Politics
Lithuanian prosecutors drop probe into MP’s activity, fail to identify criminal activity
Lithuanian prosecutors said on Friday they had dropped an investigation into the actions of lawmaker Artūras Skardžius after almost a year. […]
Month: June 2018
Politics
LVŽS leader calls Lithuanian president’s statement “nonsense”
Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), on Friday called President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s statement that his presence in the Seimas might run counter to the Constitution “nonsense”. […]
Politics
LVŽS leader’s activity might run counter to Constitution – president
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Friday the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) leader Ramūnas Karbauskis‘ activity in the Seimas might run counter to the country’s Constitution due to his business interests. […]
Foreign affairs
Iran offers Lithuania to open embassies in Vilnius and Teheran
Iran has offered Lithuania to open their respective embassies in Vilnius and Teheran to step up economic and political cooperation, visiting Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar said in an interview with BNS Lithuania on Friday. […]
Defence
Without unity NATO might lose relevance, Lithuanian president says
NATO might lose its relevance as unity within the Alliance is weakening, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė warned on Friday. […]
Defence
NATO’s upcoming summit: 3 key challenges for Lithuania
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is visiting Warsaw on Friday to meet with the leaders of another eight Central and Eastern European countries to discuss preparations for NATO‘s July summit. […]
Politics
Seimas speaker calls president’s move on Istanbul Convention “nice gesture”
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s decision to put the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) before the country’s parliament for ratification was “a nice gesture”, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis says, but does not promise his vote for it. […]
CORPORATE
Should Lithuania choose between Palestine and Israel?
We should not sit on two chairs, we must clearly choose our partners – Israel and the USA, conservative MP Žygimantas Pavilionis stated upon the Foreign Ministry declaring that it could consider the opening of […]
CORPORATE
Exploitation at work: Lithuanians are fleeing, but their places are being taken by immigrants
Hundreds of euro withdrawn from wages for supposed or existing breaches of conduct and work materials, uncompensated overtime – these are conditions under which immigrants from outside the EU must work in Lithuania and which […]
Economy
What are world governments doing with blockchain technology?
World government officials and private stakeholders met at the European Parliament in Brussels on the 24th May 2018 to discuss blockchain initiatives being undertaken in Australia, Canada, Japan, Lithuania and the United States, a press release from Blockchain Centre Vilnius states. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania opens honorary consulate in Tenerife
Lithuania has opened its honorary consulate in Adeje, a town in Tenerife, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday. […]
Society
Lietuvos Paštas releases postage stamp featuring Tatars
Lietuvos Paštas (Lithuanian Post) is releasing on Friday a special postage stamp featuring Lithuania’s Tatars. […]
Foreign affairs
PM keeps mum on his Istanbul Convention vote
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis keeps mum on how he plans to vote during the ratification of the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) in the parliament. […]
History
Government to take care of Ramanauskas-Vanagas’ reburial
Lithuania’s government will set up a special panel for the reburial of the remains of Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, a commander of Lithuanian partisans, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says. […]
Foreign affairs
American Jews ask Lithuania to move Israeli embassy to Jerusalem
Representatives of US Jews, visiting Lithuania on Thursday, have asked the Baltic country to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]
Defence
Minister of Defense welcomes agreement on new NATO command centers, calls for one more
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis has welcomed NATO‘s agreement to set up two new NATO command centers in the US and Europe, calling for another command center in the Alliance’s eastern flank. […]
Politics
Presidential candidate rankings: number of undecided voters jumps
Recent scandals in Lithuania over links between politicians and businesses have affected potential presidential candidate rankings, with the number of undecided voters jumping by around 8 percentage points in a month, according to the latest opinion poll released by Delfi.lt on Friday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president submitting Istanbul Convention to parlt for ratification
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is putting the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) before the country’s parliament for ratification, the presidential office confirmed it to BNS Lithuania on Thursday. […]
History
Remains of Lithuanian partisan commander Ramanauskas-Vanagas found in Vilnius
The remains of Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, a commander of Lithuanian partisans who fought against the Soviet occupation, have been found by archeologists at the Orphans’ Cemetery in Antakalnis, Vilnius. […]
History
Crypt found near Pushkin’s museum in Vilnius
A crypt has been found at St. Varvara’s Chapel in Vilnius, which is part of the Markuciai Manor housing the Museum of Alexander Pushkin. […]