Foreign affairs
Lithuania contributes EUR 150,000 to refugee fund
Lithuania has transferred EUR 150,000 to the Migrant and Refugee Fund (MRF). […]
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Energy
Energy connections vital for Lithuanian energy security being tested
The system tests for NordBalt and LitPol Link, energy connections vital for promoting Lithuanian energy independence and security, are now under way. […]
Economy
Lithuania makes significant progress in fighting corruption
Over the last two years, Lithuania has made significant progress in its fight against corruption, reveals the latest Eurobarometer study on Businesses‘ Attitudes towards Corruption in the European Union. […]
Defence
Defence minister pleased with substantial military spending rise
Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has welcomed the 2016 budget passed by parliament on Thursday which raises defence spending by one third. […]
Society
Zero-alcohol rule for drivers making way in Lithuania
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and Health Minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė support the Interior Ministry’s initiative to reduce drunk driving. […]
Economy
Business to join anti-corruption body in Lithuania
The Lithuanian Government decided on Wednesday that representatives of associated business organisations may from now on become members of the Inter-agency Commission for Coordination of Fight against Corruption. […]
Defence
Russia using ‘illegal schemes’ to fund propaganda in Lithuania, MP says
After hearing a report from the State Security Department (VSD) about how Russia disseminates propaganda in Lithuania, MP Artūras Paulauskas, chairman of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence, says that illegal methods are used to fund media outlets and recruit journalists. […]
Economy
Economy
Opposition leader criticises ‘trite attitude’ towards Lithuania’s budget
After the second reading of the draft state budget, leader of the Seimas opposition Andrius Kubilius criticised the governing parties for their “trite attitude” towards the findings of the National Audit Office and the European Commission. […]
Economy
Lithuanian parliament backs revised budget
After the second reading, the Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) backed next year’s draft state budget which was revised by the Government. The revisions include reduced structural deficit and additional appropriations for education and internal security institutions. […]
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Society
First refugee family to come to Lithuania next week
The list of potential asylum seekers to be resettled in Lithuania was longer, but after security tests officials decided to relocate only one family. At the moment, there is no new information about other refugees who could soon arrive in Lithuania, Deputy Interior Elvinas Jankevičius told reporters on Tuesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister visiting USA
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius is paying a visit to the United States of America on 7-12 December. There he will meet with US politicians and attend a sitting of the United Nation Security Council (UN SC) addressing the issues in Ukraine. […]
Defence
MP submits proposal to expand Lithuania’s armed forces
Chairman of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence Artūras Paulauskas has suggested that in 2021 the Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf would be supplemented with a logistics battalion, while the Motorised Infantry Brigade, with a motorised infantry battalion and an artillery battalion. The changes were proposed, according to Paulauskas, in response to the geopolitical situation, threats to national security and the necessity to boost Lithuania’s defensive capabilities. […]
Economy
Russia’s import ban on Lithuanian fish will not inflict ‘significant damage’
Head of Lithuania’s State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) Jonas Milius says that a ban on the transit of fish products, imposed by Russia on Lithuania, will not inflict significant damage because Lithuania’s fish exports to Russia are relatively small. […]
Politics
Opposition MPs want scrutiny on Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s hiring policies
MPs of the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) party have asked the Special Investigation Service (STT) and the Public Service Department (VTD) to look into media reports about alleged dubious practices of hiring for government jobs by the Social Democratic Party (LSDP). […]
Economy
More Lithuanians optimistic about country’s economy
In the opinion of a seventh of the polled residents of Lithuania, the economic situation in the country has improved over the last two months, while more than one in ten also saw positive changes in their household finances. […]
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Latvian Prime Minister Straujuma resigns
Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma on Monday announced about her resignation. […]
Politics
Conservative MP asks to remove chairman of parliamentary Legal Affair Committee
Agnė Bilotaitė, member of the parliamentary group of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), has asked Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė to remove MP Julius Sabatauskas from the position as chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs. […]
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