Economy
‘Pet hotel’ demand grows in Lithuania as summer heats up
Though demand for pet hotels in Lithuania is low, industry representatives say demand is growing, especially as summer comes into full swing. […]
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Foreign affairs
Trump’s ‘nonsense’ will make his presidential run difficult, says Lithuanian analyst
Lithuanian politicians and political experts discussed the US presidential elections on Wednesday, including Hillary Clinton‘s apparent victory in the Democratic primaries as well as Donald Trump‘s Republican candidacy. […]
Politics
Amendment to referendum law for dual citizenship rejected by Seimas
Reducing the requirements for a referendum on dual citizenship would violate Constitutional law and the constitutional principles of harmony, legal statehood and responsible governance, according to the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs. […]
Society
Lithuanian Roma integration project begins
The National Minorities Department has begun its Roma integration project. […]
Society
Government authorizes special license plate numbers for electric vehicles
Lithuanian electric vehicles will receive special registration numbers. […]
Defence
NATO forces on cross-Europe march arrive in Lithuania
Thousands of NATO troops and 400 pieces of materiel will be traveling through Lithuania as part of NATO’s Operation Dragoon Ride. The operation is an effort to demonstrate the Alliance’s ability to quickly redeploy its forces. […]
Defence
Czech Republic to station company of troops in Baltic States
The Czech Republic plans to send a company-sized military unit to the Baltic States in 2017. […]
Society
Lithuania to crack down on illegal tour guides
This summer, the Tourism Department will be accompanied by police officers to identify whether Lithuania’s tour guides are working legally. […]
Economy
Sports
Investigation of FIBA’s attack on Eurocup requested by Lithuanian MEP
European Parliament member and former president of Lithuania’s A and B basketball leagues Bronis Ropė has appealed to the European Commission regarding potentially unfair commercial practices by the international basketball federation (FIBA). […]
Global LT
Lithuanian emigrants return to spend €80m on products in Lithuania
Lithuanian emigrants return to Lithuania an average of twice a year spending almost €80 million on goods in Lithuania. […]
Politics
Lithuanian prosecutors request extension of MG Baltic vice-president’s detention
Lithuanian prosecutors have asked a Vilnius court to extend the arrest and detention warrant for another two months of the vice-president of MB Baltic, Raimondas Kurlianskis. […]
Politics
Lithuanian Labour MP denies corruption allegations following raids
The Lithuanian Labour Party‘s vice-Chairman Vytautas Gapsys has denied allegations of corruptions against him following raids on his home and parliamentary office by anti-corruption police this morning. […]
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Lithuania Days promoting ties in Ukraine
Lithuanian Days where folk artists and craftsmen promote Lithuanian national cultural heritage, cuisine, folklore, education, medical and tourism opportunities in Lithuania are being held in Dnipro in Eastern Ukraine. […]
Defence
‘Russia has increased its capability to cut off access to Baltic sea’ – US general
US Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, the commander of the US Army in Europe, said that US forces must act as a deterrent to any potential threat in Europe in an interview with Lithuania’s national broadcaster. […]
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Ukraine’s Savchenko must learn political ‘rules of the game’ – analyst
Political scientist Linas Kojala said that Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian fighter pilot-turned-national hero who was recently released by Russia in a prisoner swap, will become a politician with outsize influence in her country – which can be dangerous if she doesn’t understand the “rules of the game.” […]
Society
30 construction violations found in two Vilnius regional parks
The Ministry of Environment has identified 30 protected territory, national land and forest construction violations in Pavilniai and Verkiai regional parks, which belong to Vilnius City Municipality. […]
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Crimea two years on from Russian annexation – Lithuanian journalist tells of changes
Artūras Morozovas, a Lithuanian photojournalist who recently returned from Crimea, spoke about how the region has changed over the two years since it was annexed by Russia. […]
Politics
Prospect of €40m EU fine on Lithuanian Railways to be discussed by President, ministers
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Minister of Transport and Communications Rimantas Sinkevičius will discuss the European Commission‘s accusation that Lithuanian Railways abused its dominating position and the several tens of millions of Euros in fees for the demolished track to Renge in Latvia. […]
Economy
Lithuania ‘among safest travel destinations in Europe’
Alminas Mačiulis, the government’s chancellor, congratulated Lithuania on the start of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) European Commission meeting. At last year’s meeting in Columbia, Lithuania, Switzerland and Montenegro were chosen for a four-year term as the leaders of this group uniting nations throughout Europe. […]