Society
Concerns continue over Gediminas Hill: risk of landslide remains
The Ministry of Culture is to make a decision on how to continue restoring Gediminas Hill, lrt.lt writes. […]
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Foreign affairs
Georgian president to visit Lithuania
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will meet Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on Thursday, lrt.lt reports. […]
Politics
After meeting Seimas board, Grybauskaitė gives evaluation of election results
President Dalia Grybauskaitė warned on Tuesday that the nearing Seimas spring session will be beset by tensions over the coming presidential and European Parliament elections and also criticised the cabinet for lack of progress on reforms, lrt.lt writes. […]
Politics
Urging to adjust direct mayor elections: long time mayors entrenching
Political scientists are urging to review the regulations of the direct mayor elections because the aim to prevent a single individual from holding the office of mayor for decades has not been reached. In certain cities, long-time mayors are being re-elected and are only further strengthening their positions, thus it is proposed to consider limiting the number of mayor terms, lrt.lt writes. […]
CORPORATE
Political scientists on election results: there no longer is support for Karbauskis’ claim of winning all elections
On Sunday night, the results of the municipal council and mayor elections emerged. Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science (VU TSPMI) political scientist and docent Mažvydas Jastramskis spoke that these elections were akin to three exams: an exam of democracy, an exam of the party system and an exam of the government. […]
CORPORATE
Parties take to decisive battle over municipalities: some hope to maintain positions, others aim for records
With little time left to the municipal and direct mayoral elections, political party leaders are pondering, which city and region bastions they will hold on to and where they have chances to break through. The Social Democrats, Liberal Movement and Order and Justice Party remain modest both about increases in their mayors and council members, while the Conservatives and “Farmers”, who remain the most popular parties, believe that they could reach historical victories in the elections, lrt.lt writes. […]
Politics
Vytenis Andriukaitis completes gathering prerequisite signatures
Presidential candidate Vytenis Andriukaitis has gathered the prerequisite number of citizens’ signatures to participate in the elections, lrt.lt reports. […]
Society
VRK and police count complaints related to the elections: number exceeds 50
The municipal election marathon that launched on Wednesday has brought with it a slew of breaches, which will be investigated by not only the Central Electoral Commission (VRK), but also police officers, lrt.lt writes. […]
Society
“Living chain” saves drowning women and children
A walk on Sunday afternoon in Klaipėda‘s Melnragė I near the pier could have ended in tragedy for four people, klaipeda.diena.lt reports. […]
Politics
VRK reports on day one voter turnout: positive numbers
Preliminary voting in the municipal and mayor elections continues on Thursday, lrt.lt writes. […]
CORPORATE
Lawyer: M. Ivaškevičius is under tendentious attack
VU professor, lawyer Vytautas Mizaras tells lrt.lt that behaviour such as is directed against writer and dramatist Marius Ivaškevičius could be described as an attack. Lithuanian Journalists Union chairman Dainius Radzevičius echoes this, stating that law enforcement attention has exceeded the bounds of common sense. These were their comments regarding M. Ivaškevičius being called by the police to explain himself over statements on the news media, lrt.lt writes. […]
Society
Bank of Lithuania warns about false messages to Swedbank clients
The Bank of Lithuania reports that Swedbank clients are receiving false text messages about how Swedbank will supposedly cease operations on March 2, that their accounts will be transferred to another bank and an account number is presented to transfer funds. […]
Defence
Ministry to spend around 142 million euro on tactical vehicles
The Ministry of National Defence (KAM) has presented the US government an application for purchasing of 200 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) for the Lithuanian army. 142 million euro is to be earmarked for the purchase by the ministry, a KAM press release states, lrt.lt writes. […]
Society
Europe of different medicines: fewer medicines sold in Lithuania and at higher prices than in larger countries
Fewer medicines are sold in Lithuania and their costs are greater than in larger European Union states. European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis says that the differences in the member states’ medicine markets are massive and Lithuania should seek to be heard in negotiations, lrt.lt writes. […]
Politics
A. Guoga: my life as a politician is drawing to a close
MEP Antanas Guoga has assured he would not participate in any elections together with the ruling Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS), lrt.lt writes. […]
Foreign affairs
D. Grybauskaitė after meeting P. Poroshenko: Western attention to Ukraine is waning
During the Davos World Forum, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė held bilateral talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Armenia’s new Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Lithuanian head of state emphasized during her meeting with the Ukrainian president that the international community’s attention to Ukraine is waning, lrt.lt writes. […]
Politics
M. Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė: the European Council and EBU are concerned over press freedom in Lithuania
On Thursday, the status of news media in Lithuania and challenges arising for the LRT due to the national broadcaster law being discussed in Seimas were discussed in a sitting of the European Broadcaster’s Union (EBU). LRT director general Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė, who participated in the sitting stressed that the European Council and EBU are concerned over trends being observed in Europe that threaten press freedom, lrt.lt writes. […]
Politics
LRTK recommends to not expand restricted information list
The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) has recommended to not change the public information law and not expand the list of restricted information. According to it, current regulations are sufficient in order to rapidly respond to the dissemination of information hostile to the country, lrt.lt writes. […]
Politics
A. Monkevičius: teachers‘ wages could exceed the average wage in two or three years
It is possible, after two or three years, for teachers’ wages to be 20-30% higher than the country’s average wage, Minister of Education, Science and Sports Algirdas Monkevičius told LRT Radio. According to him, for this there is need for national consensus and a long-term plan, lrt.lt writes. […]
Society
Flu epidemic declared in seven municipalities
The first death from flu complications. The elderly woman, who died in Šiauliai, was suffering from a number of chronic diseases and had not had a flu vaccination. It is believed that she contracted the disease from family members. Flu and other similar disease infection rates are rising around the country and seven municipalities have declared epidemics, lrt.lt writes. […]