Society
Lithuania receives another 16 Syrian refugees under EU program
Lithuania on Tuesday relocated another 16 Syrian refugees under the European Union (EU) program on Tuesday, the Migration Department said. […]
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Politics
National audit office to decide by mid-Jan on LRT audit
The Lithuanian National Audit Office (NAO) expects to decide by mid-January whether or not to perform an audit of the public broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT). […]
Politics
Resident doctors’ salaries in Lithuania to rise by 10 pct in January
Resident doctors’ salaries in Lithuania will be raised by 10 percent starting next January. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s national broadcaster LRT wants state audit after MP questions
After Lithuanian parliamentarians sent additional questions to the national broadcaster LRT, the LRT council decided to request an audit by the State Audit Office. […]
Society
Lithuania’s theatre figures ask for asylum for Afghan actor
The crew of the Dreamland play of the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre have turned to the country’s top officials with a request to help Afghan national Zabi Ahmadi performing in the play to receive asylum in Lithuania. […]
Politics
Paksas, Vainauskas, Zabulis deny influence peddling charges
Lithuanian MEP Rolandas Paksas, Lietuvos Rytas media group CEO Gedvydas Vainauskas and businessman Antanas Zabulis plead not guilty on charges of influence peddling but will provide testimony to court. […]
Economy
European Commission grants EUR 9.2 mln to Lithuanian farmers affected by heavy rainfall (Updated)
The European Commission has decided to earmark 9.21 million euros in European Union (EU) support to Lithuanian farmers affected by heavy rainfall, the EC mission in Lithuania told BNS on Wednesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s government to decide on launch of EU debates on daylight saving time
Lithuania’s government will Wednesday decide on the proposed start of discussions on the European Union (EU) level on switching to daylight saving time. […]
Culture
Belarusian Nobel Prize winner to view play about herself in Vilnius
Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian writer and journalist who won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature, is coming to Vilnius in early January. […]
Defence
Fence on Lithuania-Kaliningrad border to be completed Wednesday
A security fence along the Lithuanian border with the Russian Kaliningrad region will be completed on Wednesday after over six months of construction. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s ruling bloc recognizes vote on raise for doctors, opposition goes back to work
Lithuania’s ruling coalition agreed to recognize that the conservatives‘ bid to raise wages for trainee doctors was adopted, therefore, the opposition agreed to return to the plenary room. […]
Politics
Seimas speaker certain Pūkas will lose his MP mandate
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis and leaders of many parliamentary groups say they believe the mandate of MP Kęstutis Pūkas will be revoked after the Constitutional Court ruled he violated his oath by sexually harassing women during job interviews. […]
Economy
Lithuanians most optimistic about Europe’s economy – Eurobarometer
The residents of Lithuania are the most optimistic in Europe about the continent’s economy, with 72 percent holding a positive opinion about it, shows the latest Eurobarometer poll. […]
Politics
Seimas votes against steeper raise for trainee doctors
In spite of protests from the opposition, Lithuania’s ruling parties refused to grant a further increase in salaries to doctors training to become specialists. […]
Politics
Seimas calling meeting of all MPs on joint work after opposition protest
After the Lithuanian opposition refused to attend the parliament’s plenary meeting, a meeting of all members of the parliament will be held later on Tuesday to discuss further work. […]
Foreign affairs
US President Trump may meet with Baltic presidents in Washington next year
US President Donald Trump may meet with the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in Washington, D.C. next year. […]
Politics
Lithuania to set up special prosecutors for political corruption cases
Political corruption cases in Lithuania will in the future be investigated by prosecutors with special powers and immunity, and all prosecutors can expect a pay rise in mid-2018. […]
Politics
MP Pūkas plans to turn to Strasbourg court over Constitutional Court’s ruling
Kęstutis Pūkas, a member of the Lithuanian parliament, calls the Constitutional Court‘s decision that he breached oath “unjust” and plans to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM says to vote for stripping MP Pūkas of his mandate
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he will vote in favour of stripping Kęstutis Pūkas of his mandate on sexual harassment allegations and expects other members of the Seimas to do the same. […]
Politics
Lithuanian MP Pūkas breached oath, violated Constitution – court
Kęstutis Pūkas, a member of the Lithuanian parliament, violated the Constitution and breached oath when he allegedly sexually harassed his female assistant and young women who sought the job, the Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday. […]