Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister welcomes US “shame list” of Russians
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday welcomed the US decision to publish a “shame list” of Russian politicians and businessmen. […]
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Society
Lithuania’s consumer rights guards to take note of ruling in Jesus jeans case
The Lithuanian State Consumer Rights Protection Authority says it will take into consideration the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, which suggests that Lithuania unjustifiably restricted a clothing advertising campaign that used models and captions referring to “Jesus” and “Mary”. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania won’t recognize annexation of Abkhazia, South Ossetia – PM in Georgia
Vilnius will never recognize the annexation of the Georgian territories by Russia, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said during a visit to the administrative border with South Ossetia on Tuesday. […]
Politics
Seimas speaker expects parties to sign deal on defence funding
Amid disagreements of Lithuania’s opposition on further commitment among parties to raise defence funding, Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis expressed hope for the deal to be signed. […]
Economy
Vilnius Airport set to launch passenger terminal renovation next month
Vilnius Airport is next month launching a four-year, 60-million-euro major renovation of its passenger terminal to improve passenger service and increase the terminal’s capacity. […]
Global LT
Lithuania’s population shrinks by nearly 38,000 in 2017
Some 2.81 million people permanently resided in Lithuania in early 2018, which is a decline by 37,800 persons or 1.3 percent from the beginning of last year, Statistics Lithuania said on Tuesday, citing emigration as the main reason behind the decline of the population. […]
Society
Strasbourg court: Lithuania unjustifiably restricted ‘Jesus’ and ‘Mary’ ad campaign
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Lithuania unjustifiably restricted a clothing advertising campaign that used models and captions referring to “Jesus” and “Mary”. […]
Society
Flu epidemic declared in Kaunas, several other Lithuanian municipalities
The city of Kaunas and the municipalities of Jonava, Prienai and Ukmergė have declared a flu epidemic. […]
Politics
Kaunas Mayor Matijošaitis hits pedestrian in car accident
Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis hit and injured a pedestrian while driving his car on Tuesday morning. […]
Politics
PM to visit Georgia-South Ossetia boundary line
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on Tuesday is to travel to the administrative boundary line between Georgia and South Ossetia. […]
Economy
Society
Robot to marry same-sex couples outside Government building on Valentine’s Day
Couples, including gays and lesbians, will be “married” by a humanoid robot in a mock ceremony planned to be staged outside the Lithuanian government’s building in Vilnius on St. Valentine’s Day. […]
Economy
Ignalina N-plant auction case goes to court
A criminal case in which former top executives of Lithuania’s Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) are suspected of abuse of office in organizing an auction of the plant’s assets worth 1.5 million euros is going to court. […]
Defence
NATO jets scrambled for 1st time from Lithuania over Russian warplane
NATO fighter-jets serving in the Baltic air-policing mission were last week scrambled from Lithuania for the first time in 2018 over Russian warplanes flying in the international airspace above the Baltic Sea. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s army projects acquisitions for EUR 265 mln in 2018
The Defense Resource Agency under the Lithuanian Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces will this year make purchases for approximately 265 million euros, the Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]
Culture
Politics
Grybauskaitė, Matijošaitis, Skvernelis top Lithuania’s poll of most popular politicians
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė remains the most favored politician in the country, followed by Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis, shows a Vilmorus poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
Politics
Conservatives ratings up, Farmers stable – poll
Ratings of Lithuania’s political parties remain stable, with the first place taken by the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), followed by the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Order and Justice party just ahead of the Social Democrats, shows a Vilmorus poll published in the Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
Politics
SocDems to propose candidate for president, Paluckas not to run for EP
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party will propose a candidate for the 2019 presidential elections, the party’s council decided at its meeting on Saturday. […]
Society