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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
Lithuanian military day and the 97th anniversary of the restoration of the Lithuanian army was commemorated on Monday. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
Lithuanian citizens, who are allowed to allocate 2 percent of their income tax for organizations of their choice, have distributed 15m euro this year, benefiting some 22,000 institutions and NGOs. The biggest beneficiary this year is the Lithuanian army. […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on the LRT TV programme Savaitė that he would do everything to keep Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis in his position. […]
Lithuania‘s police officers have expressed their support for Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis who handed his letter of resignation to the prime minister on Friday, following criticism by Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė and President Dalia Grybauskaitė. The Lithuanian Department of the International Police Association and the National Association of Officers‘ Trade Unions of Lithuania have distributed statements declaring support for Mr. Skvernelis. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Lithuania would not be willing to join any coalition against the Islamic State that would include Russia as long as Moscow engages in aggression against Ukraine and Georgia. […]
Lithuanian Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis handed his letter of resignation to the prime minister on Friday afternoon, the ministry has informed. […]
The presidents of Lithuania and Latvia say the two countries will not agree to accepting more refugee quotas unless the European Union takes simultaneous measures to secure the EU’s external borders. […]
The Lithuanian Agriculture Ministry, the Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service and China‘s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine have signed a protocol requirements for exporting Lithuanian dairy products to China. […]
An extraordinary chase operation was held in Vilnius in Thursday evening. Around 3,000 police officers were searching for Igor Molotkov, a detainee who managed to grab a Kalashnikov rifle from the police and run. After five hours of manhunt, the fugitive was arrested near the Railway Station, on Palesos street. […]
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