Viktor Uspaskich
Politics

Labor party’s popularity up, liberals’ down – survey

The Labor Party‘s popularity in Lithuania is rising after its founder Viktor Uspaskich took the lead again. Meanwhile, a report published by the State Security Department has pushed the liberals’ rating down, a new survey shows. […]

Worker
Economy

Work-related immigration in Lithuania more than doubles

The number of foreigners coming to Lithuania to work has more than doubled this year, new figures show, amid the government’s plans to introduce restrictions on work-related immigration. […]

Politics

Government asks prosecutors to look at transparency of Lietuvos Energija CHP projects

The Lithuanian has this week turned to the Prosecutor General’s Office over the combined heat and power (CHP) plant projects developed in Vilnius and Kaunas by the state-owned energy group Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy), Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Friday. […]

State border at Rusnė
European Union

EU states agree in Vilnius to jointly seek more funding for external border protection

Eight EU member states, having an external EU land border, have backed Lithuania’s initiative to seek more funding for border protection and the creation of a border surveillance standard during their meeting in Vilnius. […]