On the evening of September 13 a political debate featuring the top five largest Lithuanian parties was broadcast on LRT Television. The topic of the debate – economics. The debating parties were the Lithuanian Social […]
The Lithuanian parliament on Wednesday overturned the presidential veto of a new Labour Code that was adopted by the Seimas in June, thus paving the way for the legislation aimed liberalizing labor relations to come into effect in early 2017. […]
– Clash between the Chairman of the Social Democrats Algirdas Butkevičius and Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) Chairman Gabrielius Landsbergis on the topic of poverty. o Landsbergis pointed out a 4% increase from 18% to […]
The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker made the annual State of the Union address in the European Parliament on Wednesday. He touched upon a number of topics that are particularly significant for Lithuania which range from refugees to border control and military union. […]
The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union, or LŽVS, said on Wednesday that Saulius Skvernelis, a former interior minister, will be the prime minister if the party wins the upcoming general elections. […]
The Lithuanian parliament on Wednesday overturned President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s veto of a new Labour Code, leaving in place the law that was passed in June. […]
This is the first text from our #RefugeesLT initiative.
On my third month in Lithuania as a refugee, and as I am passing through different situations here varying between the good and bad, I can confidently say now that Lithuanians have all the good seeds inside them to blossom and prove they are not less in generosity and willingness to extend a hand to help than any other nation who has received refugees along the history so far. I could see this with all my Lithuanian friends around me and even those who I met by chance in the streets as I needed to ask about anything and they happened to know that I am a refugee. […]
Seimas has passed amendments to the Children’s Disbursement Law, based on which every citizen who reaches adulthood will be granted a one-time disbursement. Based on this every individual who reaches 18 years of age is […]
Four week cycle of Seimas electoral debates has commenced. Politicians will be discussing the topics of economics, demographics, justice and social politics. The leaders of Lithuanian parties or their representatives will be engaged in live debates, trying to attract potential voters. The first debate featured representatives from the Order and Justice Party, Lithuanian Green Party, Lithuanian Polish Electoral Action – Christian Families’ Union (LLRA-KŠP), Lithuanian Freedom Union (liberals), S. Buškevičius and Nationalists’ coalition “Against corruption and poverty”. The leaders of the Lithuanian Green Party, Lithuanian Freedom Union and the coalition “Against corruption and poverty” were present with the other parties delegating representatives. […]
Speaking for the association of the largest investors in the Lithuanian economy, Investors’ Forum, its Board Chairman Rolandas Valiūnas provided a number of insights on the future prospects of the Lithuanian economy and state. While […]
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that he sees certain positive signs in Belarus‘ parliamentary elections, but acknowledges that there are no grounds to speak about any fundamental changes in the neighboring country’s political system. […]
The Grand Chancellor of the Order of Malta, on a visit to Vilnius, says that Lithuania has made a big progress, but there are still many disadvantaged and vulnerable people in the country. […]
The Lithuanian parliament’s biggest opposition group, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), has collected signatures for initiation of the interpellation procedure against Social Democratic Minister of Defence Juozas Olekas. […]
Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), the largest opposition political group at the Lithuanian parliament, has collected signatures of 31 MPs in support of interpellation against Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė. […]
Europe needs unity more than ever before, as it is challenged by crisis of identity and confidence, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting in Berlin with Germany‘s Chancellor Angela Merkel and four other leaders in the run-up to European Union (EU) summit. […]
The Lithuania Tribune is launching a project aimed at helping new refugees successfully integrate into the Lithuanian society. Lithuania has only just begun receiving refugees from the Middle East. This process is still in its embryonic stage; it is extremely important to get it right from the beginning. Successfully integrating refugees into the Lithuanian society is a huge task, and the Lithuania Tribune is ready to play an important part. Openness and publicity, that is the most effective way we can contribute. Therefore, the Lithuania Tribune is proposing to follow the process of refugee integration through the eyes of a Syrian refugee, a journalist who was resettled in Lithuania just two months ago. We are reaching out to you to help us make this project a reality, this is why we began this crowdfunding campaign. […]
Moscow is looking for contractors to finish building Moscow House in Vilnius. The project, which started in 2008, but has stalled since then, has not been enthusiastically met by the administration of the Lithuanian capital city. […]
In the first quarter this year, organisations providing accommodation services in Lithuania received as many as 11% more tourists compared to the same period last year. […]
On August 23, Lithuania is celebrating the 27th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a defining moment in the Baltic countries’ movement for independence from the Soviet Union.
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Cannabinoids, age related diseases, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technique, which has been named as one of the five technologies that will disrupt healthcare by 2020, and other trending topics will be discussed at “Life Sciences Baltics 2016” international forum in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 14-15. […]
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