Politics
Vilnius politicians dismiss administrative director
Council of the Vilnius City Municipality on Tuesday dismissed Alma Vaitkunskienė as administrative director after she lost the mayor’s confidence. […]
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Defence
Lithuanian army aims to buy 200 US-made armored vehicles
Lithuania’s Armed Forces plans on purchasing at least 200 US-made armored all-terrain vehicles, the Defense Ministry said. […]
Politics
Seimas one ballot short of passing Magnitsky Act
Lithuania’s parliament has merely one ballot left until adoption of the so-called Magnitsky Act, which would ban entry to foreigners involved in large-scale corruption, money laundering or human rights violations. […]
Defence
Defense Minister urges Baltic, Nordic states to step up collective defense
Lithuania’s Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis on Tuesday urged the Baltic and the Nordic states to enhance collective defense. […]
History
Lithuania’s centenary program includes over 1,000 events in 2018
Over 1,000 events are planned in Lithuania and another 70 abroad next year when the country will celebrate the centenary of its restored statehood. […]
Economy
Finance Minister calls for coordinated global action to stop tax avoidance and evasion
The release of the so-called Paradise Papers, a global investigation revealing offshore activities of some of the world’s most powerful people and companies, has once again highlighted the need for coordinated global action to stop various tax schemes, Lithuanian Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka said. […]
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Baltic, Nordic defense ministers to discuss security situation with Mattis
Eight Baltic and Nordic defense ministers and US Secretary of Defense James Mattis are meeting in Helsinki on Tuesday to discuss the security situation and potential threats in the region. […]
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Economy
Lithuania could extend list of foreigners hired through simplified procedure – PM
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the government could extend the list of professions subject to simplified procedures for employing foreigners if a shortage of certain specialists emerged in the market, but he thinks that there is no need for facilitating entry into the country for all foreigners. […]
Society
Polish truck driver detained in Lithuania with smuggled cigarettes worth EUR 1.5 mln
Lithuanian police have found a large consignment of smuggled cigarettes in a truck driven by a Polish national. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian ambassador to Berlin surprised to see Soviet flags at Brandenburg Gate
Lithuania’s ambassador to Germany says he was unpleasantly surprised to see a demonstration featuring Soviet flags and Bolshevik uniforms at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on Monday. […]
Defence
Shortfall of explosives found at Lithuanian engineering battalion – prosecutors
An amount of explosive material is missing from the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ Juozas Vitkus Engineering Battalion, but law-enforcement officials do not rule out that the shortfall, which was discovered last week, might be due to an accounting error. […]
Society
Lithuania presents Vatican gardens with 3 oak trees – radio
The Aleksandras Stulginskis University has presented three oak trees and a sculpture of Man of Sorrows to Pope Francis on the occasion of 100 years of restored Lithuanian statehood. […]
Defence
Foreign affairs
Lithuania upgraded Marshall Plan for Ukraine into European idea – ambassador
The European Union’s (EU) financial plan for Ukraine, which is informally titled as the new Marshall Plan, has become a European initiative thanks to Lithuania, says Ukraine‘s Ambassador to Vilnius Volodymyr Yatsenkivski. […]
Politics
JustMin suggests allowing document change for transgender persons
Lithuania’s Justice Ministry has drafted a bill that would allow transgender individuals to have their gender, first and last names, and personal code changed in their identification documents without a court ruling. […]
Politics
Lithuanian Liberals decide against founding new party
The Lithuanian Liberal Movement will not be eliminated and will continue operations, with the new leader to be elected in congress, not by way of direct election, the embattled party’s council decided in Vilnius on Saturday. […]
Society
Lithuanian court orders Ukraine’s politician to pay Hanner group EUR 5 mln
Prominent Ukrainian businessman and politician Oleg Radkovski and Ukraine’s company Yugstroi Invest should pay 5.91 million US dollars (EUR 5.03 mln) in loan including interest to Trust Capital, a Lithuanian company linked with the real estate development company Hanner, a Vilnius court ruled on Oct. 20. […]
Society
Amid growing EU control, Lithuania keeps semi-automatic guns with riflemen
As the European Union (EU) decided to step up control of some weapons in the wake of terrorist attacks, Lithuania intends to leave the right for members of the Riflemen’s Union and other volunteer troops introduced a year ago to keep their semi-automatic weapons. […]
Society
Lithuania’s iconic Gediminas Hill closed to visitors after landslide
Specialists on Saturday decided to close the Gediminas Hill in downtown Vilnius to visitors after a landslide on its eastern slope. […]