Society
Vilnius holds funeral for Lithuanian partisan commander Ramanauskas-Vanagas (Updated)
Vilnius is hosting a solemn state funeral for Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, a Lithuanian armed anti-Soviet resistance commander, on Friday. […]
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Politics
Lithuanian court accepts request to rule on Klaipėda councilor’s oath breach
The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania on Thursday accepted a request by Klaipėda City Municipal Council to rule on whether Viačeslav Titov, a councilor in Klaipėda, had breached his oath. […]
Defence
New military facilities planned in Lithuania
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defense plans to build three new military facilities with necessary infrastructure over the next several years in the city of Šiauliai as well as the districts of Šilalė and Vilnius. […]
Politics
Journalists won’t have to pay for registry access, PM says
Lithuania’s government said it made a principled decision on Thursday to ensure that media representatives get free access to data from the Center of Registers. […]
Politics
TS-LKD’s Haase gets seat in Seimas – watchdog
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission on Thursday approved the results of the last weekend’s election in Zanavykai constituency to fill a vacant parliamentary seat and officially declared Irena Haase, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, as the winner. […]
Foreign affairs
Politics
Journalists call on Lithuanian authorities to lift restrictions on access to registry data
Lithuanian journalists called on the authorities on Thursday to lift restrictions on access to data from the Center of Registers. […]
Society
Illegal raw tobacco processing plants setting up in Lithuania – customs officials
The Lithuanian Customs Criminal Service (CCS) suspects that shadow raw tobacco processing plants are being set up in the country to supply illegal tobacco to factories across Europe. […]
Foreign affairs
Russian diplomat pulled over for apparent drunk driving in Klaipėda
A Russian diplomat was pulled over for apparent drunk driving in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda on Wednesday evening, but refused to take a breathalyzer test, the Police Department said. […]
Society
Experts to search for other partisans’ burial places after finding Ramanauskas’ remains
After successfully finding and identifying the remains of Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, a Lithuanian armed anti-Soviet resistance commander, experts now plan to search for burial sites of other partisans. […]
Society
PM promises to give media free access to registry data
The Lithuanian government will next week adopt decisions to give media free access to registry data, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian defense minister takes part in NATO ministerial meeting
NATO defense ministers, including Lithuania’s Raimundas Karoblis, are meeting in Brussels to discuss the Alliance’s deterrence and defense measures, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said. […]
Foreign affairs
Linguist Balodė receives 1st Balts’ Award in ceremony in Riga
Laimutė Balodė, a prominent linguist and professor at the Universities of Latvia and Helsinki, received the first Balts’ Award in a ceremony in Riga on Wednesday. […]
Society
Lithuania to change clocks for last time next spring – minister
People in Lithuania will change their clocks for the last time next spring as the country will keep summertime permanently, Transport and Communications Minister Rokas Masiulis said on Wednesday. […]
Society
Lithuania bans pedestrians from using mobile phones in crosswalks
Pedestrians in Lithuania will be banned from using mobile phones in crosswalks and motorists will have to give way to pedestrians who are about to step into a crosswalk. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania, Latvia sign agreement on emergency medical services in border area
The Lithuanian and Latvian health ministers have signed an agreement on emergency medical services (EMS) in the border area of the two neighboring countries. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian government gives greenlight to set up representation to OECD
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday gave the final go-ahead for setting up the country’s permanent representation to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]
Foreign affairs
Vasiulis proposed for Lithuania’s ambassador to Kazakhstan
The Lithuanian government proposes to appoint Gintautas Vasiulis as the country’s ambassador to Kazakhstan. […]
Politics
Seimas probe finds LRT council has too many functions, proposes to set up board
The Lithuanian parliament’s ad hoc investigation commission scrutinizing the activities of the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) says the public broadcaster’s council currently has too many functions and proposes to establish a board. […]
Politics
LRT must be resistant to political pressure, president says
Lithuania’s public broadcaster LRT must be resistant to political pressure and influence of interest groups, the country’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]