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Changes in Delfi: M. Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė changes work profile, editorial office to be headed by R. Lukaitytė-VnarauskienėChanges in Delfi: M. Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė changes work profile, editorial office to be headed by R. Lukaitytė-Vnarauskienė
  • Economy

Changes in Delfi: M. Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė changes work profile, editorial office to be headed by R. Lukaitytė-Vnarauskienė

The long term editor of Delfi Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė has decided to relinquish the office of chief editor and focus on…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Smaller states must band together – Savchenko in Lithuania

At this weekend's annual World Lithuanian Youth Association (PLJS) congress, Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian fighter pilot and politician who had…

9 years ago
  • Society

National Land Service to begin huge investigation of state land seizures in Vilnius

The National Land Service is set to begin an investigation of about 150 addresses in the Pavilniai and Verkiai regional…

9 years ago
Ban on zero hours contracts, retaining severance payments key to Grybauskaitė amendments of Labour CodeBan on zero hours contracts, retaining severance payments key to Grybauskaitė amendments of Labour Code
  • CORPORATE

Ban on zero hours contracts, retaining severance payments key to Grybauskaitė amendments of Labour Code

On Monday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė vetoed the Labour Code proposed by the Seimas and offered potential changes that she…

9 years ago
Poland to perform random passport checks at border ahead of NATO summitPoland to perform random passport checks at border ahead of NATO summit
  • Uncategorized

Poland to perform random passport checks at border ahead of NATO summit

Starting on Monday, Lithuanians driving into Poland should be prepared to show their passports or other forms of identification.To read…

9 years ago
  • Defence

NATO to weigh nuclear deterrence of Russia at Warsaw summit

The issue of a credible nuclear NATO deterrent to Russia is becoming a live issue in the run-up to Warsaw…

9 years ago
Woman offers rural apartment for free as potential buyers leave rural areasWoman offers rural apartment for free as potential buyers leave rural areas
  • Society

Woman offers rural apartment for free as potential buyers leave rural areas

In a striking example of the demographic problems facing Lithuania's small villages, a woman in Viešvilė is giving away an…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

More than third of Russians believe Baltics voluntarily joined Soviet Union

A survey by the Levada Center, an analytical centre based in Moscow, has shown that 34% of Russians still believe…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian university admissions facing a crisis

In Lithuania, 84% of students applying to higher education institutions are accepted, but 44% of professors say that many students…

9 years ago
Blow to new Lithuanian conservative leader as party old-timer resignsBlow to new Lithuanian conservative leader as party old-timer resigns
  • Politics

Blow to new Lithuanian conservative leader as party old-timer resigns

Jurgis Razma, a long-time member and significant conservative figure in the Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democratic party, has stepped…

9 years ago
Apartment rents in Vilnius have jumped by a third in three yearsApartment rents in Vilnius have jumped by a third in three years
  • Economy

Apartment rents in Vilnius have jumped by a third in three years

Over the last three years, apartment rent prices in Vilnius have gone up by almost a third. Real estate experts…

9 years ago
  • Society

Gruesome Iron Maiden concert ad banned by media ethics regulator

Legendary heavy metal band Iron Maiden will be performing in Lithuania this summer, but some of the posters advertising their…

9 years ago
US general says NATO must take initiative in BalticUS general says NATO must take initiative in Baltic
  • Defence

US general says NATO must take initiative in Baltic

During a press conference in Vilnius, Ben Hodges, the commanding general of the US Army in Europe, said that the…

9 years ago
Berankis secures spot as first Lithuanian tennis player in OlympicsBerankis secures spot as first Lithuanian tennis player in Olympics
  • Sports

Berankis secures spot as first Lithuanian tennis player in Olympics

Lithuanian tennis player Ričardas Berankis on Monday assured himself a spot in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. [...]

9 years ago
More anti-corruption investigations coming, Lithuanian Prosecutor General tells politiciansMore anti-corruption investigations coming, Lithuanian Prosecutor General tells politicians
  • Politics

More anti-corruption investigations coming, Lithuanian Prosecutor General tells politicians

Though Lithuania's political world is still reeling from recent corruption scandals, the Prosecutor General has promised to announce new interrogations…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Bribery investigation gathers steam as Masiulis is stripped of parliamentary immunity

The Central Electoral Comission (VRK) on Wednesday annulled former Liberal Movement chairman Eligijus Masiulis' parliamentary powers and his parliamentary immunity…

9 years ago
  • Defence

Suspected cause of conscript’s death revealed as two more are hospitalised

Two soldiers from the Lithuanian Etmon Jonušas Radvila Training Detachment in Rukla were sent to Kaunas Hospital of Infectious Diseases.…

9 years ago
  • Defence

With conscript dead from infection, some suspect army food

Lithuanian conscript Martynas Jurkus died in a Lithuanian military hospital on Monday due to an acute infectious disease. Military representatives…

9 years ago
  • Politics

New Liberal leader Guoga to sell off Lithuanian businesses

Antanas Guoga, who became the acting head of the Liberal Movement following the resignation of former leader Eligijus Masiulis following…

9 years ago
  • Defence

NATO Warsaw summit will include decision on Baltic garrisons, says NATO general

At the NATO Joint Force headquarters in Brunssum, commander Salvatore Farina told the Estonian military administration that a decision on…

9 years ago