Society

Language watchdog suggests allowing non-Lithuanian characters in name spelling

The State Commission for the Lithuanian Language suggests allowing non-Lithuanian Latin characters in the spelling of names of Lithuanian citizens, given that there is a recognized source. […]

Romualdas Lipskis
Society

Spying case: Belarusian KGB agent used to live in Lithuania, witness says

The Belarusian KGB agent, Sergey Kurulenko, who collected information in Lithuania used to live in the Baltic country and even graduated from a school here. His mother and sister also live in Lithuania, it emerged during a hearing of Vilnius Regional Court on Thursday. […]

President Grybauskaitė
Society

President Grybauskaitė says there needs to be more progress in gender equality

President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that although Lithuania can boast of great results in the area of women’s rights and their active participation, women are still paid less compared to men and are dramatically underrepresented in top positions. […]

Algirdas Kaušpėdas
Society

Algirdas Kaušpėdas: We must invest into Lithuania of the World – with our work, money and direct contacts

On 11 March, Lithuania will be celebrating a quarter-century anniversary of restoring its independence. Freedom, global Lithuania, the Lithuanian identity and unity are concepts that are dear to Algirdas Kaušpėdas, an architect, singer and one of the leaders of the Sąjūdis, the 1980s liberation movement that culminated in Lithuania declaring independence from the Soviet Union on 11 March 1990. […]

Kremlius
Society

Lithuania’s security agency warns about Russia upping its propaganda game

Lithuania’s State Security Department said on Monday it observed “increasingly obvious” Russian attempts to instigate an information war and spread its propaganda in the Lithuanian media and social networks. […]