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Key bills of Seimas’ autumn sessionKey bills of Seimas’ autumn session
  • Politics

Key bills of Seimas’ autumn session

The Lithuanian parliament has opened its autumn session. Here is a look at the session's potentially most-contentious bills: [...]

8 years ago
President awarding poet, publicist, translator VenclovaPresident awarding poet, publicist, translator Venclova
  • Society

President awarding poet, publicist, translator Venclova

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė will Monday confer a state award upon prominent poet, publicist, essayist and translator Tomas Venclova. [...]

8 years ago
70 postgraduate students to get Lithuanian state support70 postgraduate students to get Lithuanian state support
  • Society

70 postgraduate students to get Lithuanian state support

Lithuania has earmarked financial assistance to 70 postgraduate students from seven countries, the Education and Science Ministry said on Monday.…

8 years ago
Vilnius reacts with irony to inclusion of Pilsudski heart grave image in Polish passportsVilnius reacts with irony to inclusion of Pilsudski heart grave image in Polish passports
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Vilnius reacts with irony to inclusion of Pilsudski heart grave image in Polish passports

The Polish interior minister has decided to include in new Polish passports an image of the grave of Jozef Pilsudski's…

8 years ago
Lithuania’s future defense spending to depend on budget, army needs – Seimas speakerLithuania’s future defense spending to depend on budget, army needs – Seimas speaker
  • Defence

Lithuania’s future defense spending to depend on budget, army needs – Seimas speaker

Lithuania's defense spending in the future will depend on available budget funds and the needs of its Armed Forces, Viktoras…

8 years ago
Diplomats look to help 3 Lithuanian citizens on hurricane-hit Caribbean islandDiplomats look to help 3 Lithuanian citizens on hurricane-hit Caribbean island
  • Foreign affairs

Diplomats look to help 3 Lithuanian citizens on hurricane-hit Caribbean island

Diplomats are looking at how to help three Lithuanian citizens in St. Martin, a Caribbean island ravaged by Hurricane Irma,…

8 years ago
Vilnius court resumes 1991 crackdown trial, to open Soviet officer Kotlyarov’s case in OctoberVilnius court resumes 1991 crackdown trial, to open Soviet officer Kotlyarov’s case in October
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Vilnius court resumes 1991 crackdown trial, to open Soviet officer Kotlyarov’s case in October

The Vilnius Regional Court on Monday resumed, after a break of more than two months, proceedings in a mass trial…

8 years ago
Immigration up in Lithuania in summer, emigration slightly downImmigration up in Lithuania in summer, emigration slightly down
  • Society

Immigration up in Lithuania in summer, emigration slightly down

The number of people coming to live to Lithuania went up this summer, while emigration numbers slightly declined, however, the…

8 years ago
Valatka appointed as ELTA’s editor-in-chiefValatka appointed as ELTA’s editor-in-chief
  • Economy
  • Politics

Valatka appointed as ELTA’s editor-in-chief

Journalist and reviewer Rimvydas Valatka has been appointed as editor-in-chief of the Lithuanian national news agency ELTA, the company said…

8 years ago
Lithuania should stop raising defense spending – Seimas’ speakerLithuania should stop raising defense spending – Seimas’ speaker
  • Defence

Lithuania should stop raising defense spending – Seimas’ speaker

After Lithuania begins next year to earmark 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to defence, financing of the…

8 years ago
Environment Minister to discuss Astravyets in MontenegroEnvironment Minister to discuss Astravyets in Montenegro
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Environment Minister to discuss Astravyets in Montenegro

Lithuania's Environment Minister Kęstutis Navickas is going to the Montenegrin resort of Budva this week to join the international community…

8 years ago
Ex-chief of price panel tells about president’s pressure over Vilniaus EnergijaEx-chief of price panel tells about president’s pressure over Vilniaus Energija
  • Energy

Ex-chief of price panel tells about president’s pressure over Vilniaus Energija

Diana Korsakaitė, former chairperson of the Lithuanian National Commission for Energy Control and Prices, told international arbitration about pressure made…

8 years ago
NATO jets scrambled 3 times last week over Russian warplanesNATO jets scrambled 3 times last week over Russian warplanes
  • Defence

NATO jets scrambled 3 times last week over Russian warplanes

NATO fighter-jets serving in the air-policing mission of the Baltic states were last week scrambled three times from Lithuania to…

8 years ago
World Conference on Constitutional Justice opening Congress in VilniusWorld Conference on Constitutional Justice opening Congress in Vilnius
  • Foreign affairs

World Conference on Constitutional Justice opening Congress in Vilnius

The 4th Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice is starting in Vilnius on Monday, attended by heads of…

8 years ago
Lithuanian firms fear EU plans of equaling wages for posted workersLithuanian firms fear EU plans of equaling wages for posted workers
  • Economy

Lithuanian firms fear EU plans of equaling wages for posted workers

Some Lithuanian businessmen are following the efforts of some Western European countries and Brussels to unify salaries for posted workers…

8 years ago
  • Society

Tajik man linked to Islamic terrorists remains at Vilnius airport

Alisher Toshev, a Tajik national who was last week detained at Vilnius Airport over national security concerns, remains in special…

8 years ago
  • Energy

Outgoing CEO says his Lietuvos Energija project is over

Dalius Misiūnas says that he has achieved all of his goals at Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy), but acknowledges that his…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Court arrests Russian citizen for 1 mo for unlawful border crossing

A Lithuanian court has issued a one-month arrest warrant for a Russian citizen who claimed to be a Russian border…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania needs real changes, not imitation of reforms – president tells Seimas

Lithuania needs real changes, not imitation of reforms, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said in her greeting message to the parliament on…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Conservatives, Farmers heading poll

The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) top the…

8 years ago