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Lithuania’s political corruption trial adjourned after new defense lawyer is brought in
The Vilnius Regional Court decided on Friday to adjourn the proceedings in a major political corruption case involving MG Baltic, one of Lithuania’s largest business groups, to give time to a new defense lawyer of Šarūnas Gustainis, a defendant, to read the case-file. […]
Politics
Vilnius Mayor Šimašius to run for re-election as public committee’s candidate
Members of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement‘s Vilnius branch have decided to nominated Remigijus Šimašius, the capital’s current mayor, as their candidate in next year’s mayoral election, giving him the mandate to form a public election committee. […]
Society
Vilnius court closes 1991 crackdown case, to issue ruling in February
A Vilnius court on Friday completed hearings in a mass trial related to the 1991 Soviet crackdown on protesters in the Lithuanian capital, with the ruling to be issued next February. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian PM to meet with Japanese counterpart
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, in Tokyo on Friday to discuss economic and political relations. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian PM honors memory of Jew rescuer Sugihara, Hiroshima victims
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, currently visiting Japan, on Thursday honored the memory of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara who rescued Jews from the Holocaust, and also paid respect to victims of the Hiroshima atomic bombing. […]
Society
Fiat Tipo Pope Francis used in Lithuania given to nuns
The Fiat Tipo Pope Francis used during his recent visit to Lithuania has been given to the Congregation of Missionaries of God’s Love Sisters. […]
Politics
Attempt on LRT’s independence poses threat to freedom of speech, president says
An attempt on Lithuania’s national broadcaster LRT’s independence poses threat to the freedom of speech, President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
Foreign affairs
PACE calls on Belarus not to issue Astravyets NPP license
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has called on the Belarus nuclear regulatory authority not to issue a license to the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction near Lithuania until the stress test recommendations are not implemented and the facility’s seismic resistance is not bolstered. […]
Foreign affairs
Ušackas plans to seek establishment of US army base in Lithuania
Ambassador Vygaudas Ušackas, a presidential candidate, plans to seek the establishment of an American military base in Lithuania, aimed at deterring Russia. […]
Politics
Concerned about its independence, Lithuanian public broadcaster turns to EBU
The director general of the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) has turned to the head of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), saying that the Lithuanian public broadcaster’s independence is under threat. […]
Society
Vilnius concludes talks with national stadium builders
The local authority of Vilnius says it has concluded talks with a consortium led by Axis industries on the construction of a national stadium in the Lithuanian capital. […]
Politics
Lithuania bars third-country consultants from elections
The Lithuanian parliament passed on Thursday a bill banning third-country consultants from advising Lithuanian political parties and candidates during elections. […]
Politics
Lithuania legalizes medicines containing cannabis
The Lithuanian parliament voted on Thursday to legalize medicines containing cannabis. […]
Defence
Foreign affairs
PM Skvernelis, in Japan, to honor WWII diplomat who rescued Jews in Lithuania
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, on a visit to Japan, will on Thursday travel to the city of Nagoya to pay tribute to Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust during the Second World War. […]
Economy
Estonia’s SK ID Solutions plans to set up unit in Vilnius
Estonia’s authentication and electronic signature solutions company SK ID Solutions is setting up a unit in Vilnius amid signals that regulatory changes might be in the pipeline in Lithuania, the business daily Verslo Žinios reported on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Ex-KGB officer tells court they were in Vilnius in 1991 on Gorbachev’s orders
Mikhail Golovatov, a former KGB officer who is being tried in absentia for his role in the January 1991 bloody crackdown on protesters in Vilnius, says the Soviet army units came to Lithuania under a direct order from the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. […]
Foreign affairs