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Lithuania to hold dual citizenship referendum alongside presidential vote, Seimas decides
The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday decided that a referendum on dual citizenship will be held in May alongside a president election. […]
Politics
Seimas backs changes to party funding rules, LSDDP to get state subsidy
The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday adopted amendments to the law on party funding, thus paving the way for the Social Democratic Labor Party of Lithuania (LSDDP), which was established after the last general election, to get a state subsidy. […]
Culture
MO Modern Art Museum opening in Vilnius
MO Museum, a privately-owned new modern art museum built in place of a demolished Soviet-era movie theater in Vilnius, is opening to the public on Thursday. […]
Culture
First Baltic Film Festival kicking off in New York
The first-ever New York Baltic Film Festival is kicking off in the United States’ biggest city on Thursday, the Lithuanian Film Center said. […]
Politics
Lithuanian Liberals’ board annuls Vilnius branch’s decision to run on committee ticket
The board of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement has annulled the Vilnius branch’s decision to run in next March’s municipal elections on the ticket of a newly-established public election committee. […]
Economy
Belarus’ road repairs may cause traffic restrictions at Lithuania’s Medininkai checkpoint
The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (VSAT) has warned of possible temporary traffic restrictions at the Medininkai checkpoint on Thursday and Friday due to road repairs in Belarus on the other side of the border. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president says UK should decide what it wants in Brexit talks
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says the United Kingdom should decide what it wants to achieve in stalling Brexit negotiations. […]
Society
Cadet school to open in Klaipėda next year
A cadet school will open in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda next September. […]
Politics
Ruling party’s leader calls on ethics body’s members to resign
Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), on Wednesday threaten to initiate impeachment proceedings against MP Povilas Urbšys and called on members of the Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) to resign. […]
Politics
Opposition MPs demand further explanation from PM on deleted meeting recording
Three opposition political groups in the Lithuanian parliament have invited Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Government Chancellor Algirdas Stončaitis to their joint meeting on Thursday to clarify the circumstances under which the audio recording of a Cabinet meeting on giving the media free access to registry data was deleted. […]
Politics
EBU warns Lithuania against linking LRT supervisors’ mandates to appointing bodies’ terms
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has warned that linking the mandates of public broadcasters’ supervisory bodies to the terms of office of the appointing authorities may increase political interference. […]
European Union
Lithuanians have better opinion about EU than other countries – EP survey
Lithuanians have a favorable opinion about the European Union and the country’s EU membership. But the majority of them are convinced that the situation in Lithuania is getting worse, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania plans to open embassies in UAE, Australia, Indonesia
Lithuania plans to open embassies in the United Arab Emirates, Australia and Indonesia over the next three years, according to the explanatory note of the next year’s state budget bill. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president, EU leaders to discuss stalling Brexit in Brussels
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is on Wednesday leaving for Brussels to meet with other EU leaders and discuss the United Kingdom’s stalling exit from the European Union. […]
Cyber security
Money laundering story casts shadow on whole Baltic banking sector – Lithuanian c.banker
The recent money laundering story involving banks operating in the Baltic states has a negative impact on the reputation of the whole region’s banking sector, says Vitas Vasiliauskas, board chairman of the Bank of Lithuania. […]
Politics
Seimas starts deliberating amendments on giving media free data access
Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday started deliberating amendments on giving journalists free of charge access to data from the Center of Registers. […]
Culture
MO Museum provides opportunity to feel proud, promote Lithuanian artists, president says
The MO Museum of modern art, to be opened in Vilnius on Thursday, will provide an opportunity for Lithuanians to be proud and also promote the country’s artists, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
Economy
State reserve to stand at EUR 1.5b late next year, Lithuanian fimin says
Lithuanian economy will slow slightly next year but the country will have an accumulated reserve of 1.5 billion euros late next year to be used in times of financial difficulties, Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka says. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas speaker invites Palestinians to open Baltic representation in Lithuania
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, invited Palestinians to set up a representative office for the Baltic countries in Vilnius and called for closer security cooperation between Lithuania and Israel. […]