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Nine Lithuanian nationals have been detained during an international operation in Lithuania on the suspicion of links with terrorism and arms smuggling, in addition to another 15 Lithuanians busted in Spain. […]

EU Council president to tour Baltic states

European Council President Donald Tusk will make a tour of the Baltic states this week to discuss preparations for the summit, which will discuss the European Union’s (EU) future after the United Kingdom decided to leave the organization. […]

Man sentenced for spying by Russia asks to serve sentence in Lithuania

Yevgeny Mataitis, a Lithuanian-Russian citizen who has been sentenced in Russia for spying, has asked to serve his jail term in Lithuania, Lithuania’s Ambassador in Moscow Remigijus Motuzas has said. […]

Lithuania sends ammunition to Ukraine

Lithuania said on Saturday it supplied military aid to Ukraine‘s troops who battle pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. […]

Mandatory IDs for all alcohol buyers: A way to curb alcoholism or waste of time?

Launched on Friday, the requirement for all buyers to show their IDs when buying alcohol in most supermarkets across Lithuania has angered some older buyers who say that checking passports of grey-haired seniors is a waste of time. […]

Public procurement violations in defence system ‘systematic’, president’s office says

Inspections of public procurement deals in the Lithuanian defence system over the past decade have revealed systematic violations, presidential adviser Živilė Šatūnienė says. […]

Baltic states ‘scared to death’ of Russia and Trump, Biden tells US voters

United States Vice-President Joe Biden says his recent visit to Latvia has given him the impression that the Baltic states are “scared to death” of Russia and fear the possibility of Donald Trump being elected as the next US president. […]

Lithuanian stores to demand IDs from all alcohol buyers

All alcohol buyers, irrespective of their apparent age, will from now on be asked to produce identification documents in most supermarkets across Lithuania. Critics of the initiative, proposed by the country’s majors retail chains, say it is a trick to exert pressure on politicians considering further alcohol sales restrictions. […]

16 towns across Lithuania hold European Days of Jewish Culture

European Days of Jewish Culture are starting in Lithuania on Friday, providing an opportunity to discover the Jewish heritage in events scheduled in 16 towns and cities across the country, the Cultural Heritage Department said. […]

Lithuanian takes over chairmanship of NATO Budget Committee

Tomas Gražiūnas of Lithuania is taking the helm of the NATO Budget Committee for a three-year term on Thursday, the first Lithuanian to head a high NATO committee. […]

Kaunas school named after former President Adamkus

St. Francis Gymnasium in Kaunas, Lithuania’s second-largest city, has been renamed after Lithuania’s former president Valdas Adamkus. […]

Defence minister orders checks of army’s 2016 acquisitions

Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has instructed the ministry’s staff to check all acquisition contracts signed by the ministry this year and the ongoing tenders referred to in the Public Procurement Service’s report. […]

Fewer students begin academic year in Lithuania

More than 30,000 first-graders are beginning school in Lithuania in the new academic year on September 1, several hundred more than last year. […]

Expatriate Lithuanians slow in registering to vote in general elections

Lithuanian citizens living abroad are not very active in registering as voters for the October general elections, the Central Electoral Commission has said. […]

Lithuania’s chief prosecutor refuses to attend MPs’ meeting

Lithuania’s Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis has refused to attend a meeting of the political group of the ruling Social Democratic Party. […]

Vilnius greenlights Lithuanian national serving in German army

Lithuania’s government has given permission for Lithuanian citizen Jonas Dovydas Jaehn to serve in Germany‘s Armed Forces. […]

Ado about hunting party ‘will not affect ties with Latvia’ – Lithuanian Seimas speaker

The commotion about Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė‘s dinner and hunting party with her Latvian counterpart should not affect the relations between the two neighbouring states, says Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė of the Labour Party. […]

Defence minister faces interpellation over army utensils scandal

Lithuania’s opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) plan to launch interpellation procedure against Defence Minister Juozas Olekas, a social democrat, over suspected fraud in the army’s public procurement contracts. […]

Vilnius hosts one of Europe’s biggest archaeology events

The European Association of Archeologists (EAA) is opening a congress in Vilnius on Wednesday, which is one of the biggest scientific events in Europe. […]

Lithuanian MPs get invitation to Poland