Politics
President proposes tougher penalties for misleading advertising
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has proposed stepping up measures aimed at protecting consumers from misleading advertising and ensuring fair competition. […]
Articles by BNS
Foreign affairs
Pope Francis invites Christians in Latvia to seek dialogue, understanding
Pope Francis, currently visiting Latvia, on Monday called on all Christian denominations to seek dialogue and understanding as, he said, the unity of all Christians would be needed in the future to preserve faith. […]
Politics
Ušackas to seek Lithuania’s TS-LKD support for presidential bid
Lithuanian diplomat Vygaudas Ušackas says he will seeks the country’s opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats‘ support in his bid to be elected the country’s president next year. […]
Foreign affairs
Pope Francis’ message to Latvians: freedom is a task for everyone
The development of individuals and the community is key to upholding freedom, Pope Francis said after arriving in Latvia on Monday, stating that the country’s independence is “a gift, but also a task for everyone”. […]
Politics
Ex-Lithuanian finmin Šimonytė to run for president
Lithuania’s MP and former Finance Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Monday announced her decision to take part in the primaries of the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, held to select a presidential candidate. […]
Politics
Nausėda will not take part in Lithuania’s TS-LKD primaries
Financial analyst Gitanas Nausėda on Monday announced his decision not to take part in the presidential primaries of the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats. […]
Politics
Ex-Lithuanian finmin to announce decision on presidential race
Lithuania’s former Finance Minister Ingrida Šimonytė will announce later on Monday whether she will run for president after being nominated by part of branches of the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats. […]
Society
Names of Holocaust victims to be read out in Seimas
Names of the Holocaust victims will be read out in the Lithuanian parliament on Monday to mark the National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews and in support of a civic initiative, Names. […]
European Union
Lithuanian agrimin to discuss post-Brexit agriculture funding issues in Austria
Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Giedrius Surplys will on Monday attend an informal meeting of EU ministers in charge of agriculture and fisheries in Vienna where post-Brexit funding of the agriculture sector will be discussed. […]
Foreign affairs
Pope Francis arrives in Latvia
Pope Francis on Monday arrived in Latvia where he is set to meet with government representatives and members of various Christian denominations, the BNS correspondent accompanying the pope reports. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania made new friend during papal visit, first leader says
It’s difficult yet for Lithuania to fully understand the meaning of Pope Francis‘ visit, and the Holy Father should leave Lithuania having become its friend, Lithuania’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis says. […]
Society
Papal visit to Lithuania: ten most memorable quotes
Pope Francis visited Lithuania on Saturday and Sunday. BNS Lithuania provides ten most memorable quotes: […]
Society
Pope urges young Lithuanians ‘to swim against current of individualism’
Pope Francis on Sunday called on young Lithuanians to have the courage “to swim against the current of individualism” and to reach out to those close to them. […]
Society
Pope Francis invites Lithuanians to care for socially vulnerable, resist thirst for glory
Pope Francis on Sunday called on the faithful in Lithuania to care for socially vulnerable groups and ethnic minorities and resist the thirst for glory. […]
Society
Over 100,000 people gather for papal Holy Mass in Lithuania’s Kaunas
Over 100,000 worshipers have gathered on Sunday morning in Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas for the Holy Mass celebrated by Pope Francis. […]
Society
Pope Fancis might ask Lithuania for solidarity in accepting refugees
Pope Francis, arriving in Lithuania on Saturday, might ask the Baltic states for solidarity in accepting refugees escaping war conflicts, Vatican journalists told BNS Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
Pope Francis calls on Lithuania to become “bridge between Eastern and Western Europe”
Pope Francis, who arrived in Vilnius on Saturday, called on Lithuanians to be open and compassionate and become “a bridge between Eastern and Western Europe”. […]
Foreign affairs
Pope Francis arrived in Lithuania for historic visit
Pope Francis has landed in Lithuania on Saturday at the start of his four-day Baltic tour during which he will show respect to the three nations’ independence and pay homage to the victims of the Nazi and Soviet regimes. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president to present Pope Francis with Freedom Bell
President Dalia Grybauskaitė will on Saturday present Pope Francis with a smaller replica of the Freedom Bell of Lithuania and a recording of “Gloria Lietuvai” (Gloria to Lithuania), a musical composition that was performed on February 16 when the nation marked the centennial of the modern state of Lithuania, her office said on Friday. […]
Politics
Prosecutor charges Paksas of agreeing to take bribe for his party
The public prosecutor in the influence peddling trial of Rolandas Paksas and Gedvydas Vainauskas, CEO of the media group Lietuvos Rytas, says that the former Order and Justice leader agreed to accept a bribe not only for his own benefit, but also for the benefit of his party. […]