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A team of Belarus‘ arms control inspectors on Thursday will inspect a Lithuanian military unit, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said. […]

Image of Vilnius’ Gate of Dawn losing popularity in vote on new design of Polish passports

The background image the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius is losing popularity as a possible choice for the design of new Polish passports, according to the latest results of online voting. […]

Lithuanians have doubts about ruling coalition’s future – BNS/ RAIT survey

The ruling coalition of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is not popular with the general public, but people do not see any other strong alternative, according to a survey conducted by the pollster RAIT for BNS. […]

Vilnius Airport set to reopen after runway renovation

Vilnius Airport is set to resume operations after a 35-day closure for renovation of its sole runway. […]

Former Vilnius police chief Lančinskas seeks Europol director job – sources

Kęstutis Lančinskas, a former Vilnius police chief and currently the head of the European Union’s advisory mission in Ukraine (EUAM), is seeking the job of director at Europe’s police agency Europol, several sources have confirmed to BNS. […]

Most Influential in Lithuania 2017: Politicians

Grybauskaitė, Skvernelis, Karbauskis ranked as Lithuania’s most influential politicians

President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), are ranked as Lithuania’s most influential politicians, the Delfi.lt news website reported, citing the results of two separate opinion polls. […]

Vilnius council gives nod to 3 national minority schools becoming all-grade schools

The City Council of Vilnius on Wednesday gave the green light for three national minority high schools to become all-grade schools. […]

PM hails progress in relations with Poland

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that Vilnius and Warsaw are gradually moving to a new stage of better relations and hopes that Lithuanian politicians will solve the highly contentious issue of the spelling of Polish names in Lithuanian personal documents. […]

SocDems’ council to discuss leaving ruling bloc – PM

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, appointed to the post by the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), says he has no doubt that the council of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the LFGU’s junior coalition partner, will discuss a proposal to withdraw from the ruling bloc. […]

Lithuanians to observe Zapad drills in Belarus, Russia’s Leningrad region (Updated)

Lithuania has received an invitation from Moscow to observe Zapad (West), a large-scale military exercise to be held jointly by Russia and Belarus in September. […]

Defmin hopes there won’t be incidents during Putin’s trip to Kaliningrad

Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis expects that there will be no incidents as Russian Vladimir Putin will fly to Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad on Wednesday. […]

PM pledges greater govt support for Lithuanians in Poland

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis promised that the Lithuanian government would provide greater support for ethnic Lithuanians living in Poland and other neighboring countries as he visited Punsk, a town in northeastern Poland, on Tuesday. […]

Testing of Vilnius airport’s renovated runway completed

The testing of Vilnius Airport‘s renovated runway was successfully completed on Tuesday. […]

NATO jets in Baltics intercept over 20 Russian aircraft last week

NATO fighter jets conducting the Alliance’s air-policing mission from Lithuania and Estonia were last week scrambled eight times to identify and escort Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, intercepting a total of 21 Russian planes, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]

Lithuanian Air Force helicopter searches for drowning person in Latvia

A Lithuanian Air Force helicopter is helping in the search for a drowning person in Latvia, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said. […]

Russian nationalist Gorsky applies for political asylum in Lithuania

Yuri Gorsky, a Russian nationalist who fled Russia in July, has applied for political asylum in Lithuania. […]

Poland’s Lithuanians to tell PM Skvernelis about their concerns over education situation