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Vitas Vasiliauskas, board chairman of the central Bank of Lithuania, will head the bank for another five-year term. […]

Seimas launched impeachment against Labour Party MP

The Lithuanian parliament moved on Thursday to launch an impeachment process against Labour Party MP Vytautas Gapšys. […]

Lithuanian president officially sets election date

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed a decree, calling the general elections on October 9, her press office said on Thursday. […]

Charity concert raises €125k for Lithuanians who risked lives to save Jews

Over €125,000 euros have been raised in a charity concert organized by the Lithuanian Jewish Community and the Order of Malta for non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust in Lithuania. […]

Lithuania will not support EU asylum system reform until borders secured – Grybauskaitė

Lithuania will not support radical proposals for the overhaul of the refugee system as long as the European Union’s borders aren’t completely secured, said president Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]

Lithuania’s economy ‘four years behind Estonia’ – Danske Bank

It will take three to four years for Lithuania’s economy to reach where Estonia is today, says Rokas Grajauskas, economist for Danske Bank. […]

National Land Service deputy chief detained

Deputy director of the Lithuanian National Land Service, former minister Gintaras Jonas Furmanavičius, was detained by law enforcement officers on Wednesday. The Special Investigation Service says he is suspected of influence trading. […]

Azerbaijan ambassador compares Nagorno-Karabakh to occupation of Vilnius

Azerbaijan‘s Ambassador to Lithuania Hasan Mammadzada says that the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed Armenian-dominated region, is comparable to the occupation of the Vilnius region which was ruled by Poland in the interwar period. […]

Lithuanian Seimas asked to double contribution to NATO Response Force

A proposal was submitted to the Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday to increase the country’s contribution to NATO‘s Response Force by a factor of more than two. […]

Prohibitionist activists have collected 50,000 signatures supporting alcohol restrictions

A group of activists called For Sobriety looking to pass a set of restrictions on the sale and advertisement of alcohol claim that, in just a few weeks, they have collected the 50,000 signatures needed to ensure that their proposals are seen by lawmakers in the Seimas. […]

Russia sentences Lithuanian national for spying

A Russian court has sentenced Lithuanian national Aristidas Tamošaitis to 12 years in prison for spying, according to Lithuania’s Ambassador in Moscow Remigijus Motuzas. […]

Skvernelis proposes immigration fast lane for skilled foreign workers

The Lithuanian Ministry of the Interior has proposed simplifying temporary residence permit procedures for foreigners in an effort to facilitate business development and promote investments in the country. […]

Proposals to outlaw disinformation ‘reminiscent of Soviet era’

Critics say that the Lithuanian intelligence body’s proposals to make spreading disinformation a criminal offence in order “to step up information security” are reminiscent of the Soviet times and may lead to restrictions on the freedom of expression. […]

Vilnius court rejects relocated Iraqis’ complaint over legal status

A Vilnius court rejected a complaint on Tuesday that had been filed by an Iraqi migrant family, relocated to Lithuania under the EU’s refugee resettlement program, over their legal status. […]

Environment minister survives vote at Lithuanian parliament