Politics
Lithuanian SocDem Labour Party to hold constituent assembly in late March
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour Party will hold its constituent assembly on March 24. […]
Year: 2018
Politics
Election watchdog chief worked well – Seimas speaker
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis of the ruling Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) sees no reasons for the head of the Central Electoral Commission, Laura Matjošaitytė, to resign, adding she “is working properly.” […]
Society
Is Lithuania doing enough to fight corruption?
Corruption has been habitually singled out as one of the major afflictions slowing down Lithuania’s development, a problem put down to the country’s Soviet legacy as well as frailty of its young institutions. Jovitas Raškevičius, of the Special Investigation Service (STT), notes that the effort Lithuania has put into fighting corruption is bearing fruit, while Liudas Jurkonis, of EY’s fraud investigation and dispute services, highlights that business companies need to invest more into their own internal control systems. […]
Society
Record-low cold reported in Lithuania overnight
This season’s lowest temperatures were reported in Lithuania overnight. […]
Foreign affairs
Baltic foreign ministers to meet Tillerson in March
The foreign ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will meet with United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in early March. […]
European Union
Lithuania wants to keep current structure of EU commissioners after Brexit – president
Lithuania wants to keep the current scheme of appointment of European commissioners where every country delegates one member of the European Commission (EC) after Brexit, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Society
8 suspects in corruption probe at Lithuania’s Santaros Clinic
Suspicions have been brought against eight individuals in the probe into suspected corruption at one of the country’s largest hospitals Santaros Clinic, the Special Investigation Service (STT) said. […]
CORPORATE
Changes to Sodra taxes in the making
Is it right for one person to pay 5 euro for a service, while another – 10 euro for the same? Most would likely say that’s unfair. However when talking about social insurance this argument […]
Society
Lithuania’s government considers day-care centres in state institutions
Lithuania’s government is considering the possibility of launching day-care centres in state institutions for children of their employees. […]
Society
Kaunas considering free public transport on state holidays
Administration of the Kaunas City Municipality is considering free public transport in Lithuania’s second-largest city on public holidays. […]
Society
International Book Fair opens in Vilnius
The four-day Vilnius Book Fair is opening at the exhibition and congress centre Litexpo on Thursday. […]
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European Union
Lithuania’s president off to Brussels for talks on EU’s post-Brexit budget
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is leaving for Brussels on Thursday for informal talks among the leaders of the European Union‘s (EU) member-states about the community’s 2021-2027 budget. […]
Politics
Lithuanian bodies underuse anti-corruption instruments – Grybauskaitė
President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Lithuania’s failure to improve its position in Transparency International‘s latest Corruption Perception Index shows that the country’s bodies do not make sufficient use of the instruments they have to curb corruption. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s Special Operations Forces going back to Afghanistan
Lithuania has decided to bring back its Special Operations Forces (SOF) to Afghanistan after nearly three years to join the NATO operation Resolute Support that is intended to train and support local security forces. […]
Politics
Election watchdog’s chief must dispel transparency doubts – Grybauskaitė
Laura Matjošaitytė, chairwoman of the Lithuanian Central Electoral Commission, or VRK, and other members of the election body must dispel doubts about the transparency of their decisions, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday. […]
Society
Society
Ex-judge Venckienė busted in US (Updated)
Former Lithuanian judge and former MP Neringa Venckienė has been detained in Chicago, the United States, at Lithuania’s request for refusing to obey a court order to hand over her niece to her mother. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign minister calls stalling of EU-Canada trade pact ‘narrow-thinking’
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius criticizes the country’s parliament for stalling discussions on the CETA trade pact between the EU and Canada. […]
Society
Director of major Lithuanian hospital suspended on abuse suspicions
Kęstutis Strupas, director general of Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, one of Lithuania’s major hospitals, has been suspended from his job on suspicions of abuse amid a large-scale corruption probe by law-enforcement bodies, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. […]