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Some 560,000 people in Lithuania, or 19.1 percent of the country’s population, were below the poverty risk line last year, down by 1.5 percentage points compared with 2013, according to a survey of incomes and living conditions carried out by the country’s statistics office. […]

Lithuanian PM on Greek government resignation: It’s what populism leads to

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ resignation shows what populist ideas lead to, says Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]

Lithuanian wants Mikhail Gorbachev’s role in January 1991 aggression investigated

Robertas Povilaitis who lost his father during the Soviet aggression in Vilnius on January 13, 1991, has turned to the Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office, calling for a more active investigation of the liability of the Soviet Union’s then leader Mikhail Gorbachev. […]

Lithuanian parliament speaker urges NB8 to promote faster ratification of treaties with Ukraine

Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė urged her colleagues at the Nordic-Baltic (NB8) meeting in Stockholm to take more responsibility in urging European Union (EU) countries, particularly Greece, Cyprus and the Czech Republic, to ratify EU-Ukraine association and free trade agreements. […]

Baltic journalism centre to be founded in Riga in effort to counter propaganda challenges

In response to the impact of the Russian propaganda in the Baltic region, a Centre of Journalistic Excellence should be established in Latvia to focus on the quality of media, particularly, the Russian-language media, Lithuanian Culture Vice-Minister Romas Jarockis said. […]

Lithuanian municipalities restrict entering forests amid fire hazard

At least 25 of Lithuania’s 60 municipalities have restricted entry into forests amid fire hazard, the Environment Ministry said on Thursday. […]

Lithuanian president warns about propaganda threats at NATO Strategic Communications Center opening

Speaking at an opening of a NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence in Latvia on Thursday, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė warned about the threats of propaganda. […]

Lithuanian president in Latvia: We must seek defence strengthening together

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is currently in Latvia, says the two Baltic nations must join their efforts in seeking to shore up their defence. […]

Laimdota Straujuma, Algirdas Butkevičius

Baltic PMs to hold informal weekend meeting in Lithuania

The Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian prime ministers will hold an informal meeting in the Lithuanian western resort of Palanga over the weekend. […]

NATO secretary general to come to Lithuania in early September

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will attend the opening of a NATO headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has revealed. […]

NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence opening in Riga

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going to Latvia on Thursday to attend the official opening of the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (STRATCOM), her press service said. […]

Lithuanian government backs dual citizenship referendum, but suggests different wording

The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday backed an initiative by a group of lawmakers to call a referendum on dual citizenship alongside general elections next year. But the Cabinet also suggests a different formulation for the question to be put for the vote. […]

Lithuania to raise tax on amber to 20 percent of market value

The Lithuanian government has approved an rise in taxes on amber extraction as the country prepares to launch a tender for the exploration and extraction of its amber resources. […]

Lithuanian president congratulates Afghanistan on Independence Day

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday congratulated Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on the country’s Independence Day. […]

Group to collect signatures on spelling of non-Lithuanian names

A group of citizens plan to propose to the country’s parliament to adopt legal amendments allowing to write non-Lithuanian names of Lithuanian nationals on an additional passport page. […]

Lithuania condemns Russia’s verdict for Estonian officer

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Wednesday condemned a Russian court’s verdict to sentence Estonian army officer Eston Kohver to 15 years in prison for spying. […]

Vilnius plans to accommodate three Ukrainian families