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Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president to attend climate change summit in Paris
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is leaving for Paris on Monday to attend the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21). The meeting, to be attended by almost 150 state and government leaders from around the globe, is expected to arrive at agreements on greenhouse gas emissions and action to stop climate change. […]
Politics
Skvernelis stays as Lithuania’s minister of the interior
Saulius Skvernelis, Lithuania’s minister of the interior who submitted a resignation letter a week ago, is staying in the post. He announced the decision on Monday morning, after a meeting with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]
Economy
Over 11,000 reports on environmental violations received last year in Lithuania
During its first year of activities, the Centre for Information Gathering and Management at the State Environmental Protection Agency (VAAT) of Lithuania, established back in autumn of 2014, received over 11,000 reports on violations of environmental protection requirements, Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment said. […]
Economy
Lithuanians among 100 Financial Times and Google innovators
The executive director of Association Infobalt, Paulius Vertelka, and the developer of the mobile app Plag, Ilya Zudinas, are Lithuania‘s representatives in the top 100 list of Central and Eastern European innovators. […]
Economy
Agreements between China’s CMG and Lithuanian companies to consolidate partnership, PM Butkevičius says
While on his working visit to China, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with the management of the country’s industrial corporation China Merchants Group (CMG) to sign agreements between the Klaipėda Free Economic Zone and CMG, as well as the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority and CMG, the press service of the Lithuania Government said. […]
Politics
Lithuanian parliament passes law on refugee resettlement
The Lithuanian parliament passed legislation on Thursday that clears up regulations of refugee resettlement in the country. […]
Foreign affairs
Islamic State includes Lithuania into ‘coalition of devils’
A new propaganda video, claimed to be released by Islamic State, names a “global coalition” of the terrorist organization’s enemies that includes Lithuania. […]
Economy
Officers of Lithuania’s elite squad forced to take second jobs
Officers of the Anti-Terrorist Operations Unit of the Lithuanian police, Aras, are supplementing their income by working for private security companies and safeguarding ships from pirates in the Indian Ocean. Elite police officers are forced to work abroad because the Lithuanian state does not pay them enough, LNK TV reports. […]
Economy
Lithuanians far behind Estonians and Latvians in perceptions of shadow economy
Fewer businesspeople in Lithuania think underground economy is a problem than a year ago. However, Lithuania has a far bigger black market than the Central and Eastern European average, research shows. […]
Energy
Lithuanian LNG business seeks Dutch experience
The first Lithuanian-Dutch liquefied natural gas (LNG) forum was held on Monday. In the opening address, Lithuanian Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis emphasised the possibility to take advantage of the Dutch experience in developing LNG business in the Baltic region. […]
Society
Three Lithuanian MPs suggest scrapping fines for prostitution
On Wednesday, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, three Lithuanian members of parliament submitted a bill abolishing fines for engaging in prostitution. […]
Culture
Jurga Šeduikytė performs in Brussels and Luxembourg
On November 18 and 19, the well-known Lithuanian singer Jurga Šeduikytė performed in Brussels and Luxembourg. The singer presented her newly released album „Giliai vandeny“ (Deep in the Water) and performed her most famous award-winning songs whilst having the audience singing along. […]
Defence
Lithuania commemorated army day
Lithuanian military day and the 97th anniversary of the restoration of the Lithuanian army was commemorated on Monday. […]
Economy
Lithuanian entrepreneurship above EU average
The Small Business Act for Europe report shows that Lithuania exceeded the EU average in areas of entrepreneurship, administration, state support, public procurement, funding possibilities and the overall market situation. […]
Politics
Online petition calls for Lithuanian parliament speaker’s resignation
A feud between Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė and Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis that began last week have evoked reactions from online petitioners. One petition urges to keep Skvernelis in his post, while another calls for the parliament speaker’s resignation. […]
Economy
2015 breakthrough year for Baltic energy independence, Minister Linkevičius says
During the 21st Baltic Council at the Seimas (Parliament) on 20 November, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius underlined the need to further strengthen security in the region and stressed the importance of ensuring energy independence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Culture
Defence
Lithuanian defence minister invites Canada to continue contributing to assurance measures in Baltics
On 20 November, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas met with Minister of National Defence of Canada Harjit Sajjan while attending the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, the Lithuanian ministry reports. […]