BNS, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Lithuania may contribute to easing US-EU tensions – Grybauskaitė

July 3, 2018 BNS 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday that Lithuania may contribute to easing tensions between the European Union and the United States. […]

Minsk may fail to fully implement N-plant project – Lithuanian PM

July 3, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania expects that Belarus will fail to fully implement its Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) project, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday. […]

Belarusian N-plant assessment shouldn’t be limited to stress tests – president’s aide

July 3, 2018 BNS 0

With the European Commission expected to publish on Tuesday its assessment of stress tests at Belarus‘ Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s chief advisor says that the tests are only part of the assessment of the facility under construction close to Lithuania’s border and fail to give full answers to Vilnius’ questions. […]

Lithuanian president sees no major changes in govt’s tax reform

July 3, 2018 BNS 0

While the Lithuanian government and the ruling parties’ lawmakers consider the recently passed tax and pension system reforms to be essential, President Dalia Grybauskaitė sees the amendments she has signed into law as adjustments whose results will depend on how they are put into practice, the Delfi.lt news website reported. […]

Lithuanian expats’ affairs coordination commission to hold its 1st meeting in 2 yrs

July 3, 2018 BNS 0

The Commission for Coordination of Affairs of Lithuanians Living Abroad is meeting on Tuesday for the first time in two years. […]

Lithuania’s ambassadors, honorary consuls start annual meetings

July 3, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s ambassadors and honorary consuls on Monday started their annual conventions. […]

Seimas approves overhaul of health facilities

July 2, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian parliament has approved an overhaul of health facilities that gives the health minister the right to decide on the network of such facilities. […]

Expats expect Lithuanian Constitutional Court to back lower referendum threshold

July 2, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian World Community (LWC) expect the Constitutional Court to rule in favor of the Seimas’ decision to lower the yes-vote threshold for a dual citizenship referendum. […]

NATO jets in Baltics scrambled 6 times last week over Russian military aircraft

July 2, 2018 BNS 0

NATO’s fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled six times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]

Klaipeda LNG terminal to remain useful to Lithuania in future – energy specialists

July 2, 2018 BNS 0

With the Lithuanian government due to decide on the future of the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, businesses call on the authorities to look for ways to lower the terminal’s costs for gas consumers and energy experts say that these costs will go down and that the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) will remain useful to the country in the future as gas will play an increasingly important role. […]

Central Vilnius prison to be vacated in 3-4 years, justmin says

July 2, 2018 BNS 0

Prisoners from Lukiškės Prison in central Vilnius will be moved to other correctional facilities in three or four years, Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius says. […]

Lithuania mulls de Beauvoir commemoration near Sartre sculpture in Nida

July 2, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian coastal resort of Neringa’s recent decision to unveil a sculpture in Nida to commemorate French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre’s visit to the Curonian Spit resort in 1965 has sparked controversy as critics say his feminist companion Simone de Beauvoir was left out. […]

Vilnius starts collecting tourist fee

July 2, 2018 BNS 0

Vilnius has started collecting a tourist fee of 1 euro per spent night as of Jul 1, with exemptions for minors and disabled people. […]

Lithuanian Song Festival starts in Vilnius

July 2, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Song Festival started in Vilnius on Sunday, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Lithuania’s independence. […]

Seimas adopts amendments on personal info protection

July 2, 2018 BNS 0

The Seimas of Lithuania on Saturday adopted amendments to the Law on the Legal Protection of Personal Data, related to the ongoing personal data reform in the European Union. […]

Transparency International organizes traditional transparency school in Vilnius

July 2, 2018 BNS 0

Nongovernmental organization Transparency International is opening its traditional transparency school in Vilnius on Monday. […]

MP Skardžius avoids impeachment

July 2, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian MP Artūras Skardžius, a member of the Social Democratic Labor Party political group in the Seimas, has avoided impeachment after the parliament on Saturday endorsed the conclusions of a special commission, stating that there’s no basis for the impeachment procedure. […]