Agnė Širinskienė, Edmundas Jakilaitis
Society

Lithuanian tax body takes administrative action against journalist Jakilaitis

The Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate, or VMI, has taken administrative action against producer and journalist Edmundas Jakilaitis following an inquiry by Agnė Širinskienė, a lawmaker of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU). […]

Cigarette
Economy

Smuggled cigarettes account for 19.6% of Lithuania’s market

The 2017 growth of the amount of illicit tobacco products in Lithuania was the biggest over the past five years, with smuggled cigarettes accounting for nearly a fifth of the cigarette consumption level, according to an empty pack survey carried out by Nielsen. […]

February 16, 1918 Act of Independence
Foreign affairs

Germany hands over February 16 Independence Act to Lithuania

Germany’s representatives officially handed over the February 16 of 1918 Independence Act on restoration of Lithuania’s statehood to Lithuania on Wednesday. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Aurelijus Veryga, Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

Lituania’s LFGU back on top of popularity list – BNS/RAIT poll

The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union has gotten slightly ahead of the opposition conservatives on the popularity list, topping it again, shows a survey conducted by RAIT pollster for BNS. […]