An IMF mission commenced work in Lithuania. Representatives from the International Monetary Fund met with Minister of Finance Rasa Budbergytė and discussed the economic situation of Lithuania, state fiscal policy, next year’s budget and measures […]
While the stereotypical perception of emigration in Lithuania holds that most emigrants are low-skilled labourers toiling in the agricultural farms of Norway or the UK, the reality is much more complex, experts say. “Economic reasons […]
Due to technical issues on the Polish side, the Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) project between Lithuania and Poland will be completed at least a year later, by 2020 or even 2021. The delays are not, […]
The Lithuanian prime minister says he will seek to have the new Labour Code ratified by the end of the current parliamentary term and make all the necessary corrections later on. The president vetoed the […]
The so-called army utensils scandal is turning into an open war between the president and the cabinet, Lithuanian analysts say. President Dalia Grybauskaitė has called Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas a liar, stating that […]
A new set of regulations coming into effect on September 20 will put more restrictions on the sale of tobacco used for rolling cigarettes. Retailers will be barred from selling flavoured tobacco as per an […]
A Lithuanian vice-minister of foreign affairs spoke with the UK‘s Minister of State for Immigration Robert Goodwill regarding the attack on a Lithuanian home in Northern Ireland. According to a Foreign Ministry statement, Vice-Minister Mantvydas […]
A competition for the contract to build and run a multi-functional complex in Šeškinė area of Vilnius is to be launched on Wednesday. The complex is to be constructed at the location of the failed […]
Lithuania has come under much criticism for failing to draw up a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy. Dr. Paulius Skruibis highlights the case of Kupiškis municipality and its “Gatekeepers” initiative which has already produced notable results. […]
The company Nota Bene, which has gained notoriety for its involvement in the so-called army utensils scandal, continues to appear in controversial public procurement contracts, DELFI reports. In one of them, the State Service for […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he will be looking for a replacement for Minister of Healthcare Juras Požela who has been in hospital for several weeks now. Currently, the Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas […]
Gas as an energy source brings about a number of negative associations in Lithuania due to the lengthy period of time when the country was depended on its sole supplier, Russia’s Gazprom. After Lithuania kicked […]
Left-handed Lithuanians seeking to purchase goods tailored to them can only really do so abroad. Experts say the niche is too small for office supplies or tools sellers to hope for much profits. That said, […]
The Parkas Outlet shopping centre in the Šiaurės Miestelis area of Vilnius is reopening on December 12. The shopping centre will seek to attract Lithuanians to do their outlet shopping in Lithuania, rather than going […]
A number of Lithuanian ministries have been marred in corruption scandals in the run-up to the general elections this year. Both the so-called army utensils scandal at the Ministry of National Defence as well the […]
A large group of Chechens have set up a camp in Brest, a Belarussian city next to the Polish border, in protest of having been barred from entering Poland. The Polish government has said that […]
Latvia, which has agreed to take in over 500 refugees under the European Union’s resettlement programme, struggles to meet the quota and making sure that the refugees stay in the country. The migrant crisis in […]
Four parties would enter the Seimas, Lithuanian parliament, if elections were held this week, according to a recent Vilmorus survey. Kauno Diena reports that, based on the survey data, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has […]
Gediminas Kirkilas, former prime minister and a leading figure in the Social Democratic Party, has said he would have stepped down if he were in the shoes of Lithuania’s minister of national defence, without going […]
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