Culture
Lithuanian president meets with British actress Helen Mirren
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday met with British actress Helen Mirren who is taking part in the shooting of a HBO drama in Lithuania. […]
Month: October 2018
Foreign affairs
Lithuania faces public condemnation by Council of Europe over Paksas case
The Council of Europe may adopt a resolution in December, stating that Lithuania fails to meet its international obligation by not implementing the European Court of Human Rights‘ ruling on paving the way for Rolandas Paksas to stand as a candidate in elections. […]
Politics
President slams MPs’ “attempt on” Constitution’s Chapter 1
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday strongly condemned lawmakers “attempt on” Chapter 1 of the country’s Constitution, calling it irresponsible and dangerous. […]
CORPORATE
A headache for Karbauskis: is it worth betting on Skvernelis?
While Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has yet to announce his decision on whether he will run for president next year, many believe that a declaration of participation is only a matter of time. S. Skvernelis […]
Politics
Order and Justice Party’s case goes to court
A criminal case in which charges have been brought against the Order and Justice Party as a legal entity and six private individuals is being handed over to a court, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Thursday. […]
Politics
Seimas rejects presidential veto on waste-to-energy plants
The Lithuanian parliament overturned on Thursday President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s veto of amendments tightening the requirements for the construction of waste-to-energy plants, leaving in place the legislation it passed in September. […]
Politics
Attempt to allow Lithuania’s impeached president to run in elections fails
A fresh attempt to lift a lifetime ban on Lithuania’s impeached former president Rolandas Paksas to run in elections, as ordered by the European Court of Human Rights, fell through on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian PM sees US pressure on Russia over nuclear weapons treaty as effective
The United States‘ threat to pull out of a bilateral treaty banning intermediate-range nuclear missiles was a necessary step to warn Russia to respect the terms of the pact, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday. […]
Cyber security
Lithuanian freedom fighters in Russian propaganda: why does the Kremlin care?
Historical falsification, fact distortion, and tendentious interpretation are commonly employed as informational pressure tools to spread negative narratives among the neighboring states, to discourage citizens’ faith in their state, to weaken the will to resist the aggressor, to instill doubt about the country’s past, its historically important people. Below, Auksė Ūsienė, the senior specialist at the Strategic Communications department of the Lithuanian military explains why Lithuanian partisans often become targets of the Kremlin’s propaganda. […]
Politics
Seimas to vote on constitutional amendment allowing Paksas to run in elections
The Seimas will on Thursday take its first vote on a constitutional amendment that would open the way for Lithuania’s impeached former president Rolandas Paksas to run in presidential and general elections. […]
Economy
Klaipėda port lifts restrictions on ship traffic as winds abate
The Lithuanian seaport of Klaipėda last night lifted restrictions on ship traffic that had been in place since Tuesday due to strong winds. […]
Foreign affairs
Latvian, Estonian parliamentary speakers to visit Vilnius
Parliamentary speakers Eiki Nestor of Estonia and Inara Murniece of Latvia are to arrive in Vilnius on Thursday. […]
Politics
PM says child rights protection service ‘overdid things’
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says children’s rights protection officials “overdid things” in dealing with a situation in Kaunas where two young children were taken away from their parents over violence suspicions. […]
Society
Lithuanian child rights protection officials return 2 kids to their father
Officials from the Lithuanian State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service have decided to return two young children, who were taken away from their family over domestic violence suspicions, to their father. […]
Economy
Lithuanian Food Exporters Present at SIAL
The love for food was the recurring theme for 5 days at SIAL in Paris, one of the largest in the world fairs that closes its doors on Thursday. 39 Lithuanian Food Exporters have a stand on SIAL, a gigantic biannual food fair, the largest in France, and a meeting place for more than 180,000 visiting 7200 companies from 119 countries on 250,000 m² of exhibition space (25 times Litexpo!). […]
Politics
Seimas breached statute in passing bill on LSDDP funding, ethics watchdog says
The Seimas violated its Statute when it adopted an amendment to the budget bill that allows the state to borrow money to provide funding to new political parties, the parliament’s Commission for Ethics and Procedures said on Wednesday. […]
Economy
Ship traffic at Klaipėda port remains restricted
Winds in Klaipėda are subsiding, but shipping restrictions remain in place at the Lithuanian port on Wednesday afternoon, the port’s spokeswoman said. […]
Politics
President sends law on metro back to parliament
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed a law on metro and sent it back to the parliament for improvement. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to take neighbors’ choice into account in deciding on permanent time zone – PM
In deciding whether to go for permanent summer or winter time, Lithuania will ask for the opinion of its specialists and the general public and will also take its neighbors’ choice into account, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday. […]
Politics
Cabinet considers broadcasting its meetings
The Lithuanian Cabinet is considering broadcasting its meetings and storing video and audio recordings of both its meetings and formal sittings. […]