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Society

Cold snap expected to loosen its grip on Lithuania

Temperatures dipped to minus 20 degrees Celsius in some places in Lithuania last night, but the cold snap is expected to loosen its grip in the coming days and days with above zero temperatures are forecast to arrive next week. […]

Raimondas Bakšys
Politics

Justice vice-minister calls prison audit allegations ‘a slap in the face’

Lithuanian Deputy Justice Minister Raimondas Bakšys on Wednesday dismissed allegations that he tried to stall audits of the prison system and said that he would discuss the situation with Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis when he returns to work after a holiday. […]

Viktoras Pranckietis
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian parliament speaker arrives in Warsaw

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, arrived in Warsaw on Wednesday to deliver a speech at the Polish parliament and to meet with its leaders. […]

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Defence

Strategic transport firms to drill response to hybrid threats

Lithuania’s state-run railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai together with other strategic transport companies, the Armed Forces and Aras anti-terrorist unit will Wednesday hold a practice of response to hybrid threats. […]