Lithuania’s taxation system is conducive to social inequality with a disproportionate burden falling on labour income, and taxes on capital half that of the European Union average, according to leading economists. […]
Gytis Snyder, a 13-year-old boy from Franklin, Tennessee, has led an effort to collect several shopping carts full of toys for an orphanage for disabled or chronically ill children in Lithuania. The orphanage has special significance for the young boy, who is fighting cystic fibrosis – it is the orphanage from which his parents adopted him when he was just 5 years old. […]
Lithuania is among 14 nations that could be banned from Eurbasket 2017, the media has reported, but the country’s basketball federation cautions that FIBA has only asked for clarification and has not yet sanctioned Europe’s silver medallists. […]
Now that the Kino Pavasaris International Film Festival in Vilnius is over, the winners of the festival’s top honours can finally be reviewed. Among notable winners from around the world was the first-ever victory of a Lithuanian film at the festival. […]
Several political parties would like to have a Lithuanian Olympic champion Virgilijus Alekna in their candidate lists during October’s general elections, while the athlete himself says he has not yet made up his mind about going into politics. […]
On Saturday, the Lithuanian military announced that it would be preparing alternative dietary menus without meat, fish and dairy products. This decision was made after a survey of more than 1,300 conscripts, 29 of whom expressed an interest in alternative diets. […]
US European Command said on Sunday that a Russian jet had made aggressive manoeuvres near a US reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea, a second incident between Russian and American forces in the region in the past week, Reuters reports. […]
One year after the first-ever direct mayoral elections in Lithuania, public trust in municipal authorities have grown, but the systemic problems are programmed into the local governments, experts say. […]
The United States and Germany say that NATO will not build any new bases in countries like Poland. […]
Lithuania’s top-ranking tennis player Ričardas Berankis has secured a ticket to Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. […]
This striking photo of a Russian SU-24 attack jet passing within metres of the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea as it made its way to Lithuania made headlines in the Baltic region and around the world. […]
Meet Luis Velasco from Spain. He came to Lithuania, fell in love with Vilnius and looked for his dream job. He was fearless about changing positions despite not knowing the language and settled down in the cold north while everyone else dreamed of never-ending sunshine. Velasco is a Spanish visual director who has now spent more than a year and a half in Lithuania. […]
Domantas Sabonis may be headed to the legendary Boston Celtics after declaring for the NBA draft according to a draft projection by leading American sports news website, Bleacher Report. […]
Lithuanian reporters have asked the country’s president to veto a law that introduces penalties for reporting on non-open trial procedures. […]
Looking for something to do this weekend in Lithuania? The Lithuania tribune has got you covered with a selection of events you might be interested in: […]
The number of Lithuanian residents with financial pressures last year was one of the largest among the European Union‘s 28 member states, according to Eurostat, the EU’s statistics department. […]
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