An opposition figure has been elected to the Belarusian parliament for the first time in a decade, however, the fact does not mean major changes in the country ruled by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, says Lithuanian political scientist Vytis Jurkonis. […]
The defense tactic used by Eligijus Masiulis, the Lithuanian Liberal Movement‘s former leader who is suspected of bribery, is unlikely to convince Liberal voters and help the party regain their trust, a political analyst said. […]
Leaders of Lithuania’s opposition conservative and Liberal parties, Gabrielius Landsbergis and Remigijus Šimašius, on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius of the ruling Social Democrats to check whether he still had the parliament’s confidence. […]
Lithuanian Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis says that it is possible that Russia’s arbitration court will not hear a lawsuit filed by Vladimir Antonov, Snoras’ former majority shareholder, against Lithuania and that the government has yet to decide whether to participate in the process. […]
The political career of Eligijus Masiulis, the Lithuanian Liberal Movement’s former leader suspected of bribery, is over, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius, the party’s current leader, said on Wednesday. […]
A top-ranking US diplomat in charge of sanctions says he understands the Lithuanian decision to refuse access to Russian “ropagandists,” although the bans are not practiced by Washington. […]
Lithuania would benefit from appointing a politically neutral person for issues of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Belarus, political scientist Ramunas Vilpišauskas has told the national television LRT. […]
A political corruption scandal cantered around MG Baltic Vice-president Raimondas Kurlianskis, who is suspected of bribery and influence peddling, has dealt a blow to the group’s reputation, but it has had no direct impact on its business, Darius Mockus, MG Baltic’s sole owner and president, said in an interview with BNS. […]
The people of Turkey showed that democracy cannot be suppressed by military force, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said following the failed attempted military coup in Turkey. […]
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis says a probe should be completed before condemning the border guard who shot an 18-year-old man in a chase of suspected smugglers. […]
Lithuanian and European Commission officials say that speed limits in Poland are a key problem of the European-standard gauge railway Rail Baltica. […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, currently on a visit in Ukraine, has urged the Ukrainian government to proceed with the reforms in battling corruption in the country. […]
Former Swedish premier Carl Bildt says that the Baltic states must share the refugee burden with Southern Europe, if they want to expect solidarity in the future. In an interview to BNS Lithuania, Sweden’s prime minister from 1991 to 1994 and foreign minister from 2006 to 2014 said he did not see Russian threat to the Baltic states “at the moment” but urged the West to continue pressure on Russia and prepare for an “uncertain” future. […]
Dainius Numgaudis has been appointed Lithuanian consul general in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg and will assume office on Friday. He previously served as chancellor of the Ministry of Education and Science. […]
A young man was shot on Thursday morning during Lithuanian border guard’s chase of two vehicles with suspected smugglers near the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. The injured man later died in hospital, the country’s State Border Guard Service said. […]
Latvia would purchase gas from the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal if prices were competitive, the neighbouring country’s economy minister said on 27 August. […]
Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has expressed hope that only volunteer troops will serve in the mandatory military service in the future. […]
The Lithuanian Transport Ministry will seek an operator for an electronic document and message delivery system that will be launched next year, allowing public institutions to stop sending letters by conventional post. […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he’s astonished by the statement made by the president who said the country would probably be refused the requested European Union (EU) support to the dairy sector. […]
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