Culture
Lithuania wants to move culture attache to US from Washington to New York
Lithuania’s Culture Ministry wants the country’s culture attache to reside in New York instead from the current location of Washington D.C. […]
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Society
Lithuania takes in 4 Afghans who worked with Lithuanian troops
Four local men who worked with Lithuanian troops in Afghanistan have come to live in Lithuania, with one of them still waiting for asylum, the Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces told BNS. […]
Defence
Court sentences Russian to 10 years in prison for spying
The Vilnius Regional Court on Friday sentenced Nikolai Filipchenko, a Russian citizen, to ten years in prison for spying. […]
Uncategorized
Sweden’s Wallstrom assures Lithuania’s Linkevičius on Belarus
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says he was assured by his Swedish colleague that the Swedish MP’s initiative to block criticism for Belarus at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) did not reflect the entire country’s position. […]
European Union
Lithuania reaches final agreement with Italy on refugee interviews
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas and his Italian counterpart, Marco Minniti, have signed an agreement on cooperation in resettlement of refugees. The deal will enable Lithuania to interview refugees as part of security procedures in Italy. […]
Defence
Conscript injured in Lithuania after detonating unknown device
A conscript was injured at the Vaidotas Mechanized Infantry Battalion on Friday morning after detonating an explosive device of unknown origin, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said. […]
Defence
Minister of Defence setting up rapid response teams for cyber operations
Rapid response teams for cyber operations are being set up from civilians in Lithuania’s defense system. […]
Politics
EU directive stalls at Seimas after refused partnership
Partners were deleted from the definition of family members at the Lithuanian parliament following this week’s discussions to shift the European Union’s (EU) directive to ban discrimination on grounds of citizenship. […]
Politics
Lithuanian court to pronounce verdict for Russian FSB spying suspect
A Vilnius court will Friday pronounce a verdict for Russian citizen Nikolai Filipchenko charged with spying. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė tells Trump about regional security, Astravyets N-plant
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė told US President Donald Trump at the summit of Central and Eastern European leaders in Warsaw on Thursday about the importance of regional security and the threats of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). […]
Society
President Grybauskaitė stresses unity, support on Statehood Day
In her solemn message on the Day of Statehood – Coronation of King Mindaugas, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday urged the nation to feel the external support Lithuania enjoy and remember unity at all times. […]
Society
Happy Statehood – King Mindaugas Coronation Day to our readers!
Lithuania is celebrating its Day of Statehood, which marks coronation of its only King Mindaugas. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė to meet with US president in Warsaw
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump in Warsaw on Thursday in the framework of the Three Seas Initiative summit. […]
Economy
PM sees Social Democrats’ initiative on VAT on heating as ‘slap in the face’
A draft amendment tabled by the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union’s junior ruling coalition partner, to reintroduce a reduced VAT rate on district heating and hot water services is “a slap in the face”, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday. […]
Uncategorized
Minister to look at why Russian journalist fails to get asylum in Lithuania
Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas says that he will personally inquire about why Yevgeni Titov, a Russian journalist, has failed to obtain asylum in Lithuania. […]
Economy
Government asks for ratification of Rail Baltica deal
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday initiated the process of ratification of an agreement on the development of the European standard-gauge railway Rail Baltica that the three Baltic prime ministers signed in January. […]
Society
NATO officers, Nobel laureate receive state decorations on State Day’s eve
President Dalia Grybauskaitė conferred state orders and medals on over 40 Lithuanian and foreign nationals on Wednesday, the eve of the State Day, or King Mindaugas Coronation day. […]
Energy
Lithuanians’ OSCE resolution on Belarus’ N-plant blocked in ‘painful blow from Sweden’
At Sweden‘s imitative, Lithuanian parliamentarians’ resolution criticizing the construction of Belarus’ Astravyets nuclear power plant was blocked at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly on Wednesday. […]
Society
Government allocates EUR 3 mln for urgent works on Vilnius’ Gediminas Hill
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday allocated almost 3 million euros for urgent works to deal with landslides on Gediminas Hill in downtown Vilnius, Tomas Beržinskas, a spokesman for the prime minister, confirmed to BNS. […]
Foreign affairs
Government gives go-ahead to appointment of 4 new ambassadors
Lithuania’s government on Wednesday gave a green light to the designation of new ambassadors to Norway, Canada, Estonia and the United Kingdom. […]