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Lithuanian president to deliver State of the Nation Address on Thursday
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will deliver her State of the Nation Address in the Seimas on Thursday, evaluating the country’s internal and foreign policies. […]
Society
Polish community stages protest in Vilnius over school reorganization
Representatives of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), a party representing Lithuania’s Polish-speaking community, as well as of education establishments on Monday held a protest outside the office of the Government of Lithuania, demanding to preserve ethnic minority schools, currently undergoing reorganization. […]
Foreign affairs
Jurevičienė appointed Lithuanian ambassador at Council of Europe
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday signed a decree oappointing diplomat Laima Jurevičienė as the country’s new ambassador to the Council of Europe. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president proud to see her advisor in Russia’s black list
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she’s proud of the fact that her foreign policy adviser Jovita Neliupšienė is on Russia‘s black list along “Europe’s key politicians” banned from enteringthe country. […]
Defence
NATO jets in Lithuania scrambled 5 times over Russian planes
NATO fighter jets protecting the Baltic airspace were scrambled five times last week to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation, flying near the Baltic states’ borders, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM: central bank must curb growing charges on cash withdrawals
The central Bank of Lithuania must curb the growth of charges applied by commercial banks on cash withdrawals, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said, slamming banks’ efforts to levy charges on withdrawals of larger amounts of money from ATMs. […]
Society
Lithuania to launch centralized system of patients’ medical records
Lithuania’s medical institutions intend to finish the introduction of an e-health system by the end of this year, allowing medical personnel to remotely access patients’ medical records, make electronic prescriptions and share medical information. […]
Defence
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Lithuanian PM says Russia’s “black list” is part of propaganda war
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the “black list” of European Union officials prepared by Russia is part of the propaganda war. […]
Global LT
Lithuanians of New York expect referendum on dual citizenship
Legalization of dual citizenship by way of referendum would allow Lithuanians living in the US to preserve their connections with Lithuania, and the fears of Russia may be dispelled by specifying countries subject to dual citizenship, says Lithuanian lawyer Marius Griskonis residing in New York. […]
Defence
NATO starts one of biggest exercises Saber Strike 2015 in Baltic states
An international exercise Saber Strike 2015 will start concurrently in the three Baltic states and Poland on Monday to train roughly 6,000 troops from 13 NATO Allies and partner nations, concentrating the largest Allied capabilities on the soil of Lithuania since accession to NATO. […]
Politics
Mazuronis elected chairman of Lithuania’s Labour Party
Lithuanian MEP Valentinas Mazuronis, formerly a member of the Order and Justice party, was elected as the leader of the Labour Party on Saturday. […]
Defence
About 40 Lithuanian volunteer troops to attend exercise in US
About 40 soldiers of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces will start an exercise in the United States with US troops on Monday. […]
Society
Smoking in decline in Lithuania
The number of smokers in Lithuania has decreased slightly in the past three years, the latest Eurobarometer survey has shown. […]
Foreign affairs
UN Security Council calls to step up efforts against extremist fighters
Presided by Lithuania, the United Nations (UN) Security Council on Friday urged member-states to be more active in their efforts against foreign fighters joining extremist organizations in Syria and Iraq. […]
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Politics
Lithuanian government approves liberalization of labour relations
The Lithuanian government on Friday approved in principle a draft social model, which is meant to liberalize labour relations and reorganize the system of social insurance. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian spying suspect to get Russian state-appointed lawyer
The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it has contacted the Lithuanian citizen who has been arrested in Moscow on spying charges, Aristidas Tamošaitis. According to the ministry, the Lithuanian national is feeling well and does not want his Russian state-appointed lawyer replaced. […]
Society
2.6m watch Eurovision in Baltics
Over 2.6 million people in the three Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia watched at least one broadcast of the Eurovision song contest last week, TNS LT market research company said. […]