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Traffic offenders will have to pay fines to obtain driving licenses

June 22, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday passed amendments to tighten sanctions for traffic offenders who fail to pay fines. […]

The collision on the Nemenčinė road at the village of Antaviliai

2 injured as US troops’ truck collides with 2 passenger cars near Vilnius

June 22, 2017 BNS EN 0

Two women, one of them pregnant, were injured as a truck carrying US troops collided with two passenger cars on the outskirts of Vilnius on Thursday, police said. […]

Large-scale international drug smuggling case goes to Lithuanian court

June 22, 2017 BNS EN 0

A case involving an international drug smuggling ring has been recently sent to a Lithuanian court, the Lithuanian Customs said on Thursday. […]

Bishop Teofilius Matulionis. Teofilis Pilkis Photo

Up to 50,000 expected in Vilnius for Matulionis beatification

June 21, 2017 Lithuania Tribune 0

Up to 50,000 people may attend festivities in Vilnius on Sunday for beatification of Teofilius Matulionis, organizers say, as police plans to boost its presence in the Lithuanian capital. […]

US military vehicle runs into civilian car in Lithuania, leaves 3 injured

June 20, 2017 BNS EN 0

A vehicle of US troops collided into a civilian automobile in Marijampole, southwestern Lithuania, on Tuesday, leaving three female passengers of the automobile injured. […]

Lithuania jumps to 16th place on European Innovation Scoreboard

June 20, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania climbed eight positions to the 16th place on the 2017 European Innovation Scoreboard published by the European Commission (EC), posting the highest increase among all 28 countries of the European Union, however, still lagging behind Estonia. […]

US serviceman fined for urinating on wall of ministry building

June 20, 2017 BNS EN 0

A US serviceman early on Tuesday was caught urinating on the wall of the Interior Ministry’s building in the center of Vilnius and was issued with a 15-euro fine by the police. […]

Ban on mobile phones in pedestrian crossings proposed in Lithuania

June 19, 2017 BNS EN 0

Amendments have been registered at the parliament, banning the use of mobile devices on pedestrian crossings. […]

Culture Minister Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson and Diana Stomienė

Monument to pioneers of reformation, Lithuanian writing planned in Vilnius

June 19, 2017 BNS EN 0

A monument to pioneers of reformation and Lithuanian writing is planned in Vilnius. […]

Expats angry at plans to scrap panel for affairs of Lithuanians living abroad

June 19, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian World Community has expressed disapproval of the Foreign Ministry’s plans to scrap the Commission for Coordination of Affairs of Lithuanians Living Abroad. […]

Posters with Soviet symbols removed from 2 houses in Lithuania’s Salcininkai district

June 16, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian border guards on Thursday removed posters with Soviet symbols from two houses Dieveniskes, a small town in the eastern district of Salcininkai, the State Border Guard Service said. […]

Vilnius mayor denounces racist remarks by BC Lietuvos Rytas president

June 16, 2017 BNS EN 0

Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Simasius on Friday denounced racist remarks by Gedvydas Vainauskas, president of BC Lietuvos Rytas, a professional basketball club based in the Lithuanian capital, about the number of black players on the team. […]

Lithuania’s Neringa seeks to put stop to renting out of yachts as hotel rooms – daily

June 16, 2017 BNS EN 0

The heads of Lithuania’s Curonian Spit municipality of Neringa are concerned over the practice of renting out yachts docked at the Nida port to tourists as hotels, the daily Lietuvos Zinios reported on Friday. […]

Lithuanians disapprove of Labor Code, approval of PM, ruling party falls – BNS/RAIT survey

June 16, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanians do not approve of the Labor Code and their confidence in the ruling Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is declining, according to a survey conducted by the pollster RAIT for BNS. […]

Parliament cuts short meeting due to power outage on Thursday, traffic lights off in Vilnius

June 16, 2017 BNS EN 0

Interruption of power supply in central Vilnius on Thursday afternoon caused the Lithuanian parliament to cut short its plenary meeting. Traffic lights were off in all of the Lithuanian capital. […]

Attempt to allow partnership for both different and same-sex couples in Lithuania fails

June 15, 2017 BNS EN 0

An attempt to recognize in law civil partnerships for both unmarried opposite-sex couples and same-sex couples in Lithuania on Thursday failed to clear the first hurdle in the parliament. […]

Latest WHO data: Annual alcohol consumption at 16.3 liters per capita in Lithuania

June 14, 2017 BNS EN 0

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published latest and still unconfirmed data, which suggests that alcohol consumption in Lithuania is at 16.3 liters per every resident over the age of 15. Although the figure is lower than the earlier data, Lithuania is still the top drinker worldwide, a WHO official said. […]

Jewish museum not planned at Vilnius Sports Palace – Prime Minister

June 14, 2017 BNS EN 0

A new tender should be called by this fall for construction of a Congress Center to replace the former Vilnius Sports Palace, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says, adding that no museum of Jewish history would be opened there. […]

Police fines Latvian man for wearing T-shirt with Soviet signs

June 13, 2017 BNS EN 0

Police of the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda imposed a 75-euro fine upon a Latvian citizen who wore a T-shirt with Soviet symbols in public. […]

Law-enforcement suspends probe into hacking of BNS Lithuania system

June 13, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian law-enforcement officials have suspended their pre-trial investigation into the hacking of the system of the Baltic News Service’s Vilnius bureau, saying that they are unable, at least for now, to track down the hacker, who used a system that ensures anonymity of the user. […]