Defence
Year: 2018
Foreign affairs
Lithuania grants asylum to Russian journalist Titov
Lithuania has granted asylum to Russian journalist Yevgeni Titov, the Migration Department said on Wednesday. […]
CORPORATE
EU funding paradox: Lithuania is not rich, but cheap and will thus get less
So far, Lithuania has been one of the European Union member states, which received more than it paid into the common budget. This situation should continue in the next financial cycle, however after it, Lithuania’s […]
Economy
Learn about cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and tokenomics for free at this summer’s blockchain unconference
This July 15th to 22nd, hundreds of entrepreneurs, business leaders, and crypto pioneers will arrive at the Vilnius Grand Resort, Lithuania for seven days of workshops, case studies, and panel discussions on the future of blockchain. […]
CORPORATE
V. Keršanskas. Fighting hostile propaganda: three wasted years?
Propaganda and disinformation backed by hostile states remains a relevant challenge even while the topic itself is no longer discussed as widely as it was two or three years ago. During the Maidan revolution, Russia […]
Politics
President robs time with her dual citizenship referendum veto, LVŽS leader says
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is robbing time with her veto of amendments to the Referendum Law, lowering the threshold for such a dual citizenship referendum, Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), says. […]
Global LT
Hopes fading for dual citizenship referendum in Lithuania – LWC leader
Hopes are fading for a positive dual citizenship referendum in Lithuania after President Dalia Grybauskaitė vetoed amendments to the Referendum Law, lowering the threshold for such a referendum, the head of the Lithuanian World Community says. […]
Global LT
President vetoes dual citizenship referendum amendments
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed amendments to the Referendum Law, lowering the threshold for a dual citizenship referendum, as potentially running counter to the country’s Constitution. […]
Economy
The start-up shaking up the Lithuanian job market receives 1 million EUR in investments
With over 50 thousand users in Lithuania, the Estonian start-up company for anonymous recruiting MeetFrank is not holding back as three venture capital funds recently granted financing for its expansion into Western Europe, while users have already been able to appreciate the app‘s updated interface design, making interactions even easier, a press release from the startup states. […]
Defence
Defence
Lithuania “partly” supports Trump’s demands for NATO allies
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she “partly” supports US President Donald Trump‘s demands for allies in Europe to increase defense spending. […]
Defence
Society
Medications with impurities capable of causing cancer recalled in Lithuania
Blood pressure reducing medications containing valsartam, an active ingredient produced by China’s Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals, are being recalled in Lithuania as they may contain impurities capable of causing cancer. […]
Politics
Tripartite Council fails to reach agreement on raising minimum wage
Lithuania’s Tripartite Council on Tuesday failed to reach agreement on raising the minimum wage. Employers are inclined to back the government’s proposal to raise the minimum pay to 420 euros. Meanwhile, trade unions want it increased to 450 euros. […]
Society
STT detains examiners assessing foreigners’ knowledge of Lithuania in corruption case
Officers from Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT) on Tuesday detained in Vilnius District three members of a special commission assessing foreigners’ knowledge of the Lithuanian language and Constitution and six private persons in a suspected corruption case. […]
Society
ECHR awards ex-gang member EUR 12,000 for inadequate detention conditions in Lithuania
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Lithuania to pay over 12,000 euros in compensation to a convicted gang member for inadequate detention condition in Lukiškės Remand Prison. […]
CORPORATE
Vygaudas Ušackas. Sticky electoral campaign. An answer to Raimundas Lopata
Raimundas Lopata‘s public refusal to participate in the 20th anniversary discussion of the Nida Initiative appearing in Delfi on Thursday both surprised and disappointed. It is worth reminding that Raimundas was one of the closest […]
Politics
Healthmin: it’s a pity president didn’t comment on hospital overhaul earlier
Lithuanian Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga says it is regrettable that President Dalia Grybauskaitė did not make her comments on the planned overhaul of health care facilities before vetoing the legislative package. […]
Politics
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania refuses to join ruling majority
The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance (LLRA-KŠS) refuses to join the ruling coalition of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDDP) as it was not offered any ministerial portfolios, the Lrt.lt news website reported on Tuesday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president vetoes overhaul of health facilities (Updated)
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed amendments that would have paved the way for overhauling the network of health care facilities. […]