The Seimas of Lithuania has voted in favour of President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s veto to a bill that would have removed restrictions for political parties to be involved in media production. […]
On Wednesday, the Lithuanian Parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defence will be briefed about the purchase process of armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) and other weaponry. […]
The Lithuanian Parliament has adopted a resolution, proposing to the Government to raise the minimum monthly wage to EUR 437, a 34-percent hike from the current rate of EUR 325. […]
On Monday, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Federica Mogherini, European Commission Vice-President, European Union‘s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to discuss the refugee crisis and ways to strengthen strategic communications, as well as other matters of international importance, the press service of the Government said. […]
During a joint meeting between the Latvian and Lithuanian governments on 19 September, the two sides agreed to cooperate in preparations for both the Latvian and Lithuanian 100th anniversary celebrations. […]
The joint meeting of the Latvian and Lithuanian governments in Lithuania’s Rokiškis town on Friday offers excellent opportunity to further consolidate both countries’ relations, Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma (Unity) said before the meeting. […]
The European Union (EU) and the United States are preparing to keep sanctions against Russia in place in 2016, according to Bloomberg. […]
In the latest world university ranking 2015/2016, published by QS World University Rankings, Vilnius University (VU) improved its position to 501-550 from the 551-600 position previously, the university reports. […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is unsure how many refugees Lithuania will have to accept because the number will vary depending on how many people the European Union (EU) decides to relocate. […]
A group has asked Vilnius Municipality for permission to stage a rally outside the Representation of the European Commission on 20 September to protest refugee relocation to Lithuania. If authorised, the rally would be attended by up to 100 people. The organisers claim that people are not given enough information about the countries in conflict, that the terms “refugee” and “economic migrant” must be explained in order to reassure people. […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that Lithuania currently is not considering the option to close its borders due to the refugee crisis. […]
On the invitation of Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius, a delegation of the City of London, one of the key financial centres of the world, is visiting Vilnius on 14-15 September. […]
Former Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed the view to the Ukrainian news site APOSTROF that NATO would be ready to repel any possible military attack from Russia against the Baltic states. […]
Head of the Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Association (LGSPA) Valdas Tutkus, who is resigning from his post, says that purchase of the German armoured fighting vehicles Boxer will cost at least EUR 500 million for Lithuania, not counting the cost of building a service base for them. […]
On 11 September, troops of the Lithuanian Great Hetman Jonušas Radvila Training Regiment and soldiers of the rotating forces deployed in Lithuania commemorated the 11 September, 2011 terrorist attack in the United States during morning formation. […]
As the Seimas Committee on European Affairs convened to consider how many refugees Lithuania is capable to receive, the Labour Party political group said it will vote against the current proposal of resettlement of refugees. […]
In 2012, respiratory diseases accounted for 6.4 percent of all causes of death in Lithuania. Also, here men account for over 75 percent of respiratory diseases related deaths, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), reports. […]
On 9 September, Lithuania’s Minister of Energy Rokas Masiulis in Poland made a speech on energy security at the 25th Economic Forum in Krynica, and he is taking part in meetings with representatives from Polish government and energy companies. […]
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