Defence
Belgium set to take lead of NATO’s Baltic air-policing mission
A Belgian contingent with four F-16 fighter jets will patrol Baltic airspace from Lithuania starting September, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said. […]
Year: 2018
Politics
Lithuania to rename economy, education ministries
The Lithuanian government decided on Wednesday to rename the Economy Ministry as the Ministry of Economics and Innovation and to change the name of the Education and Science Ministry to the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports. […]
Society
Government proposes to define when life prisoners could be eligible for release
In an effort to comply with the European Court of Human Rights‘ judgment, the Lithuanian government proposed on Tuesday that the parliament should define cases when people serving life sentences could become eligible for release from prison. […]
CORPORATE
Mažvydas Jastramskis. Will the people re-elect the “Farmers?”
The Seimas and cabinet’s term has reached its halfway point. Increasingly many analysts wonder what is in store for the ruling coalition in the future. Virginijus Savukynas believes that the “Farmers” are here to stay. […]
CORPORATE
Arvydas Juozaitis. Emmanuel Macron’s “Napoleonism”
The era of pompous propaganda is quickly nearing its end. Recently, French President Emmanuel Macron declared that Europe can no longer rely on the USA and he will thus seek to create a new European […]
Foreign affairs
New Polish defense attaché accredited to Lithuania
Major Piotr Sadys was accredited as Poland’s new defense attaché to Lithuania at the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday, replacing Colonel Miroslaw Wojcik who has resided in Vilnius since 2015. […]
Economy
Vilnius to invest EUR 39 mln into public transport, to buy electric, hybrid buses
Vilnius authorities plan to invest another 38.5 million euros for upgrading the public transport system and by 135 new buses. The Lithuanian capital will purchase electric and hybrid buses for the first time. […]
Global LT
Dual citizenship referendum with two week gap against Constitution – expert
A proposal to hold a dual citizenship referendum in Lithuania on two days with a gap of two weeks might run counter to the country’s Constitution and Lithuania might be held up to ridicule for holding such a vote, en expert in constitutional law says. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian formin to go to US to pay respects to McCain
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is leaving for Washington on Thursday to pay respects to Republican Senator John McCain who died last week. […]
Society
Lithuanian govt to consider early release possibilities for life prisoners
Lithuania’s government will consider a proposal to define cases when people serving life prison sentences might be released. This way the country would implement the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights. […]
Defence
Foreign affairs
Seimas speaker doubts Chinese investment might affect Lithuania’s politics
Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis doubts that Chinese investment into the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda might affect the country’s internal politics. He says he has not seen the alleged report from the State Security Department over threats posed by Chinese investment. […]
Society
Lithuania’s police to train for papal visit
Lithuania’s police forces in Vilnius and Kaunas are holding a major exercise on Wednesday to prepare for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis. […]
Economy
Lithuania has no plans to build new airport yet, transmin says
Lithuania has no plans to build a new airport as it would be too expensive, the country’s Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis says. […]
Politics
Govt mulls interest declarations for journalists, media ban for politicians
Lithuania’s government is considering introducing asset, income and interest declarations for journalists, and also barring politicians from becoming shareholders in media companies. […]
Foreign affairs
Vilnius politicians suggest making George W. Bush honorary citizen
Vilnius politicians are mulling making former American President George W. Bush an honorary citizen of the Lithuanian capital. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s Vičiūnai says it cannot control sellers of its products in Crimea
The Lithuanian food production group Vičiūnų Grupė (Vičiūnai Group), owned by Visvaldas Matijošaitis, mayor of Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas, as well as other shareholders, says it cannot control sellers of its products in Crimea Peninsula, occupied by Russia. […]
Society
Lithuanian president, Valančiūnas open adolescent day center
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Jonas Valančiūnas, playing for the Toronto Raptors, have on Tuesday opened an adolescent day center, called Išvien (Together) established by the basketball player. […]
Society
ECHR: Slovenia violated Lithuanian’s rights by providing Russian interpreter
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Slovenia violated the rights of a Lithuanian sentenced for a bank robbery when it provided a Russian-language, and not a Lithuanian-language, interpreter. […]
Politics
Parties act irresponsibly by pitting defense against social needs, Lithuanian president says
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday political parties are acting “not nice and irresponsibly” by trying to play defense needs off against social needs. […]