Politics
Bill on whistleblower protection drafted in Lithuania
A bill has been drafted in the Lithuanian parliament to protect a person reporting an irregularity in an organization. […]
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Economy
Kaunas Airport copes with increased traffic after Vilnius Airport shuts for upgrades
Kaunas Airport is coping with increased traffic as most flights are being diverted from Vilnius to the smaller airport after Lithuania on Friday closed its main airport for the first time in Europe, the airport’s operator said. […]
Society
President meets with Mission Siberia 2017 team
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met on Friday with the Mission Siberia 2017 team who are leaving next week for Russia’s Siberian city of Irkutsk. […]
Politics
Conservatives catching up in popularity with ruling Farmers
The opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats are catching up in popularity with the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), according to a survey conducted by the pollster RAIT for BNS. […]
Politics
SocDems branches asked to give opinion on coalition with Farmers
The presidium of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) has asked all 60 branches of the party to discuss future prospects for the ruling coalition with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU). […]
History
Ambassador to Russia pays tribute to Lithuanian ministers shot 75 yrs ago
Lithuania’s ambassador to Russia, Remigijus Motuzas, paid tribute to ministers of the interwar Lithuania who were shot by Soviet authorities 75 years ago during his visit to the Russian city of Yekaterinburg this week. […]
Defence
NATO asks Russia questions about Zapad exercise close to Lithuania
At a meeting with Russia’s envoy on Thursday, NATO ambassadors asked him questions about the scale and scenario of the large-scale Zapad 2017 military exercise scheduled to take place next to Lithuania this September, says Lithuania’s Ambassador to the Alliance Vytautas Leškevičius. […]
Politics
President downplays frictions in ruling bloc
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has pledged to sign legal amendments on reforms of the forestry sector, giving a critical opinion of the process of their adoption. […]
Defence
Klaipėda municipality to found School for Sea Cadets
Municipality of the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda intends to found a School for Sea Cadets. […]
Society
Gediminas Hill more permeable to water than thought, Polish geologists find
Polish geologists have found that the structure of Vilnius’ landmark Gediminas Hill is more permeable to water than thought, a factor that accelerates landslides. […]
Society
Forecasters warn of downpours in Lithuania Thursday
Forecasters warn that heavy downpours and strong winds may hit Lithuania again on Thursday. […]
Politics
Prosecutors ask Government to look into how Gediminas Hill was maintained
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office is not opening, at least for now, a public interest case over damage done to Gediminas Hill in downtown Vilnius, but is asking the government to initiative a comprehensive assessment of the circumstances. […]
Freetime
Gediminas Hill closed until Monday as downpours expected
As forecasters warn of downpours in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Culture Ministry has decided to close the capital’s Gediminas Hill for visitors until next Monday due to a risk of further landslides. […]
Economy
Vilnius airport to close for runway reconstruction Thursday night
Vilnius Airport, Lithuania’s largest international airport that was built 85 years ago, will be closed for 35 days on Thursday night for runway reconstruction work, with most airlines diverting part of their flights to Kaunas Airport, some 100 kilometers away from the capital. […]
Politics
Social Democrats’ leaders to discuss situation in Government coalition
Members of the presidium of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) plan to meet in Vilnius on Thursday to discuss the situation in the ruling coalition. […]
Politics
Gay League asks president to veto amendments to law on equal opportunities
The Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) said on Wednesday that it had asked President Dalia Grybauskaitė to veto the parliament’s decision to transpose into national law an EU directive without listing partners as family members. […]
Politics
Social Democrats to decide on staying in Government coalition in late September or early October
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) will likely decide in late September or early October whether or not to stay in the ruling coalition with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), Gintautas Paluckas, the LSDP chairman, said on Wednesday. […]
Economy
Lithuania won’t have to revise budget due to reduced VAT on heating – Finance Minister
After Lithuanian politicians have reached agreement on reintroducing a reduced VAT rate for district heating, a lower rate will likely start to be applied as soon as this fall, Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka said. […]
European Union
Economy
Renovation of wastewater system to save Vilnius from flooding – Vilnius mayor
Vilnius will be safe from flooding after renovation of the wastewater system – the work has already been started and will be finished within three years, the Lithuanian capital’s Mayor Remigijus Šimašius said after the city was again flooded following a heavy downpour on Tuesday evening. […]