The Social Democrats will not sign a cooperation agreement with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), the senior partner in the ruling coalition, before their presidium takes a decision on this, Gediminas Kirkilas, deputy chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), said on Friday. […]
The goal of Zapad 2017, a large-scale military exercise that Russia and Belarus will hold later this month, is “to frighten us”, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who will be visiting the United States during the drills, said on Friday. […]
Dalius Misiūnas is stepping down from the top position at the state-run energy holding Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy) after more than six years in office, the Finance Ministry said. […]
Seven Lithuanian climbers who conquered nameless peaks in the Tian Shan mountain range in Kyrgyzstan in August have named the peaks after Jonas Basanavičius and Algimantas Vidugiris, hoping to get official recognition of the new names as geographical names. […]
The next year’s budget is very important, as it will cover Lithuania’s key priorities, namely, reduction of social social exclusion and ensuring security, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas has suggested that the Financial Crimes Investigation Service (FNTT) should be headed by Antonis Mikulskis, deputy chief of the Vilnius County Central Police Commissariat. […]
The Vilnius branch of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party wants the political force to leave the ruling bloc with the Farmers and Greens Union. The Vilnius branch is the Social Democrats’ biggest unit. […]
After years of discussions and international criticism, Lithuania’s politicians, state institutions and public organizations have agreed to change the name of the Museum of Genocide Victims located in the former KGB building in Vilnius. […]
The United States Department of State has published 32 volumes of digitalized documents about US ties with foreign countries, which includes documents that are important for Lithuania, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the government is looking for sources to fund the planned reintroduction of a reduced 9 percent VAT rate on district heating and hot water services this year, but sticks to his position that the rate should be raised to 15 percent starting next year. […]
The Vilnius Regional Court on Thursday started hearing a criminal case in which two former members of the Seimas — Kęstas Komskis and Valdas Vasiliauskas — are tried for picketing outside the home of prosecutor Irmantas Mikelionis. […]
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis, together with his counterparts from other EU countries, on Thursday will take part in a strategic tabletop exercise in Tallinn aimed at countering cyber attacks. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s (LSDP) decision on whether or not to stay in the ruling coalition with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) will have no major impact on the parliament’s work. […]
Lithuania’s security situation and preparedness ahead of next week’s Zapad 2017 military exercise in Russia and Belarus is much better than in 2013, the heads of the parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defense said on Wednesday after being updated on the security situation in the region. […]
Old-age pensions in Lithuania are set to rise by 13.5 euros on average next month after the government decided on Wednesday to increase the basic pension by 10 euros to 130 euros. […]
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