Passport of the Republic of Lithuania
Politics

Seimas speaker sees efforts to stall decisions on non-Lithuanian names in passports

Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis stated on Monday he saw efforts at the parliament to derail the adoption of the laws that would allow non-Lithuanian letters in first and last names in passports. […]

Residence permit
Society

Lithuania denies residence permits to 18 foreigners posing as business people

Eighteen foreigners posing as business people have been denied residence permits in Lithuania, the Migration Department said on Friday. […]

Rokas Masiulis
Foreign affairs

After meeting with Vestager, transport minister mum on future decisions for railway company

Lithuania’s Transport and Communications Minister Rokas Masiulis has so far provided no comment on the decision to be taken by the country’s government to fix the competition violation established by the European Commission in connection to Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG) dismantling of a railway stretch to Latvia, a move that led to an EC fine of nearly 28 million euros. […]

Viktor Uspaskich
Politics

Uspaskich confirms plans to run for Lithuanian Labor Party’s leadership

Lithuania’s MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder of the Labor Party who was not active in politics on the political arena for the past few years, on Friday confirmed plans to run for the party’s leadership. […]

Linas Linkevičius
Foreign affairs

Astravyets stress tests do not prove plant’s safety – Lithuanian formin

The stress tests of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) under construction in Belarus close to Lithuania’s border do not prove that the nuclear facility is being built safely, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]