Economy
New law gives boss more say in setting civil servant’s salary
The Lithuanian parliament passed on Friday a new Law on Civil Service that gives heads of institutions more powers in setting salaries for civil servants. […]
Month: June 2018
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president on Trump-Putin summit: we haven’t much expectation, are cautious
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she is cautious about next month’s meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. […]
Society
Queues formed at Lithuanian border Thursday due to database failure
A database failure on Thursday caused queues of vehicles to form at Lithuania’s border checkpoints, the State Border Guard Service said on Friday. […]
Society
Construction of Lithuanian Grand Dukes’ Palace in Vilnius completed
The construction of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania on the site of the original palace in the capital’s lower castle complex has been completed 15 years after it was started. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania expects Trump to stay firm on Russia, Linkevičius tells Pompeo
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Vilnius expects US President Donald Trump‘s meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to reflect Washington’s principled stance toward Moscow. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry says Russia blocks Mission Siberia expedition
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry expressed on Friday its disappointment over Russia’s decision to block an annual Mission Siberia expedition. […]
Society
MG Baltic Media’s FY revenue down 12 pct to EUR 58 mln
MG Baltic Media, a media and telecoms group indirectly owned by Lithuanian businessman Darius Mockus, last year saw its consolidated revenue drop to 57.871 million euros, down 12.1 percent from 65.858 million euros in 2016. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania denies entry to 4 Pakistanis with Fan-IDs
Lithuanian border guards last night prevented four Pakistanis with World Cup Fan IDs from entering the country. […]
Defence
Lithuania expects US support in beefing up region’s defense, Linkevičius tells Pompeo
Lithuania expects US support in strengthening NATO‘s forward presence forces and defense in the region and increasing the speed of decision-making, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in their telephone conversation on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Russia presents Lithuania with an ultimatum: agree with our conditions or we halt your project
It is unfortunate, but this year the organisers will face difficulties. Such hints were already bandied around by Kremlin propaganda outlets Baltnews and Sputnik in March by unnamed individuals, predicting that this year the project Misija Sibiras (Mission Siberia) will be obstructed. The threat was realised on Friday. […]
CORPORATE
R. Valatka. Presidential elections: who or how?
Less than eleven months remain to the presidential elections. Lithuanian news media has begun the game of “Who will be the next president?” early. The topic of who will be the next president started running […]
Foreign affairs
Football fans have smoothly travelled via Lithuania, minister says
Football fans have smoothly travelled from mainland Russia to its exclave of Kaliningrad via Lithuania, Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas said on Thursday. […]
Energy
We are closer to synchronization as never before, Lithuanian energmin says
The synchronization of the Baltic states’ power systems with continental Europe has been given a strong foundation after the Baltic states, Poland and the European Commission signed a political deal on Thursday, Lithuanian Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas says. […]
Economy
Seimas gives final backing to pension reform
The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday gave its final backing to a proposed pension reform, with 76 votes in favor of the amendments to the Law on The Accumulation of Pensions, five against and 8 abstentions. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania mulls signing refugee return deal with Germany, president says
Lithuania is considering signing a bilateral agreement with Germany on the return of refugees, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday. […]
Defence
Lithuanian defmin signs JEF deal in London
Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis on Thursday signed the agreement on the creation of the UK Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) during his visit to London. […]
Politics
Longer Russian-language programs will have to be dubbed in Lithuanian, Seimas decides
Programs with a duration exceeding 90 minutes, broadcast in the Russian or any other non-EU language, will have to be dubbed in Lithuanian, after the Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday adopted an amendment to the Law on the Provision of Information to the Public, with 81 votes in favor, no votes against and six abstentions. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian judge appointed to the EU Court of Justice
Irmantas Jarukaitis, a judge from the Lithuanian Chief Administrative Court, has been appointed to the Court of Justice of the European Union. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas adopts resolution on Abkhazia, South Ossetia’s occupation
The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution, reminding of the occupation of Georgia‘s regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia by Russia ten years ago. […]
Foreign affairs
Football fans travelled to Russia’s Kaliningrad via Lithuania without incidents
Around 1,600 football fans traveled by train to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad via Lithuania on Thursday night without any incidents, Renatas Požėla, commander of border guards, told BNS Lithuania. […]