Foreign affairs
UK’s first ambassador to Lithuania passes away
British diplomat Michael Peart, the UK’s first ambassador to Lithuania, has passed away, the Lithuanian Embassy in London announced on Thursday. […]
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Economy
Danish Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania undergoing changes
Danish Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania has gone through some changes. […]
Energy
Final stretch of NordBalt cable to be laid under Baltic Sea
On Thursday, the works on laying the NordBalt cable resumed in the Baltic Sea. The last 150 kilometres will be laid by the end of this summer, the Ministry of Energy reports. […]
Defence
Portuguese scouts in Lithuania for combined training
On 31 March, soldiers of the Portuguese Armed Forces arrived in Lithuania for combined training as part of NATO reassurance measures in the Baltic region, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence reports. […]
Defence
State Defence Council to present new defence concept this week
Lithuania’s State Defence Council intends to hold a meeting later this week to present the updated concept of armed defence, says Valdemaras Sarapinas, the president’s adviser for national security. […]
Politics
Bradauskas becomes Head of Lithuania’s State Tax Inspectorate
Dainoras Bradauskas has won the Monday’s tender to head the State Tax Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance (VMI). A total of 5 candidates participated in the competition, even though 11 had registered to take part. […]
Defence
Minister of Defence: NATO 11 – more relevant than ever
This year Lithuania’s basketball legend Arvydas Sabonis will be sharing his shirt number 11 with NATO – on March 29 Lithuania marks the 11th anniversary as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the Ministry of Defence quotes Minister Juozas Olekas on its website. […]
Society
Archaeologists discover thousand-year-old grave in Lithuania
A grave thought to be a couple of thousand years old has been found in Lithuania’s western district of Klaipėda during the building of a gas main. It contains a unique urn. […]
Society
Lithuania switching to daylight saving time Sunday
Lithuania is switching to daylight saving time this week by advancing clocks by one hour at 3 a.m. on Sunday. Also known as the summer time, the daylight saving time will be in effect for seven months until the end of October. […]
Defence
Attacking NATO would be a great mistake – Minister of Defence
Lithuanian National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says that Russia would make a great mistake if it decided to cross the borders of any of the NATO members. […]
European Union
Energy Minister Masiulis: Gazprom has what to be afraid of
Russia’s gas concern Gazprom has what to be afraid of in Lithuania and the European Union (EU), Lithuania’s Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis has said. […]
Economy
Chairman of national bank meets French Minister of Finance
On Friday, 27 March, Finance Minister of France Michel Sapin will visit the Bank of Lithuania. The Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, Vitas Vasiliauskas, during his meeting with Sapin will discuss progress in quantitative promotion, begun this month by the European Central Bank (ECB), as well as accenting need for structural reforms, the national bank said. […]
Society
Discussion on same-sex partnership will no longer be taboo – Simonko
Vladimiras Simonko, the leader of the Lithuanian Gay League, on Tuesday welcomed the proposed law to allow same-sex partnerships, saying the step would trigger discussions about the rights of homosexual persons living together. […]
Politics
9 MPs register bill on same-sex partnership
Nine Lithuanian MPs representing the Social Democratic and Liberal party groups have registered a bill to allow same-sex partnership. […]
Nordic and Baltic officials call for fight against propaganda
On 23-24 March in Copenhagen, political directors of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) discussed regional issues, challenges to Ukraine‘s security and territorial integrity, preparations for the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga, prospects for relations with Russia, ways to increase resilience to propaganda of the societies, as well as threats of terrorism and the spread of radical Islamic ideology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Politics
Ruling bloc to submit amendment to pave way for Paksas to elections
Lithuania‘s ruling parties intend to shortly again submit a Constitutional amendment to the parliament to pave way for removed president Rolandas Paksas to run for parliament and president. […]
Ukraine’s Person of Year title is recognition for whole of Lithuania – Grybauskaitė
On March 21, during a solemn ceremony at the National Art Palace Ukraine in Kyiv, President Dalia Grybauskaitė was presented with Ukraine’s Person of the Year 2014 award. The title was bestowed on the president of Lithuania for her solid support to Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and European aspirations, the presidential press service said. […]
Economy
New companies in Lithuania create 25,000 jobs annually
According to new data, more than 25,000 jobs are created each year by companies newly registered in Lithuania. The data, published by Creditreform Lietuva, also shows that after two years of operations this figure increases by another 60 percent, with some companies registering a tenfold growth in employee numbers, Invest Lithuania reports. […]