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Poland thanks Lithuania for naming Vilnius street after KaczynskiPoland thanks Lithuania for naming Vilnius street after Kaczynski
  • Foreign affairs

Poland thanks Lithuania for naming Vilnius street after Kaczynski

Poland on Friday thanked Lithuania for naming a street in its capital Vilnius after late Polish President Lech Kaczynski. [...]

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Locomotives perform Poland’s anthem in Lithuania on centenary occasion

Seven locomotives performed Poland's national anthem in Vilnius on Friday as Poland's independence centenary approaches. [...]

6 years ago
Pope Francis confirms Lithuanian Giedraitis as blessedPope Francis confirms Lithuanian Giedraitis as blessed
  • History
  • Society

Pope Francis confirms Lithuanian Giedraitis as blessed

Mykolas Giedraitis, a secular Augustinian born in Lithuania in the 15th century, has been confirmed as blessed, the Vatican News…

6 years ago
Lithuania’s emigration rate falls, but more people leave than arriveLithuania’s emigration rate falls, but more people leave than arrive
  • Society

Lithuania’s emigration rate falls, but more people leave than arrive

Lithuania's emigration rate fell by 14.2 percent in the ten months of 2018 compared with a year ago, but the…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Ruling party moves to cut MP seats to 121

Lawmakers of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) say that will table a new draft constitutional amendment to…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Health minister to table new hospital network reform amendments

Lithuanian Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga and several lawmakers said on Friday they are submitting new amendments to a healthcare network…

6 years ago
Vilnius unveils plaque to mark 100th anniversary of Lithuania’s 1st governmentVilnius unveils plaque to mark 100th anniversary of Lithuania’s 1st government
  • History
  • Society

Vilnius unveils plaque to mark 100th anniversary of Lithuania’s 1st government

A commemorative plaque was unveiled in Vilnius on Friday on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Lithuania's first government.…

6 years ago
  • Defence

Seimas panel head to propose to raise intelligence body funding by EUR 4 mln – media

Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense, will propose to increase next year's budget allocations…

6 years ago
Lithuanian town of Vandžiogala unveils monument to Jews killed in 1941Lithuanian town of Vandžiogala unveils monument to Jews killed in 1941
  • Society

Lithuanian town of Vandžiogala unveils monument to Jews killed in 1941

A monument to the Jews who were killed in Vandžiogala in 1941 was unveiled in the small town in the…

6 years ago
  • Defence

Fake news on ‘NATO plans to attack Belarus’ planted on Lithuanian news website – media

A fake news story alleging that NATO is planning to attack Belarus was planted on Kas Vyksta Kaune (What's on…

6 years ago
Street named after late Polish President Kaczynski unveiled in VilniusStreet named after late Polish President Kaczynski unveiled in Vilnius
  • Foreign affairs

Street named after late Polish President Kaczynski unveiled in Vilnius

A sign marking a Vilnius street named after late Polish President Lech Kaczynski has been unveiled on Thursday. [...]

6 years ago
Agrokoncernas pledges to stop buying fertilizers from RotenbergAgrokoncernas pledges to stop buying fertilizers from Rotenberg
  • Politics

Agrokoncernas pledges to stop buying fertilizers from Rotenberg

Agrokoncernas, a business group owned by Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, has pledged to…

6 years ago
Lithuania’s top court adjourns hearing of gay rights case hearingLithuania’s top court adjourns hearing of gay rights case hearing
  • Society

Lithuania’s top court adjourns hearing of gay rights case hearing

Lithuania's Constitutional Court of Thursday adjourned the hearing of a case on the rights of gay people married abroad. [...]

6 years ago
ForMin advises against having business with sanctioned RussiansForMin advises against having business with sanctioned Russians
  • Politics

ForMin advises against having business with sanctioned Russians

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends Lithuanian companies to refrain from business deals with Russians subject to sanctions over the…

6 years ago
Lithuanian govt has no position on recognizing same-sex marriages, PM saysLithuanian govt has no position on recognizing same-sex marriages, PM says
  • Politics

Lithuanian govt has no position on recognizing same-sex marriages, PM says

Lithuania's government has no position on recognizing same-sex marriages, and the interior minister, as a politician, has the right to…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Seimas committee chair on same-sex marriages: it’s impossible

As Lithuania's Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas mulled on Thursday a possibility that Lithuania could recognize same-sex marriages, Agnė Širinskienė, chair…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania to issue residence permits to foreigners in same-sex marriages with Lithuanians

Following the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights, Lithuania is changing its rules and will issue residence permits…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania could recognize same-sex marriages, interior minister says

Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas thinks that Lithuania could recognize same-sex marriages. [...]

6 years ago
  • Politics

Karbauskis says Russian firm selling fertilizers to his firm not under sanction

Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), says his Agrokoncernas does not violate any international…

6 years ago
  • Economy

PM sees no grounds for new economic crisis

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he sees no grounds for a new economic crisis to emerge, but adds that…

6 years ago