Seimas has passed amendments to the Children’s Disbursement Law, based on which every citizen who reaches adulthood will be granted a one-time disbursement. Based on this every individual who reaches 18 years of age is […]
With the recent controversy where the Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius was asked by the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) to not appear in a live broadcast, further comments from related parties shed light on the circumstances […]
Four week cycle of Seimas electoral debates has commenced. Politicians will be discussing the topics of economics, demographics, justice and social politics. The leaders of Lithuanian parties or their representatives will be engaged in live debates, trying to attract potential voters. The first debate featured representatives from the Order and Justice Party, Lithuanian Green Party, Lithuanian Polish Electoral Action – Christian Families’ Union (LLRA-KŠP), Lithuanian Freedom Union (liberals), S. Buškevičius and Nationalists’ coalition “Against corruption and poverty”. The leaders of the Lithuanian Green Party, Lithuanian Freedom Union and the coalition “Against corruption and poverty” were present with the other parties delegating representatives. […]
Speaking for the association of the largest investors in the Lithuanian economy, Investors’ Forum, its Board Chairman Rolandas Valiūnas provided a number of insights on the future prospects of the Lithuanian economy and state. While […]
Lithuanian Green Party Chairman Linas Balsys has expressed a number of critical remarks toward the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats the President Dalia Grybauskaitė. His criticisms mainly focus on the aforementioned and their efforts to oppose […]
More and more retailers are combining traditional sales models with sales over the internet with goods and service purchases on the internet doubling over the last 5 years. This tendency has had an impact on […]
The Liberal Movement of Lithuania has presented the party’s electoral programme. It is mainly focused around values, their consistency and the freedom of choice in all spheres. During the presentation of the programme, the Liberals […]
Russia is not a terrorist state thus relations with it should be improved Linas Balsys, head of the Lithuanian Green Party (LŽP) stated in an interview with LRT Radio. According to him only the President […]
With the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) requesting to cancel an interview with PM Algirdas Butkevičius in the LRT news show Laba Diena, Lietuva (Good day, Lithuania), citing a ban on politicians participating in Seimas elections from appearing on live television shows, there has been a backlash from a number of prominent media figures such as Edmundas Jakilaitis, Rimvydas Valatka and Aistė Žilinskienė. […]
Public relations specialist and editor for the Verslo Klasė (Business Class) journal Aurelijus Katkevičius spoke about the circumstances surrounding the upcoming Seimas elections in the Įspėjantis Pranešimas (Warning Message) TV show. […]
Passive stance that the European Union has taken toward Brexit is bringing it ever closer to other similar crises, political philosopher Alvydas Jokubaitis told LRT.lt. He is convinced that the Visegrad states are striving to demonstrate their position of how to save the EU and Lithuania’s turning its back on them can eventually cost dearly. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with German Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday and discussed matters of Lithuanian – German cooperation in enhancing regional security and the implementation of NATO defence and […]
Statistics Lithuania data suggests that the number of foreign-capital firms and their employees increased by a quarter over the past six years in Lithuania. While three global companies moved their production out of the country, […]
An IMF mission commenced work in Lithuania. Representatives from the International Monetary Fund met with Minister of Finance Rasa Budbergytė and discussed the economic situation of Lithuania, state fiscal policy, next year’s budget and measures […]
While the stereotypical perception of emigration in Lithuania holds that most emigrants are low-skilled labourers toiling in the agricultural farms of Norway or the UK, the reality is much more complex, experts say. “Economic reasons […]
Due to technical issues on the Polish side, the Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) project between Lithuania and Poland will be completed at least a year later, by 2020 or even 2021. The delays are not, […]
The Lithuanian prime minister says he will seek to have the new Labour Code ratified by the end of the current parliamentary term and make all the necessary corrections later on. The president vetoed the […]
The so-called army utensils scandal is turning into an open war between the president and the cabinet, Lithuanian analysts say. President Dalia Grybauskaitė has called Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas a liar, stating that […]
A new set of regulations coming into effect on September 20 will put more restrictions on the sale of tobacco used for rolling cigarettes. Retailers will be barred from selling flavoured tobacco as per an […]
A Lithuanian vice-minister of foreign affairs spoke with the UK‘s Minister of State for Immigration Robert Goodwill regarding the attack on a Lithuanian home in Northern Ireland. According to a Foreign Ministry statement, Vice-Minister Mantvydas […]
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