Several days ago Saulius Skvernelis, commenting about the developing situation with the ripping of journals as a result of the new alcohol advertising restrictions, pointed out a lack of common sense, accented that the legislation […]
Lithuanian farmers, same as Latvian ones, would like to employ Ukrainians and Belarussians due to the lack of labour willing to work for a minimum wage. Head of the Seimas Rural Affairs Committee, “Farmer” Andriejus […]
A new prime minister was appointed in Poland and the country’s ministerial cabinet was reshuffled. International policy commenters in Europe predict more moderate Polish policy. How will Polish foreign policy change and what influence could […]
Lithuanians have adapted well to the European Union‘s economic sanctions on Russia and its retaliatory bans on European imports. Though the export of Lithuanian origin goods to Russia has almost halved since the Crimean annexation […]
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis’ musings on the need to improve relations with Russia have surprised many. Does Lithuania really, as the PM says, have absolutely no interactions with the neighbouring country? Do relations between the […]
“How should people view the government when prosecutors and Special Investigations Service officers receive raises, but resident doctors, teachers and higher education school lecturers get nothing. Just think, how would they act?” Liberal Movement leader, […]
The answer to the question whether Lithuanian politicians wish to interfere with the business transactions of private companies is becoming clear. The Seimas Committee of Economy voted for the strategic company regulation legislative project to […]
One of the most significant events for Lithuania has been the deployment of the German-led NATO battalion. This was a very concrete deterrence measure against Russian aggression, with the latter performing the Zapad military exercise […]
Can the coming year bring change to the EU and Lithuanian relations with Moscow? Are we right to say that the threat posed by Russia is the most relevant? Lietuvos Žinios discussed these and other […]
“Wages are being raised for prosecutors in hopes that their work quality will improve, while after teachers requested pay raises, they were told to work better; this sounds like a pathetic wordplay,” former conservative Prime […]
Candidates who openly speak about society’s pains – massive poverty, emigration, prices rises due to adopting the euro and who will not arrogantly deny existing problems can expect a successful showing at the presidential elections. […]
At Lithuania’s initiative Benjamin Netanyahu has become the first Israeli prime minister after more than 20 years to visit the European Union, LRT.lt writes. According to Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, he was […]
The heads of European Union states will deliberate whether to extend sanctions on Russia and it is very important that this would be done because the situation has not changed whatsoever in three years, President […]
Lithuanian relations with Israel are particularly good compared with many other European Union states. This is laudable, remembering how much local collaborators contributed to the murder of Lithuanian Jews during the Holocaust. But we must […]
I greatly hope that emigrants have already begun their Christmas visits. In many regards, this comment is intended exactly for them. I will dare be very unpopular. I am unafraid that Lithuania will empty out, […]
“This was the first year. The cabinet ministers were new, they did not participate in the electoral campaign – they needed to become accustomed to working together, needed to feel how the cabinet works, how […]
When evaluating the current coalition government’s first year, President Dalia Grybauskaitė stressed that there should better be no changes than ones that are poorly prepared and antagonising for the public. In her opinion a number […]
With Saulius Skvernelis’ cabinet reaching its first birthday, a chorus of Happy Birthday is nowhere to be heard. On the contrary, experts note that this cabinet has given little basis to expect fundamental reform in […]
The publication The Holocaust in Nazi occupied Eastern and Western European states: research and memory was presented in the Kaunas President Valdas Adamkus library-museum. It features works of thirteen foreign scientists, among which there are […]
The Labour Party must once more enter parliament and participate in governance, furthermore it must have constant and clear changes in chairpersons, MEP Viktor Uspaskich tells LRT.lt. Political analysts say that with the Social Democrats […]
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