Society
Lithuania is world’s ‘top drinker’ – WHO
Lithuanians consume the most alcohol in the world, according to 2016 data presented by a World Health Organization official in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
Society
Society
Global LT
Lithuania’s emigration rate remains higher than last year
Statistics show that Lithuania’s official emigration rate did not slow down in April and remained higher than in the same period last year. […]
Society
Rainbow Bus: protest held next to the Russian Embassy
On 13th May, 2017 in order to draw the attention to the persecution and serious human rights violations against LGBT people in Chechnya (Russian Federation), the National LGBT rights organization LGL organized a protest next to the Russian Embassy in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Gay League reported in a press release. […]
Society
Truck carrying 676 kg of hashish busted in Lithuania
Lithuanian customs officials have detained a truck en route from Spain, carrying 676 kg of hashish, the Customs Criminal Service said, noting this was the largest drugs shipment busted in the country this year. […]
Society
Police drafted conditions for 120 cars for sole supplier
The Lithuanian Police Department, which is set to buy at least 120 new cars, drafted conditions for the tender for a single supplier, the Public Procurement Agency said. […]
Society
Society
Hackers seeking weak spots in Lithuania’s strategic systems
Lithuanian officials say that hackers constantly search for seek spots in systems of strategic importance, therefore, executives of companies and institutions should pay more attention to cyber security, top executives of relevant institutions told BNS in comment of a Reuters report about hacker attempts to penetrate with Baltic electricity networks. […]
Society
Request for Lithuanian scam suspect’s extradition to US lacks necessary info
The US extradition request for Evaldas Rimašauskas, a Lithuanian national who is reportedly suspected of defrauding US-based Internet giants Facebook and Google of 100 million US dollars, fails to provide the necessary information required by Lithuanian laws, the suspect’s lawyer said on Friday. […]
Society
Vilnius court to hear request to extradite USD 100 mln scam suspect to US
The Vilnius Regional Court is scheduled to hear on Friday a request to extradite Evaldas Rimašauskas, a Lithuanian national suspected of defrauding US-based Internet giants Facebook and Google of 100 million US dollars, to the United States. […]
Opinion
Under permanent conditions of war: what distinguished Lithuania from other European countries?
In terms of its religious tolerance Lithuania was markedly different from other European states in the 16th century and at the beginning of the 17th century. Yet gradually this tradition of tolerance was stifled and […]
Society
Authorities had wiretapped phone of man suspected by US of large-scale fraud
In an effor t to detain or receive relevant information about Evaldas Rimašauskas whom the US suspect of very large-scale fraud, Lithuanian authorities had wiretapped his conversations. […]
Society
Snow affects power supply to 9,000 Lithuanian households
Around 9,000 households in the regions of Vilnius and Kaunas were without electricity on Thursday morning after a heavy snowfall in the eastern and central parts of the country overnight, the power distribution grid operator said. […]
Society
Prosecutors ask court to extradite fraud suspect Rimašauskas to US
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office has asked a court to extradite Evaldas Rimašauskas, a Lithuanian national suspected of defrauding US-based Internet giants Facebook and Google of 100 million US dollars, to the United States. […]
Society
Hundreds gather in cemetery in Vilnius to mark end of World War Two
Hundreds of people gathered in Vilnius’ Antakalnis Cemetery on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War Two. […]
Society
Lithuania covered in snow. Again…
Snowless Christmas, white Easter appears to be a new normal in Lithuania. Still, with a less than three weeks until the official summer kicks off in Lithuania, this morning many Lithuanians woke up feeling that it is the middle of winter. […]
Politics
Poles in Lithuania won’t be discriminated against over names, PM Skvernelis tells PM Szydło
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis told his Polish counterpart, Beata Szydło, on Monday that national minorities in Lithuania would not be discriminated against over the spelling of their names in documents. […]
Society
Society
Government to put university reform plan for public discussion
The Lithuanian government was briefed on Wednesday about a reform of universities proposed by a prime minister-appointed working group, but decided to hold a public discussion of the project with the academic community before sending it to the parliament for approval. […]
Society
Lithuanian suspected of fraud by US remains in custody
A Vilnius court last week overruled yet another plea against extended custody filed by Evaldas Rimašauskas suspected of obtaining nearly 92 million euros from two US-based international companies by fraud. […]