Žydrūnas Bartkus, the new head of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT), suggests overhauling the way lobbying is regulated in Lithuania. In his words, the country needs a special procedure for businessmen with specific interests to act only through lobbyists. […]
Lithuanian lawmakers propose banning persons who have been convicted for corruption from any election for ten years. […]
The Dutch government has decided to extend the presence of the country’s troops in Lithuania until the end of 2020. […]
Technical details on the planned synchronization of the three Baltic states’ power networks with continental Europe will be known in late June when the parties involved plan to sign a political agreement, Lithuanian Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiunas says. […]
We live in a time of change, transformation and confusion. To some, it is no longer crystal clear where we belong and whom we should associate with in the international arena. We lack the certainties […]
Calling the past two years ‘eventful’ for the Lithuanian Ministry of Health and the Lithuanian healthcare sector in general would be an understatement. The current government has addressed various issues including high alcohol and sugar […]
Thursday, the new Friendly City Kaunas maps were presented at the Al Cantuccio Italian restaurant in the old town. 20.000 free copies of the Friendly City maps are now distributed around Kaunas and the Lithuanian capital city Vilnius, promoting diversity and showing local friendliness to tourists. In addition to the maps, the big news this year is the Friendly Stories photobook which includes ten different interviews representing contemporary Lithuania. It can be read on any of Friendly City venues in Vilnius or Kaunas, all listed online at friendlycity.info . […]
Much like the rest of Europe, World Cup fever has hit Vilnius. However, focus shifted away from the tournament yesterday and onto another interpretation of the world’s most popular sport – a football-inspired dance performance piece called Match. The performance was one of many that took place yesterday throughout the evening and into the early hours of this morning as part of Vilnius Culture Night, an annual summertime event that transforms the city into numerous open-air stages for music, dance, theatre, cinema and photography. […]
The published information on the safety of the Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus does not match reality, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]
There are plans to introduce restriction on entering forests in southern and southeastern Lithuania due to the risk of fire. […]
The European Court of Human Rights has awarded thousands of euros to several Lithuanian citizens for stalling land restitution in Vilnius Region. […]
Several large-scale military exercises wrapped up in Lithuania on Friday. […]
Political analyst Virginijus Savukynas is convinced that “Farmer” leader Ramūnas Karbauskis, who is committed to investigating the peripeties of the “tulip mail” scandal, could in the long term with Seimas elections nearing gain significant political […]
French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe were among the leading figures attending the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, at which they met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader traveled to Vienna this week to meet with Austria’s leadership. And media reports indicate that President Donald Trump is interested in hosting Putin in Washington in the near future. There almost seems to be a race in engaging with Putin, including in Lithuania. […]
Visiting King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will on Friday unveil in Kaunas, Lithuanian second-largest city, a symbolic light monument to Dutch diplomat Jan Zwartendijk who saved Jews during WWII. […]
A dispute has on Thursday erupted in the Lithuanian parliament over a proposal to publish information on people who admitted to have collaborated with the KGB, with the parliamentary opposition warning of the Kremlin’s interest. […]
Kaunas, Lithuania’s second-largest city, will start the reconstruction of its Darius and Girėnas Stadium in early July after the city signed a contract with contractors. Kaunas should have a new stadium in 20 months, the city’s mayor says. […]
Justas Laucius, the prosecutor representing the state in the MG Baltic political corruption case, has asked Vilnius Regional Court to extend the property rights restriction for Eligijus Masiulis, one of the defendants in the case, to use the 242,400 euros that were found at his home during a search. […]
Over a thousand people in Lithuania took part in the readings in ten cities of the names of more than 100,000 people who were deported by the Soviets or imprisoned for political reasons as Lithuania marked the Day of Mourning and Hope on Thursday. […]
An American soldier was involved in a brawl in central Kaunas, Lithuania’s second-largest city, in the early hours of Friday. […]
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