Foreign affairs
Polish PM to visit Lithuania this week
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is expected to visit Vilnius this week, the Lithuanian government’s press office said on Monday. […]
Year: 2018
Politics
Vainiutė steps down as Lithuanian justice minister (Updated)
Lithuanian Justice Minister Milda Vainiutė is stepping down from the post following criticism from President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Foreign affairs
Baltic ministers, in US, voice concern over possible trade wars
The Baltic foreign ministers voiced their concern over possible trade wars during their joint meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday. […]
CORPORATE
Two sides of police reform
With the heads of the Interior Ministry and Police Department boasting that the police reform initiated several years ago has met expectations, representatives of police labour unions point to issues in the reform, Lietuvos Žinios […]
Foreign affairs
Russia responsible for worsening situation of Crimea’s Tatars – Lithuanian president
Russia is responsible for the worsening situation of the Tatar community in Crimea, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said at a meeting with leaders of Crimea’s Tatars – deputy speakers of Mejlis. […]
Politics
PM to look into justice minister’s suitability Tuesday
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he would meet with employees of the Justice Ministry’s Audit Division on Tuesday and afterwards decide on the possibility of embattled Justice Minister Milda Vainiutė to continue in the post. […]
Politics
Interior minister proposes new Migration Service to replace Migration Department
The Lithuanian Interior Ministry proposes to establish a new Migration Service by merging the capacities of the police, border guards and the current Migration Department. […]
CORPORATE
LVŽS unwillingness to form a commission – double standards?
An initiative has appeared in Seimas to form yet another ad hoc commission. The opposition spoke of intentions to investigate the situation in the agriculture sector already in early January. However, no one attempted to […]
Politics
Justice minister undecided on future in government after president’s criticism
Lithuania’s Justice Minister Milda Vainiutė says she is still undecided on resignation following the president’s doubts in her competences for the position. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s minister of defence again subjected to fake news
Fake news about Lithuania’s Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis allegedly recognizing Crimea as part of Russia has been published online in the Russian, Ukrainian and English languages. […]
Economy
David Siegel on Blockchain future: it’s time to get ready for ‘self-driving’ data
If we are moving toward self-driving cars, we should also get ready for self-driving data, David Siegel, a blockchain and future technologies guru told the Lithuania Tribune following his meeting with the Lithuanian Minister of Economy Virginijus Sinkevičius. […]
Politics
Justice minister demonstrates political disability – president
Lithuania’s Justice Minister Milda Vainiutė is not coping with her job, thus demonstrating political disability, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Society
17 refugees sent back to Lithuania from other EU countries
Seventeen refugees have been sent back to Lithuania from other countries of the European Union (EU) after being relocated to Lithuania under the EU program but violating the requirement to settle in the country. […]
Society
Lithuanian leaders convey condolence over passing of tenor Noreika
Lithuania’s top-ranking officials have delivered condolences over the passing of tenor Virgilijus Noreika, one of the most prominent Lithuanian opera soloists who has been awarded the National Culture and Arts Prize. […]
Foreign affairs
Baltic foreign ministers to meet US secretary of state
The foreign ministers of the three Baltic states will meet with United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington D.C. on Monday. […]
Politics
Deputy Justice Minister Bakšys resigning
Lithuania’s Justice Vice-Minister Raimondas Bakšys has tendered resignation on Monday. […]
Society
Constitutional Court finds chief vet’s sacking in line with Main Law
The dismissal of Jonas Milius from the post of Lithuania’s chief veterinary officer was in line with the country’s Organic Law, the Constitutional Court ruled on Friday, however, the grounds behind the dismissal will yet be discussed by the Vilnius court that had turned to the Constitutional Court for the interpretation. […]
CORPORATE
R. Valatka on Russia: it is idiotic to be a large North Korea in the 21st century
Russian President Vladimir Putin clearly threatened the West on Thursday, primarily the United States, LRT.lt writes. While reading his annual address, he boasted that Lithuania has created new generation rockets, which cannot be shot down […]
Foreign affairs
Ministry proposes to delay ratification of Istanbul Convention
The Lithuanian Social Security and Labour Ministry proposes to postpone the ratification of the so-called Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women until a compromise is reached on the concept of gender, a position that has angered the country’s foreign minister. […]
Politics
Labour Party loses more members than any other Lithuanian party in past 6 months
The Lithuanian Labour Party has lost more members than any other political party in the country over the past six months, according to the latest figures provided to the Justice Ministry. […]