Global LT
Lithuanian expats’ affairs coordination commission to hold its 1st meeting in 2 yrs
The Commission for Coordination of Affairs of Lithuanians Living Abroad is meeting on Tuesday for the first time in two years. […]
Year: 2018
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s ambassadors, honorary consuls start annual meetings
Lithuania’s ambassadors and honorary consuls on Monday started their annual conventions. […]
Politics
Seimas approves overhaul of health facilities
The Lithuanian parliament has approved an overhaul of health facilities that gives the health minister the right to decide on the network of such facilities. […]
Global LT
Expats expect Lithuanian Constitutional Court to back lower referendum threshold
The Lithuanian World Community (LWC) expect the Constitutional Court to rule in favor of the Seimas’ decision to lower the yes-vote threshold for a dual citizenship referendum. […]
Defence
NATO jets in Baltics scrambled 6 times last week over Russian military aircraft
NATO’s fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled six times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]
Energy
Klaipeda LNG terminal to remain useful to Lithuania in future – energy specialists
With the Lithuanian government due to decide on the future of the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, businesses call on the authorities to look for ways to lower the terminal’s costs for gas consumers and energy experts say that these costs will go down and that the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) will remain useful to the country in the future as gas will play an increasingly important role. […]
CORPORATE
Arvydas Juozaitis. Time to unite the futures of Lithuania and Latvia
There rarely are better neighbours than Latvians and Lithuanians. However, the attitude of the average Lithuanian toward Latvia is as if there are no Latvians at all. Let us think and remember: at the start […]
Economy
Bring your community to our Unconference, host a meetup, workshop, talk or session at the blockchain event of the summer!
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, ICOs, and tech.
Society
Central Vilnius prison to be vacated in 3-4 years, justmin says
Prisoners from Lukiškės Prison in central Vilnius will be moved to other correctional facilities in three or four years, Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius says. […]
Culture
Lithuania mulls de Beauvoir commemoration near Sartre sculpture in Nida
The Lithuanian coastal resort of Neringa’s recent decision to unveil a sculpture in Nida to commemorate French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre’s visit to the Curonian Spit resort in 1965 has sparked controversy as critics say his feminist companion Simone de Beauvoir was left out. […]
Economy
Vilnius starts collecting tourist fee
Vilnius has started collecting a tourist fee of 1 euro per spent night as of Jul 1, with exemptions for minors and disabled people. […]
CORPORATE
A scent of walkout among the Liberals: agreement with A. Zuokas surfacing?
With the MG Baltic political corruption case falling on the Liberal Movement, passions over the organisation’s future continue burning within the party. It turns out that the party’s Elektrėnai and Kaunas branch representatives have started […]
Culture
A retrospective of Baltic documentaries and premieres of latest Lithuanian productions at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The name of Lithuania will be reiterated louder than ever at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival which opens today. After a 15-year hiatus the audiences will have an opportunity to see a retrospective of classics from the Baltic countries titled “Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary”. World premieres of two renowned Lithuanian filmmakers will take place at the festival with both films participating in the competition programmes. Lithuanians will also actively take part in industry events, a press release from the Lithuanian Film Centre states. […]
Culture
Lithuanian Song Festival starts in Vilnius
The Lithuanian Song Festival started in Vilnius on Sunday, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Lithuania’s independence. […]
Politics
Seimas adopts amendments on personal info protection
The Seimas of Lithuania on Saturday adopted amendments to the Law on the Legal Protection of Personal Data, related to the ongoing personal data reform in the European Union. […]
Society
Transparency International organizes traditional transparency school in Vilnius
Nongovernmental organization Transparency International is opening its traditional transparency school in Vilnius on Monday. […]
Politics
MP Skardžius avoids impeachment
Lithuanian MP Artūras Skardžius, a member of the Social Democratic Labor Party political group in the Seimas, has avoided impeachment after the parliament on Saturday endorsed the conclusions of a special commission, stating that there’s no basis for the impeachment procedure. […]
Politics
Seimas lowers threshold for dual citizenship referendum
The Seimas of Lithuania has lowered the threshold for the adoption of constitutional amendments on a dual citizenship referendum. […]
Energy
EU to present its assessment of Astravyets NPP’ stress tests
The European Union is set to publish its stress test assessment for Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus near the Lithuanian border. […]
Foreign affairs
EU Brexit negotiator Barnier to visit Lithuania this week
The European Union‘s top Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is set to come to Lithuania this week. […]