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Lithuania’s government ready to take over defence agreement – PM
The government is ready to take the coordinating role and coordinate the positions of political parties on defence matters to facilitate signing of a long-term document on the country’s defence strategy, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
Energy
Baltic states ask EU to include power network synchronization in next budget
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on Thursday urged the leaders of the European Union (EU) to envisage funds in the community’s new budget for synchronization of the Baltic electricity networks with Western Europe. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s ex-president urges politicians to keep youth believing in public life
Lithuania’s former president Valdas Adamkus has emphasized the importance of continuity in public life and unity of the nation, inviting youth to take active interest in history. Speaking on the country’s centennial anniversary, he urged politicians to act in a way to make sure that the youth is not disappointed in the state and public life. […]
Foreign affairs
Disclosed Russian links to NotPetya attack allow compensation claims – deputy defence minister
After Russia has been listed responsible for the last year’s cyber attack NotPetya, Lithuania can demand that Moscow compensated the damages caused by the attack, says Defence Vice-Minister Edvinas Kerza. […]
Politics
Lithuanian MPs collect signatures for Skardžius impeachment
Lithuania’s opposition has collected signatures for impeachment of MP Artūras Skardžius of the Social Democratic Labor group who may have confused his public and private interests by taking care of the renewable resource sector. […]
Society
Feb. 16 celebrations in Soviet Lithuania: from pieces of cloth to tricolour
Vytautas Bogušis, then a ninth-grade student, 43 years ago bought pieces of cloth for a hand-made yellow-green-red Lithuanian flag that his schoolmates raised in the Rasų Cemetery in Vilnius, the capital of the Soviet-occupied Lithuania, on the eve of Feb. 16, 1975. […]
Society
Technical problems disrupt issuance of ID documents in Lithuania
The issuance of identification documents in Lithuania has been temporarily disrupted by technical problems, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Italy’s judo federation apologizes to Lithuania for playing Soviet-era anthem
Italy’s Judo Federation has apologized for a recent incident in which the national anthem of the Soviet-occupied Lithuania was played during a judo tournament, the Lithuanian foreign minister’s spokeswoman said on Thursday. […]
Society
Landsbergis in hospital, to miss Lithuania’s centennial celebrations
Lithuania’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis is in hospital being treated for flue complications and will miss Friday’s centenary celebrations, his son Vytautas V. Landsbergis confirmed on Thursday. […]
Economy
PM expects tax reform laws to be passed by July
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis expects laws on the continuing tax reform to be passed by the parliament by July and to take effect in early 2019. […]
Foreign affairs
Polish president, EU’s top officials coming to Vilnius for centennial celebrations
Polish President Andrzej Duda and top European Union officials are coming to Vilnius on Thursday as festive events marking the centenary of Lithuania’s restored statehood are kicking off across the country. […]
Society
Vilnius high school students have live chat with astronaut in orbit
Students at two Vilnius schools on Wednesday had a live chat with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. […]
Politics
Zabulionis wrongfully fired as Lithuanian Road Administration’s deputy director – court
A court has ruled that Daivis Zabulionis was wrongfully dismissed as deputy director of the Lithuanian Road Administration and will have to be reinstated in his post. […]
Defence
Lithuanian military brigade to be affiliated to German division
The Iron Wolf mechanized infantry brigade of the Lithuanian Armed Forces is planned to be affiliated to a German division, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Polish president meets with local Polish leader on eve of visit to Lithuania
Polish President Andrzej Duda met with Waldemar Tomaszewski, the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA), in Warsaw on Wednesday, the party said. […]
Foreign affairs
EBU rep doubts efficiency of Lithuania’s sanctions on Russian TV channels
A representative of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) says that creating alternatives would be more efficient in countering Russian propaganda than imposing restrictions on Russian TV channels. […]
Society
RTR Planeta suspended in Lithuania for a year over incitement to war and hatred
The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) decided on Wednesday to order the Russian-language TV channel RTR Planeta off the air in the country for a year. […]
European Union
European Broadcasting Union concerned over Seimas scrutiny of Lithuania public broadcaster
Officials from the European Broadcasting Union say that the ongoing parliamentary scrutiny of the activities of the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) may undermine the independence of the public broadcaster. […]