Foreign affairs
Germany handing over Feb. 16 Independence Act to Lithuania
Germany’s representatives will officially hand over the February 16 of 1918 Independence Act on restoration of Lithuania’s statehood to Lithuania on Wednesday. […]
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Defence
Lithuania’s National Defence Volunteer Force marks 27 yrs of establishment
Wednesday marks 27 years of establishment of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Force, with all volunteer troops urged to wear their uniforms wherever they are. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania cannot be imagined without Jewish contribution – foreign minister
Jews were highly important to the Lithuanian state, the country’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said at the Tuesday’s meeting with David Harris, the head of the American Jewish Committee. […]
Politics
Lithuanian prosecutors start probe over land owned by Karbauskis’ concern (Updated)
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday decided to open an investigation into media reports about the business owned by Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, and his family members. […]
Society
Tourism Department suspends Travelonline Baltics’ license
Lithuania’s State Tourism Department has suspended the license of Travelonline Baltics after failing to establish whether the tour operator had enough insurance, therefore, the company’s clients will not be able to use the company’s services until the end of the month. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s STT launches probe on e-health project
Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT) has opened a pre-trial investigation into possible abuse based on the conclusions of the parliamentary Anti-Corruption Commission about creation of the electronic health system. […]
Politics
Defence
Danish PM says Danes protect not only Balts but also themselves by patrolling Baltic skies
Danish troops protect not only the Baltic nations, but also their own country as they conduct NATO’s Baltic air-policing mission, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said during his visit to Lithuania on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
Belarus’ N-plant fails to meet modern safety standards – Lithuanian experts
Belarus’ Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) fails to meet modern safety standards, Lithuanian experts say after reviewing the neighbouring country’s stress tests report on the facility under construction some 50 kilometres from Vilnius. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s Poles propose to name street in Vilnius after Poland’s late president
The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA) calls for a street in Vilnius and a square in Maišiagala, a town close to the Lithuanian capital, to be named after Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash in 2010. […]
Foreign affairs
IAEA won’t probe radiation leak as requested by Lithuania
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not plan to carry out a probe into an extremely high concentration of a radioactive isotope, at nearly 1,000 times normal levels, that was registered in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region last September as it does not have the authority to do so, a spokeswoman for the Lithuanian foreign minister said. […]
Politics
President criticizes Seimas over LRT commission
President Dalia Grybauskaitė criticized on Monday the Seimas for setting up a special commission for parliamentary scrutiny of Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT), saying that the public broadcaster’s financial activities could be probed by the National Audit Office or the Public Procurement Office. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s Magnitsky list made public, includes Chechnya’s leader Kadyrov
The Lithuanian Migration Department on Monday made public a list of 49 Russian nationals banned from entering the country over human rights violations and money laundering. […]
Politics
Seimas probe aims to leak info from Lithuanian public broadcaster’s contracts – LRT CEO
Audrius Siaurusevičius, the director general of Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT), says that parliamentarians have set up a commission parliamentary scrutiny of the public broadcaster with the aim of leaking information to the media. […]
Culture
Lithuanian movies generate EUR 4.5 mln in cinemas in 2017
Audiences in Lithuania’s cinemas increased last year, with Lithuanian productions also gaining popularity, shows data published by the Lithuanian Film Centre. […]
Foreign affairs
Belarusian Culture Centre planned in historic wooden house in Lithuania’s capital
The Vilnius City Municipality is considering reconstructing a protected cultural value – a wooden building in an emergency condition in the Užupis neighbourhood that would accommodate a centre of cultural exchange with Belarus. […]
Defence
Sweden’s defence minister: Unrest in Baltic Sea region would be handled by all
All of the countries of the Baltic Sea region would have to respond to possible unrest in the region, although some of them are not members of NATO, Sweden’s Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist has said in Lithuania. […]
Politics
Politics
Seimas to decide on alcohol ads in foreign magazines in spring
Lithuania’s parliament will discuss in spring whether alcohol advertisement should be allowed in foreign publications distributed in the country. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s PM urges Japanese colleague to step up economic ties
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis met with his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, and urged the countries to step up mutual economic relations. […]