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Lithuania’s tax reform passes 2nd reading in parliament

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s three-year tax system reform on Tuesday passed the second reading in the Seimas. […]

Police find time-capsule stolen from Vilnius central square

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

Police said on Tuesday they have found a time-capsule that was on Monday dug up from the place in Vilnius’ central Lukiškių Square where a memorial to freedom fighters is to be set up. […]

PM doesn’t back move for 2008-2016 parliamentary probe

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that he does not support an initiative by the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union‘s (LVŽS) political group in the Seimas to launch a new parliamentary investigation into unlawful influence on political processes between 2008 and 2016. […]

Urbanavičius takes office as head of Lithuanian Center of Registers

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

Saulius Urbanavičius, a former head of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service, has been appointed as director of the Center of Registers. […]

Adomėnas leaves Homeland Union’s group in Lithuanian parliament

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

MP Mantas Adomėnas has left the political group of the opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats in the Seimas following his expulsion from the conservative party. […]

Trove of 500-year-old coins unearthed during street renovation in Kaunas

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

A clay pot with 350 coins dating back to the time of Sigismund II Augustus was unearthed on Monday by workers renovating Laisves Alėja, the main pedestrian street in downtown Kaunas, a news website reported. […]

NATO jets in Baltics scrambled 4 times last week over Russian military aircraft

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

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

Government office to coordinate communication of Lithuania’s image abroad

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

The Brand Lithuania Unit at the Office of the Government will coordinate efforts to communicate the country’s image abroad, the government said after a meeting held on Monday to discuss strategic projects. […]

JustMin considers turning to law-enforcement over irregularities in prisons

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Justice Ministry is considering turning to law-enforcement bodies over irregularities identified during an audit of the Prison Department, Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius said on Monday. […]

Germany’s chief of defense visits German soldiers stationed in Lithuania

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

Germany’s new Chief of Defense, General Eberhard Zorn, on Monday visited his country’s soldiers serving in NATO’s multinational battalion based in Rukla, in central Lithuania. […]

Over EUR 20 mln may have been squandered at Lithuanian Road Administration – minister

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

Over 20 million euros may have been squandered at the Lithuanian Road Administration (LRA), Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis said on Monday. […]

Lithuanian formin urges EU to agree on European-level application of Magnitsky list

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Monday called on the European Union to agree on the application of the so-called “Magnitsky List” at European level. […]

EU to present Belarusian N-plant stress test results next week – Lithuanian diplomat

June 26, 2018 BNS 0

The European Union will next week present the results of stress tests at the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) under construction in Belarus close to its border with Lithuania, President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s foreign policy advisor said on Tuesday. […]