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Lithuania to scrap zero tolerance law for drunk driving

June 13, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

The Ministry of Interior has decided to refuse the proposal to implement zero tolerance laws for blood alcohol content while driving. […]

Passengers of drunk drivers to face fines in Lithuania

June 2, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian parliament is considering a law that would punish passengers of intoxicated drivers. […]

Vilnius has a plan to fight youth alcoholism

May 19, 2016 George East 0

Vilnius Municipality is serious about addressing substance abuse among the city’s youth. […]

Lithuania to ban advertising of alcohol price reductions

May 18, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s parliament has adopted amendments to the Law on Alcohol Control which will prohibit advertising alcoholic beverage price reductions. […]

61,000 signatures for alcohol abuse initiative submitted to government

May 16, 2016 BNS 0

A group of activists on Monday submitted more than 61,000 signatures in support of a legislative initiative aimed at cutting alcohol consumption in Lithuania over to the Central Electoral Commission. […]

Vilnius to join forces with Latvia, Estonian cities in tackling alcohol use

May 4, 2016 BNS 0

Vilnius plans to sign a memorandum with Latvian and Estonian cities to cooperate on joint projects fighting alcohol use among children and young people. […]

Lithuanian government greenlights plan to fight alcoholism

April 11, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian government has endorsed an action plan for 2016 to reduce alcohol consumption in the country. […]

Prohibitionist activists have collected 50,000 signatures supporting alcohol restrictions

April 5, 2016 BNS 0

A group of activists called For Sobriety looking to pass a set of restrictions on the sale and advertisement of alcohol claim that, in just a few weeks, they have collected the 50,000 signatures needed to ensure that their proposals are seen by lawmakers in the Seimas. […]

Price of alcohol to rise, ban on advertising considered – Lithuanian parliament

March 25, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian parliament has started to consider the opposition leader Andrius Kubilius’ proposals aimed at restricting the availability of alcohol to reduce alcohol consumption in Lithuania, especially among children and young people, and to improve public health. […]

Why is Lithuania’s alcohol market shrinking?

March 15, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

The alcohol market in Lithuania is shrinking, and this is true for both legal and illegal sources of alcohol. Experts say that both alcohol consumption and sales are falling, and they had some insights into why this might be happening. […]

“Office breathalyzer” invented by Lithuanian scientists

March 10, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Imagine your morning routine: you come to the office, swipe your key card to enter the building, blow into a breathalyzer by the door and your boss gets a text message telling him or her your blood alcohol content. […]

Lazdijai municipality first to ban alcohol near schools, at public events

February 29, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lazdijai municipality has banned alcohol marketing at public events and has restricted the sale of alcohol near educational institutions, police stations and hospitals in the municipality. […]

Former director of National Land Service fined, banned from driving

February 26, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Kaunas District court fined former National Land Service Director Daiva Gineikaitės and banned her from driving for three and a half years after finding her guilty of drunk driving. […]

Education the key to fighting alcohol abuse, says Lithuanian PM

February 24, 2016 LT Daily 0

While new restrictions on the retail hours for alcohol sales were approved on Monday, more work needs to be put into education as changes in the law will not solve the problem alone, said Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on LRT radio. […]

Alcolock system coming to Lithuania

February 2, 2016 LT Daily 0

Alcolock system and rehabilitation program for drunk drivers will soon be introduced in Lithuania. The road traffic safety draft is being prepared by the Communications Ministry together with the Ministry of Interior and the Road and Transport Research Institute specialists. […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]

Citus experts: Housing demand surpasses the results of the past two years – buyers of the economic segment are returning

October 13, 2024 0

In the last quarter of the year, the number of new housing units (apartments and terraced houses) sold in Vilnius in the economy class was 50% higher than in April–June, according to preliminary data from […]