Economy
Lithuania fails to improve its corruption perception ranking
Lithuania failed to improve its position in the latest Corruption Perception Index released by Transparency International on Wednesday. […]
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Society
Tomkus sells 80 pct stake in Lithuanian news agency ELTA
Vitas Tomkus, the owner of the media group Respublikos Leidiniai, has sold 80 percent of shares in the Lithuanian news agency ELTA. […]
Politics
International organizations invited to observe parliamentary scrutiny of Lithuania public broadcaster
The chairman of an ad hoc commission set up by the Seimas for parliamentary scrutiny of the public broadcaster Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) has invited international media and broadcasting organizations to send their observers to the panel’s meetings. […]
Defence
Telia Lithuania says Huawei equipment is safe
After US intelligence agencies have warned that American citizens should not use products made by Huawei, Lithuania’s telecoms company Telia Lietuva says that the Chinese manufacturer’s equipment that it uses is safe. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to appoint new ambassadors to India, Armenia
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday gave the green light for recalling the country’s ambassadors from India and Armenia due to the expiry of their term of office. […]
Defence
Government moves to allow downing drones flying over military areas
The Lithuanian government approved on Wednesday legal amendments to allow shooting down uncrewed aircraft flying without permission over military areas. […]
Politics
President calls for open selection of public service staff
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė will propose legal amendments, calling for open selection of specialists hired to the public sector under employment contracts, the President’s Office said on Wednesday. […]
Society
Monument NKVD staff in southwest Lithuania should be removed – mayor
The monument to the Soviet People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD), which has been tainted with Soviet and Nazi symbols, next to Marijampolė should be removed, says Irena Lunskienė, mayor of the city in South-western Lithuania. […]
Society
Law-enforcement conducting probe into large-scale corruption in Santaros Clinic (Updated)
Lithuanian law-enforcement officials said on Wednesday they they were conducting an investigation into suspected large-scale corruption at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, one of Lithuania’s major hospitals. […]
Society
Lithuanian academician, ex-Minister of Education Zinkevičius passes away
Academician and former education minister Zigmas Zinkevičius passed away in Lithuania at the age of 93, his son Vytautas Zinkevičius confirmed to lrt.lt news portal. […]
Defence
Lithuanian institutions to discuss Huawei equipment with Telia – news portal
After US intelligence organizations recommended the country’s citizens to refrain from using Huawei telephones manufactured by Chinese manufacturer Huawei, Lithuanian institutions plan to hold talks with Telia telecommunications company on the safety of its network, Defence Vice-Minister Edvinas Kerza told 15min.lt news portal. Telia’s mobile communications network is built on Huawei’s basic equipment. […]
European Union
Dispute on Lithuanian sanctions for Russian TVs moves to EU Court of Justice (Updated)
The Lithuanian government will seek to prove at the EU Court of Justice that the media watchdog’s order for rebroadcasters to move Russian TV channels to their paid packages over violations is in line with EU legislation. […]
Society
Lithuania’s traffic accident rate up by third in 2018, casualty rate jumps 82 pct – expert
The rate of traffic accidents in Lithuania increased by a third in the first months of 2018 from the year before, while the number of casualties jumped by 82 percent, says Loreta Levulytė, expert of traffic accidents at the Forensic Centre. […]
Foreign affairs
Society
Bulgaria’s ex-education minister to be appointed as rector of Vilnius-based EHU
The Vilnius-based European Humanities University ( EHU ), whose students are mostly from Belarus, will get a new rector on March 1 – the post will be taken by Bulgaria’s former education, youth and science minister Sergey Ignatov. […]
Society
Migration Department pledges online registration for applicants for resident permits
Lithuania’s Migration Department plans to introduce early online registration for temporary residence permits instead of the current live queue. […]
Foreign affairs
Ex-formin rejects suspicions over CIA prison outside Vilnius
Antanas Valionis, a former Lithuanian foreign minister, has rejected suspicions that the US Central Intelligence operated a secret prison for terror suspects in Lithuania between 2005 and 2006. […]
Society
Temperatures in Lithuania to drop to below -20C this week
Temperatures are forecast to drop to as low as 24 degrees Celsius below zero in some places in Lithuania at the end of this week. […]
Society
Soviet, Nazi symbols painted on NKVD monument in southern Lithuania
Police have launched a pre-trial investigation to find out who painted Soviet and Nazi symbols on a monument to NKVD agents in a village close to Marijampolė, the administrative centre of south-western Lithuania. […]
Economy
Poland’s Itaka set to launch operations in Lithuania, fly passengers to Turkey, Greece
Itaka Holdings, Poland’s biggest holiday tour operator, is set to launch operations in Lithuania after last year’s failed attempt to acquire Novaturas, a major local tour operator, with plans to run flights from Vilnius to Turkey and Greece. […]