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Defence
Software linked with Russia has spying gaps – deputy defmin
Lithuania’s cyber security specialists are currently searching for a replacement of the unsafe software used by state institutions. Linked with Russia, the software leaves gaps that allow system hacking, Defense Vice-Minister Edvinas Kerza said. […]
Energy
Baltic PMs agree on another 2 weeks for LNG market deal
The prime ministers of the three Baltic states agreed on Friday on additional two weeks for the final agreement on the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, adviser to Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said. […]
Culture
Society
Court lists Russian citizen as suspect in huge drugs smuggling case
A Klaipėda court on Friday listed a Russian citizen as suspect in an investigation of smuggling nearly 49 million euros worth of drugs. […]
Defence
Dutch PM: regional security situation poor, NATO should continue taking responsibility
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said in Lithuania he did not see signs of improvement of the regional security situation. […]
Society
Court rules to extradite Google, Facebook fraud suspect to US (Updated)
The Lithuanian Court of Appeals on Friday ruled to extradite Evaldas Rimašauskas, a Lithuanian national accused of swindling US tech giants Facebook and Google off 100 million US dollars via an email fraud scheme, to the United States. […]
Defence
NATO battalions integral part of regional defense – Lithuanian president
International NATO battalions in the Baltic Sea region are an integral part of regional defense, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Rukla, central Lithuania, on Friday. […]
Foreign affairs
PM going to Punsk for Assumption Day
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is going to the Polish city of Punsk next week to celebrate the Assumption Day with the local Lithuanian community. […]
Society
Buyer appointed as CEO of ELTA news agency
Gitana Markovičienė, former commercial director at Respublikos Leidiniai (Respublika Publications) media group and formerly one of the leaders of the Labor Party who intends to buy the controlling stake in the Lithuanian news agency ELTA, has been appointed as the agency’s CEO. […]
Energy
Seimas speaker expects Latvian support to Baltic gas deal
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis met with his Latvian counterpart on the eve of Baltic prime ministers, expressing hope that the neighboring state would support the agreement on liquefied natural gas, which would pave way for applying for European Union (EU) support for gas infrastructure projects of all three states. […]
Economy
Vilnius mayor to continue national stadium tender with 1 participant
Vilnius City Mayor Remigijus Šimašius intends to proceed with the 90-million-euro national stadium concession tender, even if there is only one participant left, Axis Industries operated by Icor concern. […]
Defence
Court upholds termination of border service’s deal with Helisota
The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service‘s move to terminate a contract with Helisota helicopter and aircraft repairs company, which is indirectly owned by businessman Gediminas Žiemelis, was legitimate, as the contract threatened Lithuania’s national security, the Court of Appeals ruled. […]
Society
Immigration in Lithuania up in June-July y/y (Updated)
An immigration boom was recorded in Lithuania this summer, figures published by Statistics Lithuania showed on Thursday. Experts say this is due to the government’s decision to facilitate hiring some professionals from abroad and visa-free travels with Ukraine. […]
Society
Lithuanian customs crack international human trafficking ring
Lithuanian border guards and their foreign colleagues have cracked an international human trafficking ring – the investigation found that the plotters aimed to bring Ukrainians currently in Lithuania to the United Kingdom for forced labor. […]
Energy
PM hopes to reach full stop in Baltic gas talks
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis hopes to reach full stop in the Friday’s negotiations among the Baltic prime ministers in an effort to ensure European support to the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. In his words, if the discussions end in failure, Lithuania will seek to end the discussions and move on. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas speaker meeting with Latvian colleague in Jūrmala
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is meeting with his Latvian counterpart, Inara Murniece, in the Latvian seaside resort of Jūrmala on Thursday to discuss the positions on the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) under construction in Belarus. […]
Economy
Society
Polish monks kicking tenants out of Franciscan monastery in Vilnius – portal
Tenants are being kicked out of the Vilnius Franciscan monastery by the Polish monks who took over the monastery earlier this year – one of the Lithuanian capital’s biggest bars 7 Fridays was closed on Wednesday morning, 15min.lt news portal said. […]