Viktoras Pranckietis
Politics

Seimas speaker calls president’s move on Istanbul Convention “nice gesture”

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s decision to put the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) before the country’s parliament for ratification was “a nice gesture”, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis says, but does not promise his vote for it. […]

The USA embassy opening in Jerusalem
Foreign affairs

American Jews ask Lithuania to move Israeli embassy to Jerusalem

Representatives of US Jews, visiting Lithuania on Thursday, have asked the Baltic country to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]

Monument to A. Pushkin in Markučiai
History

Crypt found near Pushkin’s museum in Vilnius

A crypt has been found at St. Varvara’s Chapel in Vilnius, which is part of the Markuciai Manor housing the Museum of Alexander Pushkin. […]

Eligijus Masiulis, Raimondas Kurlianskis, Gintaras Steponavičius, Šarūnas Gustainis, Vytautas Gapšys
Politics

Major political corruption case trial starts in Lithuania, adjourned to Friday

A major political corruption case involving MG Baltic, one of Lithuania’s largest business groups, and two political parties went for trial on Thursday, but the first hearing was adjourned to Friday due to the absence of MP Gintaras Steponavičius, a defendant. […]