Defence
Defense Ministry moves to lower upper age limit for conscripts to 23 years (Updated)
The Lithuanian Defense Ministry proposes to lower the upper age limit for draftees for mandatory initial military service to 23 years. […]
Month: September 2018
Politics
Lithuanian president slams move to lower referendum threshold as dangerous
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday criticized legislative initiatives to lower the referendum threshold as “irresponsible” and “dangerous”, calling on lawmakers to instead look for ways to encourage voters to turn out for a dual citizenship referendum. […]
Economy
Vilnius selected as one of 34 World Heritage sites in the EU featured in ‘World Heritage Journeys’ sustainable travel web platform
Coinciding with the European Heritage Days celebrations, UNESCO will launch the first-ever web platform dedicated to World Heritage and sustainable travel. Supported by the European Union, the platform features 34 selected World Heritage sites spread across 19 European Union countries, and has been developed in collaboration with National Geographic, a press release from Go Vilnius states. […]
CORPORATE
Municipal elections: some mayors could win in the first round
Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis is currently uncontested and could be reelected as Kaunas city mayor in the first round. Meanwhile, the current situation for the Vilnius and Klaipėda mayors could be made more difficult by […]
European Union
Poland vows to back Hungary in row with EU, Lithuania calls for dialogue
Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz, on a visit to Vilnius, on Thursday vowed to support Hungary in its row with the European Union, while his Lithuanian counterpart, Linas Linkevičius, called for dialogue between Budapest and the bloc. […]
Society
Seimas accepts Vaitekūnas’ resignation as head of radio and TV watchdog
The Seimas accepted on Thursday the resignation of Edmundas Vaitekūnas as chairman of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK). […]
Politics
Lithuania to hold municipal elections on March 3, to elect president on May 12
Lithuania will elect municipal councils on March 3, 2019, its next president on May 12 and members of the European Parliament on May 26. […]
Politics
Klaipėda council votes to turn to court over councilor’s impeachment
The City Council of Klaipėda voted on Thursday to turn to court over the impeachment of Viačeslav Titov, a councilor representing the Union of Russians in Lithuania, who has accused Lithuanian partisan commander Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas of killing innocent civilians. […]
Defence
CORPORATE
Mažvydas Jastramskis. The Order and Justice Party enter the coalition, but the “Farmers” and Conservatives win
The Order and Justice Party has joined the ruling coalition. If the agreement lasts until the next Seimas elections, it will be the “Farmer” and Conservatives that will profit from it. Order and Justice did […]
Opinion
The Necessity of Sharing: How the Western establishment could save liberal democracy (and itself)
After visiting China, the impression arises that they are awaiting something. After speaking up about the advantages of liberal democracy, they politely listen to you and smile. From the conversations, you realise that they do not take our liberal democracy all that seriously. We, the Chinese, have had our own state for five thousand years and you are trying to teach us, they say. They also emphasise that liberal democracy is only a brief moment in history, which will quickly fade away, while China will remain as it was, Ruslanas Iržikevičius writes in Visegrad / Insight. […]
Politics
Skvernelis back among top 3 potential candidates for Lithuanian presidency – poll
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is back on the list of the top three potential candidates for next spring’s presidential election in Lithuania, according to an opinion poll released by Delfi.lt on Thursday. […]
Politics
President says parliamentary probes won’t silence her
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the ruling bloc will not be able to “silence” her by setting up a new parliamentary investigation commission. […]
Foreign affairs
1991 crackdown case defendant Golovatov sees trial as political
Mikhail Golovatov, a former KGB officer who is being tried in absentia for his role in the January 1991 bloody crackdown on protesters in Vilnius, does not admit to the charges and regards the case as political, his lawyer said. […]
Society
Over 60 foreign experts to assess Lithuania’s scientific research performance
An international expert assessment of Lithuania’s scientific research performance is getting underway, the Education and Science Ministry said on Wednesday. […]
Politics
Ruling bloc moves to lower referendum threshold for entire chapter
Lithuania’s ruling parties propose to lower the referendum threshold for the entire Chapter 1 of the Constitution. […]
CORPORATE
Vygaudas Ušackas. Meeting with Angela Merkel: pro memoria for Grybauskaitė and Skvernelis
On Friday, with the leader of the most powerful country in Europe visiting Lithuania, we have the opportunity to choose – dare to take one of the most important political exams of recent times, daringly […]
Foreign affairs
European Union
EU commission proposes to end seasonal clock changes in 2019 (Updated)
The European Commission said on Wednesday that it proposes to put an end to the practice of adjusting clocks twice a year in 2019. […]
Economy
Government may propose to impose car tax – official
The Lithuanian government does not propose to increase the taxation of real estate, at least not for now, but it may ask the Seimas to tax polluting vehicles. […]