Foreign affairs
PM to pay visit to Ukraine
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis will fly on Wednesday to conflict-hit eastern Ukraine before travelling to Kiev to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart, the government said. […]
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Defence
Seimas debates legislation to allow downing drones over military areas
The Lithuanian parliament has started debates on draft amendments that would ban unauthorized drones from flying over military areas and would allow the military to shoot them down. […]
Economy
PM expects average monthly salary to reach EUR 1,000 next year
The average monthly salary in Lithuania may reach the 1,000-euro mark next year, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday. […]
Politics
Agriculture minister says he doesn’t intend to resign
Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas said on Tuesday that he did not plan to resign amid allegations of using several plots of land for farming purposes without the landowners’ permission. […]
Defence
Macron: we’re committed to Europe that can protect itself against external threats
What unites the Baltic countries and France is their firm commitment to a strong Europe that can protect itself against all external threats, French President Emmanuel Macron said after meeting with the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian leaders in Paris on Monday. […]
European Union
Ratification of EU-Canada trade pact makes headway in Seimas
The process of ratification by Lithuania of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada on Tuesday returns to the full Seimas. […]
Politics
PM says sees no reasons for agriculture minister to resign
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that he sees no reasons, at least for now, for Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas to resign following reports that his family received EU payments for farming someone else’s land. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s AviaAM denies leasing or selling planes to US-blacklisted Ukrainian firms
AviaAM Leasing, a Lithuania-based aircraft leasing and management services company controlled by businessman Gediminas Žiemelis, says that neither it nor its subsidiaries leased or sold aircraft to Ukraine’s Khors and Dart. […]
Defence
Lithuanian president backs Macron’s idea of EU rapid reaction force
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė supports French President Emmanuel Macron‘s idea to create an EU rapid reaction force. […]
Foreign affairs
Baltic Symbolism exhibition opens at Musee d’Orsay in Paris
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, together with French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron and the Latvian and Estonian presidents, on Monday opened a Baltic Symbolism exhibition at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. […]
Society
Jurbarkas Synagogue Square Memorial to revive Lithuanian-Jewish common history
The creators of the Synagogue Square Memorial in Jurbarkas say that the monument to the western Lithuanian town’s Jewish community will become part of the town’s modern history and will revive the common history of Jews and Lithuanians. […]
Politics
Lithuanian agriculture minister says he’d resign if PM lost confidence in him
Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas says that he would resign right away if Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis lost confidence in him. […]
Politics
Grybauskaitė: Lithuania to continue reforms after joining OECD
President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Lithuania will continue reforms after joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is paying a working visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday through Friday. […]
Economy
Lithuania to issue green bonds
Lithuania’s government on Monday decided to issue green bonds on the domestic market, with the first issue worth 68 million euros to be launched in late April. […]
Politics
Mazuronis going to presidential election to step up natl spirit
Lithuanian MEP Valentinas Mazuronis who intends to run as an independent candidate for the 2019 presidential elections says his program is built on the idea of national spirit. […]
Society
Emigration from Lithuania down, more people return in Q1 y/y – statistics
Emigration from Lithuania in the first quarter of 2018 declined by a third from the same period last year, with more emigrants returning, Statistics Lithuania said in its latest report. […]
Society
Over EUR 20 mln envisaged for foreign research projects in Lithuania
Some 20.5 million euros in European Union (EU) investments will be earmarked to projects conducted in Lithuania by foreign scientists and Lithuanian scientists working abroad until 2020. […]
Politics
Doubts about agrimin’s operations discredit Lithuanian govt’s reputation – president
The shadows of abuse on Lithuania’s Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas and his family discredit him and damages the reputation of the rest of the government, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Economy
Lithuania finalizes OECD membership talks
Lithuania on Monday officially finalized its membership talks with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]