Foreign affairs
Lithuania, UAE mulling opening embassies
The United Arab Emirates and Lithuania are considering opening embassies in their respective capitals. The issue was on Friday discussed during a meeting of […]
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Society
Construction of Jewish museum Lost Shtetl starts in Lithuania
The construction of a modern museum telling the story about Litvak towns, their history and culture starts in the town of Šeduva, northern Lithuania, on Friday. […]
Politics
Journalist’s ties attract attention of Lithuanian parlt probe – media
The Seimas of Lithuania’s Committee on National Security and Defense, currently carrying out a probe into interest groups’ influence on politicians, is also interested in journalist Tomas Dapkus working for a TV channel owned by MG Baltic, the Lietuvos Rytas daily writes. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian PM, UAE minister to discuss direct flights
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and visiting Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori will on Friday discuss possibilities to connect their capitals with direct flights. […]
Culture
President to open festival of Lithuanian culture in Rome
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is currently in Rome where she is set to open Lithuanian art festival Flux. […]
Economy
Šiaulių Bankas regains leading position on Vilnius stock exchange
Shares of Šiaulių Bankas were in focus on the Nasdaq Vilnius stock exchange on Thursday. with stock worth over 100.000 euros changing hands. […]
Society
European Humanities University moving to new premises in Vilnius
European Humanities University (EHU) is moving to new premises in a former Augustinian monastery in the Old Town of Vilnius […]
Politics
Email extracts: Lithuanian president called energy watchdog chair “Icor lady”
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė wanted to sack Diana Korsakaitė, the former chairwoman of the country’s National Commission for Energy Control and Prices, for her links to Icor business group, according to extracts of the president’s emails, published on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian language watchdog OKs Sakartvelas as alternative name for Georgia
The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (VLKK) has officially approve “Sakartvelas” as an alternative name for “Gruzija”, the current name for Georgia used by Lithuanians, VLKK chairman Audrys Antanaitis told BNS Lithuania on Thursday. […]
Economy
OECD membership will cost Lithuania EUR 2.5-3.5 million a year
Membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will cost Lithuania 2.5-3.5 million euros a year. […]
Society
Okinčicas proposes making May 3 holiday in Lithuania as well
Česlavas Okinčicas, a signatory to the March 11 Act of the Restoration of Independence of Lithuania, says he’s proud that Lithuania is slowly starting to mark the May 3 Constitution Day and is suggesting making it a holiday in Lithuania, following Poland’s example. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian-Polish parlt assembly could resume work in late 2018 – Mazurek
The Lithuanian-Polish Parliamentary Assembly, which has been effectively non-functioning for nine years now, could hold a meeting in the fall or at the end of the year, Beata Mazurek, deputy marshal of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian ruling party to look if president’s emails are authentic
The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) will look at whether recently published emails between President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Eligijus Masiulis, a former Liberal Movement leader suspected in a political corruption case, are authentic, with the answers expected to come from the Seimas servers. […]
Politics
PM sees no grounds for Seimas commission over president’s emails
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that he sees no grounds, at least for now, for opening a parliamentary investigation into President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s email exchanges with Eligijus Masiulis, a former Liberal Movement leader suspected in a political corruption case. […]
Foreign affairs
Presidents vow to strengthen bilateral ties as Lithuania, Poland mark May 3 Constitution
Presidents Dalia Grybauskaitė of Lithuania and Andrzej Duda of Poland on Thursday declared their determination to strengthen bilateral defense, economic, energy and transport relations. […]
Economy
OECD to announce Lithuania’s accession
Representatives of member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are expected to announce on Thursday their decision to admit Lithuania into the organization. […]
Politics
PM to name candidate for agriculture minister Monday
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that he will name his candidate for agriculture minister next Monday. […]
Politics
PM looks at president’s emails from moral rather than legal viewpoint
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s email exchanges with Eligijus Masiulis, a former Liberal Movement leader accused of corruption, should be looked at from a moral rather than a legal point of view. […]
Politics
Seimas panel could look at Masiulis’ email exchange with president – chair
The chairwoman of the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs (CLA) says that President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s comments on her email exchanges with Eligijus Masiulis leave many unanswered questions about the contents of these letters. […]