While there are proposals to rein in the situation by reducing VAT, usually it is left not to the consumers, but to the service providers or retailers. As such until it is clear that the […]
The Russian presidential election will take place in a month, but the winner is already clear. The only candidate capable of receiving wider support from voters, Alexey Navalny, has been banned from registering as a candidate due to his criminal record, stemming from a fraud conviction he views as illegitimate. Accordingly, the question now is not about what kind of elections these will be, but what they will mean for Vladimir Putin’s fourth term. In other words, what will the Putin 4.0 system look like? What challenges will it face? […]
Broadcasts by the Russian-language TV channel RTR Planeta in Lithuania may be suspended for between a year and a year and a half over repeated violations, the chairman of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) said on Tuesday. […]
Lithuanian National Culture and Arts Prize winner, photographer Gintautas Trimakas, who has been accused of unacceptable behaviour toward female students, is leaving the Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA). […]
So as Lithuanians, we’re used to cold weather. But the frigid temperatures and biting wind chill in Pyeongchang can make even a January day in Vilnius feel balmy. I met up with Ieva Januškevičiūtė, representing Lithuania in the women’s alpine skiing events, the night before what was supposed to be the women’s giant slalom. But wind speeds up to 80km ultimately cancelled the race. It was rescheduled for Thursday. […]
EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc has warned that the Baltic countries must seek agreement on the European standard-gauge railway project Rail Baltica, or they risk having financing problems. […]
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto is to come to Vilnius this week to congratulate Lithuania on the centennial of its restored statehood, the Lithuanian president’s office has confirmed to BNS. […]
Sigitas Dzekunskas on Monday was selected as director of Lithuania’s newly-established centralized defence system procurement agency, the Defence Ministry said. […]
An influenza epidemic has already been declared in 30 out of Lithuania’s 60 municipalities, the Centre for Communicable Diseases and AIDS (ULAC) said on Monday. […]
Polish President Andrzej Duda will begin his three-day visit to Lithuania this week by meeting with members of the local Polish community. […]
Vilnius’ authorities have not allowed Lithuanian nationalists to march with torches in their hands along the capital’s Old Town on Friday, when the nation will celebrate the centennial of restored statehood. […]
EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc says that Lithuania’s decision to reorganize Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) by transferring its passenger and freight transportation and infrastructure management operations to three subsidiary companies is an important decision, but time will show if the chosen model is sufficient. […]
Lithuanian National Culture and Arts Prize winner, photographer Gintautas Trimakas violated the ethical norms of the Vilnius Academy of Arts, or VDA, when he tried to enter into “non-academic relationships “with his female students, the higher school’s Ethics Committee has stated. […]
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has not announced his participation in the presidential elections, however his statement that Lithuania should renew relations with Russia leads, according to political scientists, to the conclusion that it is the […]
The Lithuanian government on Monday gave the green light for splitting Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) into three separate companies for passenger and freight transportation and infrastructure management. […]
An official Lithuanian account has been created on Spotify, one of the biggest online music platforms, providing an opportunity for listeners to enjoy the history of Lithuania’s music over the past century. […]
A panel of three judges will hear the influence peddling case of former Lithuanian president Rolandas Paksas, Lietuvos Rytas media group CEO Gedvydas Vainauskas and businessman Antanas Zabulis. […]
I am truly unwilling to divide and split Lithuanian citizens celebrating the centenary of re-established statehood into reliable and less reliable, patriots and idiots in the antique sense of the word, however you split yourselves […]
Vilnius is one of the loveliest cities to visit in Europe. It is also a mini-hub of multi-culturalism, hosting visitors and residents from near and very far away. A small group of Thai residents call this beautiful Northern European city home, a great example of some of the city’s more exotic inhabitants. […]
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