection of public service staff
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė will propose legal amendments, calling for open selection of specialists hired to the public sector under employment contracts, the President’s Office said on Wednesday. […]
Society
Monument NKVD staff in southwest Lithuania should be removed – mayor
The monument to the Soviet People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD), which has been tainted with Soviet and Nazi symbols, next to Marijampolė should be removed, says Irena Lunskienė, mayor of the city in South-western Lithuania. […]
Society
Law-enforcement conducting probe into large-scale corruption in Santaros Clinic (Updated)
Lithuanian law-enforcement officials said on Wednesday they they were conducting an investigation into suspected large-scale corruption at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, one of Lithuania’s major hospitals. […]
Society
Lithuanian academician, ex-Minister of Education Zinkevičius passes away
Academician and former education minister Zigmas Zinkevičius passed away in Lithuania at the age of 93, his son Vytautas Zinkevičius confirmed to lrt.lt news portal. […]
Defence
Lithuanian institutions to discuss Huawei equipment with Telia – news portal
After US intelligence organizations recommended the country’s citizens to refrain from using Huawei telephones manufactured by Chinese manufacturer Huawei, Lithuanian institutions plan to hold talks with Telia telecommunications company on the safety of its network, Defence Vice-Minister Edvinas Kerza told 15min.lt news portal. Telia’s mobile communications network is built on Huawei’s basic equipment. […]
European Union
Dispute on Lithuanian sanctions for Russian TVs moves to EU Court of Justice (Updated)
The Lithuanian government will seek to prove at the EU Court of Justice that the media watchdog’s order for rebroadcasters to move Russian TV channels to their paid packages over violations is in line with EU legislation. […]
History
Lithuania’s Century
In the twentieth century, most of Lithuania underwent seven currency changes, not counting a stretch with no currency at all, and two with only scrip, while of the remainder, the Vilnius region—eight, and the Klaipėda—six. These changes went hand in hand with changes in ownership, laws, economic priorities, destroying any chance of long-term development. Yet, Lithuania survived, and on February 16th 2018 is in better condition than a century ago when she declared independence, in spite of the fact that she was occupied for more than half of those years. […]
CORPORATE
Latvia seeking to maintain electricity connections to Russia even after synchronisation?
The exceptional activity of Latvian politicians concerning Belarus may become an impediment in the project of synchronisation with continental Europe, LRT.lt writes. Diplomatic sources have told LRT.lt that the synchronisation process through Poland, which is […]
Society
Lithuania’s traffic accident rate up by third in 2018, casualty rate jumps 82 pct – expert
The rate of traffic accidents in Lithuania increased by a third in the first months of 2018 from the year before, while the number of casualties jumped by 82 percent, says Loreta Levulytė, expert of traffic accidents at the Forensic Centre. […]
Foreign affairs
Society
Bulgaria’s ex-education minister to be appointed as rector of Vilnius-based EHU
The Vilnius-based European Humanities University ( EHU ), whose students are mostly from Belarus, will get a new rector on March 1 – the post will be taken by Bulgaria’s former education, youth and science minister Sergey Ignatov. […]