Society

Jovitas Raškevičius, of the Special Investigation Service STT Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune (2)
Society

Is Lithuania doing enough to fight corruption?

February 23, 2018 Justinas Suliokas and Ludo Segers 0

Corruption has been habitually singled out as one of the major afflictions slowing down Lithuania’s development, a problem put down to the country’s Soviet legacy as well as frailty of its young institutions. Jovitas Raškevičius, of the Special Investigation Service (STT), notes that the effort Lithuania has put into fighting corruption is bearing fruit, while Liudas Jurkonis, of EY’s fraud investigation and dispute services, highlights that business companies need to invest more into their own internal control systems. […]

Society

Kaunas considering free public transport on state holidays

February 22, 2018 BNS 0

Administration of the Kaunas City Municipality is considering free public transport in Lithuania’s second-largest city on public holidays. […]

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Philip Morris may face fine in Lithuania for advertising electronic smoking device

February 22, 2018 BNS 0

Global tobacco giant Philip Morris may face a fine in Lithuania for advertising its electronic smoking device IQOS. […]

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European Union

Dispute on Lithuanian sanctions for Russian TVs moves to EU Court of Justice (Updated)

February 21, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian government will seek to prove at the EU Court of Justice that the media watchdog’s order for rebroadcasters to move Russian TV channels to their paid packages over violations is in line with EU legislation. […]

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Society

Soviet, Nazi symbols painted on NKVD monument in southern Lithuania

February 20, 2018 BNS 0

Police have launched a pre-trial investigation to find out who painted Soviet and Nazi symbols on a monument to NKVD agents in a village close to Marijampolė, the administrative centre of south-western Lithuania. […]