Society
Ecuadorian’s suspected attackers detained for 20 days
A Vilnius court on Friday sanctioned the 20-day arrest of two Vilnius residents, 18 and 26, suspected of a hatred attack against an Ecuadorian in Vilnius earlier this month. […]
Articles by BNS
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian govt advises Plungė residents not to go festival in Russia
Lithuania’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Science and Education have called on the authorities in the northwestern city of Plungė to cancel their plans to send young people to the art festival Novy Mir in Russia. The local mayor says this way young people’s free will and expression possibilities are restricted. […]
Foreign affairs
UN committee calls on Lithuania to investigate CIA prison suspicions, ensure LGBTI rights
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Lithuania to fully investigate suspicions that a secret CIA prison operated in Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
Society
Vilnius hosts intl AA convention
Vilnius is hosting an international Alcoholics Anonymous convention on Friday when people from all around the world will share their experience in fighting alcohol addiction. […]
Society
Vilnius plans to commemorate Great Synagogue by 2023 after important discovery
Archeologists have found one of the most important parts of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius, the bimah – a raised central platform for Torah readings, the Jewish Community of Lithuania said on Thursday. […]
Society
Over 3,000 new waste containers to be installed in Vilnius
Vilnius authorities will spend over 10 million euros over the next two years to install around 3,000 underground or semi-underground waste containers. […]
Politics
Klaipėda to commemorate partisan leader Ramanauskas-Vanagas
Authorities in Lithuania’s western port of Klaipėda on Thursday decided to commemorate Lithuanian partisan leader Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas in the city. […]
Politics
Klaipėda launches impeachment proceedings against Russian councilor
The Council of Klaipėda City Municipality on Thursday voted in favor of starting impeachment proceedings against Viačeslav Titov, a councilor representing the Russian Alliance, over his statements about a Lithuanian partisan leader. […]
Defence
Vilnius authorities turn to VSD over Russia’s Yandex.Taxi
Vilnius authorities will on Thursday turn to the State Security Department (VSD) over business activity of Russian-capital company Yandex.Taxi in Lithuania, with the VSD refusing to comment. […]
Society
Two men suspected of Ecuadorian’s attack in Vilnius
Two men are suspected over an attack against an Ecuadorian in Vilnius earlier this month. The two Vilnius residents, 18 and 26, are known to the police. […]
European Union
Politics
Klaipėda councilor gets flour-bombed during protest over partisan statements (Updated)
Viačeslav Titov, a councilor representing the Russian Alliance in the Lithuanian western port of Klaipėda, on Thursday got flour-bombed by Audrius Vaišvila, a councilor representing the Liberal Movement, during a protest over Titov’s statements about a Lithuanian partisan leader. […]
European Union
Lithuanian govt proposes to Brussels to stop changing clocks
Lithuania’s government is proposing to Brussels to stop changing the clocks twice a year in the European Union, instead staying on summer time permanently. […]
Foreign affairs
Society
Archeologists find Great Synagogue of Vilnius’ bimah
Archeologist have found one of the most important parts of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius, the bimah – a raised central platform for Torah readings, the Jewish Community of Lithuania said on Thursday. […]
Society
Vilnius to host intl AA convention
Vilnius is hosting an international Alcoholics Anonymous convention this week when people from all around the world will share their experience in fighting alcohol addiction. […]
Society
Nordic/Baltic
Politics
Lithuanian govt mulls attributing NGOs to lobbyists – media
Lithuania’s Justice Ministry is reviving the idea, rejected by the parliament last year, to attribute nongovernmental organizations to lobbyists and also giving legal persons the right to become lobbyists, the Lietuvos Žinios daily writes. […]