Politics
Seimas opposition moves for no-confidence in election chief
Members of the opposition in the Lithuanian parliament are initiating a no-confidence vote against Laura Matjošaitytė, chairwoman of the Central Electoral Commission. […]
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Politics
Lithuanian prosecutors to probe alleged TV libel against MP Majauskas
Lithuanian prosecutors on Monday launched a pre-trial investigation regarding an alleged libel against MP Mykolas Majauskas, who was publicly accused in a TV program of sexual misconduct. […]
Economy
Foreign investors put forward 100 proposals to Lithuanian government
The Investors’ Forum, an association of foreign investors in Lithuania, has put forward 100 proposals to the government on how to improve the business environment in the country. […]
Foreign affairs
PM doesn’t expect easier relations with Russia after Putin’s re-election
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis does not expect easier relations with Russia after Vladimir Putin was on Sunday re-elected for another six-year term as president. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s election watchdog to cancel MP Bastys’ mandate Wednesday
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission on Monday voted unanimously to revoke the mandate of Mindaugas Bastys as a member of the Seimas, with the decision to take effect on Wednesday. […]
Economy
Lithuanian intelligence blocks Lewben co’s plans to buy buyer of office complex in Vilnius
Lithuanian intelligence has blocked plans by Lewben Investment Management to acquire a company planning to invest in Verslo Trikampis (Business Triangle), an office complex close to the parliament building in Vilnius. […]
Foreign affairs
Poles may join Lithuanians in Mission Siberia next year
Young people from Poland may join Lithuanians in next year’s expedition to Siberia to clean up deportees’ graves, the head of the Mission Siberia project said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania does not see Russian presidential election free, democratic – formin
Russian presidential elections were not free or democratic, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, adding that the country’s future relations with Lithuania would depend on the course chosen by the Kremlin. […]
Politics
Grybauskaitė, Matijošaitis, Skvernelis remain most popular figures – poll
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis remain the country’s top three most popular politicians, shows a Vilmorus poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
Culture
Light installation for rescuer of Jews planned in central Kaunas, Lithuania
A light installation is planned in Lithuania’s second city Kaunas to honor Jan Zwartendijk, honorary consul of the Netherlands who rescued Jews in the interwar period. […]
Politics
Lithuania LFGU popularity up, conservatives’ stable – Vilmorus/Lietuvos Rytas poll
Lithuania’s opposition conservatives and the ruling Farmers and Greens Union remain at the top of party ratings, followed by opposition Social Democrats in third, shows a survey conducted by Vilmorus pollster published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
Foreign affairs
85 percent of Russian citizens in Lithuania voted for Putin – embassy
Less than half of eligible Russian voters in Lithuania cast ballots in the Sunday’s Russian presidential elections, with the bulk of them supporting incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin. […]
Defence
Analytical center CEPA rep: Trump should be measured by work, not words
United States‘ President Donald Trump should be measured by what he does rather than by what he says, says Ray Wojcik, the head of the Warsaw bureau of the US analytical center CEPA. […]
Foreign affairs
Economy
Lithuania seeks to attract manufacturers of self-driving cars
After preparing a legal base and a rather advanced infrastructure, Lithuania is inviting world manufacturers of self-driving vehicles to try the new-generation cars in the country. Although there has been no interest so far, Lithuania is keeping up hope of seeing driverless vehicles on the country’s roads in the coming year. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s election watchdog to consider Bastys’ plea to cancel mandate
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission will Monday consider the plea filed by MP Mindaugas Bastys to revoke his mandate. […]
Foreign affairs
Russian voters in Lithuania voted in presidential election
Hundreds of Russians living in Lithuania on Sunday voted in the Russian presidential elections, which were triumphant to the country’s incumbent President Vladimir Putin. […]
Energy
Baltic, Polish, EC leaders to discuss electricity grid synchronization
The leaders of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and the European Commission (EC) are meeting in Brussels this week to discuss the Baltic plans of disconnecting from the post-Soviet system and synchronizing their networks with Western Europe. […]
Society
Start of bird migration boosts flu threat – specialists
The start of the annual bird migration is increasing the risk of avian flu, Lithuanian specialists have warned, advising farmers against keeping their poultry outdoors. […]
Sports
Number of transit trains via Lithuania to triple during soccer championship in Russia
Lithuanian and Russian officials have agreed to triple the number of passenger trains to the Russian Kaliningrad region when the Russian exclave hosts matches of the FIFA World Cup. […]