Society
Half of Lithuanians are not physically active – Eurobarometer
Half of people in Lithuania are not physically active, a 2017 Eurobarometer survey has revealed. […]
Month: August 2018
Politics
Ex-Liberal leader Masiulis pleads not guilty in political corruption trial
Eligijus Masiulis, a former leader of the Liberal Movement, pleaded not guilty to all charges in a major political corruption trial on Monday. […]
Politics
MG Baltic’s ex-exec tells court he loaned EUR 90,000 to former Liberal leader
Raimondas Kurlianskis, a former vice-president of MG Baltic, one of Lithuania’s biggest business groups, told a Vilnius court on Monday that he had given 90,000 euros to Eligijus Masiulis, a former leader of the Liberal Movement, as a loan, not as a bribe. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania mourns passing of ‘true friend’ McCain
Lithuanian politicians have expressed their respect and condolences over the passing of US Senator John McCain, calling him a “true friend of Lithuania” and a “fighter for truth and democracy”. […]
Foreign affairs
Merkel expected to visit Lithuania in mid-September
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will likely visit Lithuania in mid-September. […]
Politics
Businesses in Lithuania ‘demonized’, ‘ criminalized’ – MG Baltic’s ex-exec in court
Raimondas Kurlianskis, a former vice-president of MG Baltic, one of Lithuania’s biggest business groups, said that businesses had been “demonized” and “artificially criminalized” as he gave testimony in a major political corruption trial on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
Israeli PM speaks about friendship of ‘2 small democracies’ as he meets Lithuanian Jews
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about a friendship between “two small democracies” as he met with the Jewish community of Lithuania on the last day of his visit to Vilnius on Sunday. […]
Foreign affairs
Turkey’s foreign minister to arrive in Lithuania Monday
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is to arrive in Lithuania on Monday. […]
Economy
Tripartite Council to resume discussion on raising minimum wage
Lithuania’s Tripartite Council, which brings together representatives of the government, some employers and trade unions, on Monday is to resume discussion on raising the minimum monthly wage next January. […]
Foreign affairs
Israeli PM met with local Jewish community on last day of his visit to Lithuania
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the local Jewish community in Vilnius on Sunday, the last day of his visit to Lithuania. […]
Society
Vilnius police complete investigation into attack on Ecuadorian
Vilnius police have completed their investigation into an attack on Fabian Sanchez, an Ecuadorian who lives in the Lithuanian capital. […]
Foreign affairs
Vilnius opens square named after slain Russian opposition leader Nemtsov
A small square outside the Russian embassy in Vilnius, named after murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, was officially opened on Friday, despite strong criticism from Russia. […]
Foreign affairs
Israeli PM at WWII massacre site in Vilnius: ‘We’ll never be defenseless again’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday visited Paneriai, a Vilnius neighborhood where over 100,000 people, mostly Jews, were killed during World War Two. […]
Foreign affairs
Israel doesn’t want to go back to clashes with Russia – Netanyahu in Vilnius
Israel seeks to maintain good relations with Russia in resolving conflicts in the Middle East as it does not want to go back to military clashes that took place half a century ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in Vilnius on Friday. […]
European Union
Lithuania, 7 other EU countries agree to step up communism’s crimes investigation
Government officials from eight EU member states, including Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius, have met in Tallinn to discuss closer cooperation in investigating communist regimes’ crimes. […]
CORPORATE
Polish parliament deputy marshal: Poland cannot become the hostage of its ethnic minority
Poland cannot become the hostage of the Polish minority neither in Lithuania nor in other countries – stated the Deputy Marshal of the Polish Sejm Ryszard Terlecki in an exclusive interview. According to him, current […]
CORPORATE
TS-LKD members are confused: what game is a potential presidential candidate of theirs playing?
More than half a million letters sent out by conservative Vygaudas Ušackas to the Lithuanian people, asking whether it is worth for him to run for president this coming spring. This and other actions by […]
Society
Poll ranks security chief Jauniškis as Lithuania’s most influential civil servant
Lithuania’s elite sees Darius Jauniškis, director of the State Security Department (VSD), as being the most influential among the country’s civil servants and lawyers, Delfi.lt reported on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
Israeli PM asks for Baltic support to step up EU pressure on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday asked for the Baltic countries’ support in increasing EU pressure on Iran. […]
Defence
Lithuanian army to set up new battalion in Šiauliai
Lithuania’s army plans to set up a new infantry battalion in the northern city of Siauliai, the Ministry of National Defense announced on Friday. […]