Society
European Humanities University moving to new premises in Vilnius
European Humanities University (EHU) is moving to new premises in a former Augustinian monastery in the Old Town of Vilnius […]
Belarus
Foreign affairs
Lithuania hands note to Belarus over alleged fire at Astravyets N-plant
Lithuania has asked Belarus to provide it, as soon as possible, with detailed information about an incident that occurred on the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant site on Feb. 17. […]
Defence
Lithuanian arms control inspectors visit Serbia
Lithuanian arms control inspectors, together with invited inspectors from the Netherlands and Estonia, are visiting Serbia on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry. […]
Politics
Seimas starts debates on rescue plan for European Humanities University
The Lithuanian parliament has started debates on a rescue plan for the Vilnius-based European Humanities University (EHU), which may otherwise face closure after getting a repeated negative evaluation from experts. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian PM inviting minister, ambassadors to discuss Eastern policy
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is inviting the foreign minister and several ambassadors to discuss the country’s relations with Russia and other Eastern countries. […]
Energy
Vilnius tells Minsk no nuclear incident occurred at Ignalina N-plant in early April
Lithuanian experts have informed Belarus that the latest event at the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which is being decommissioned, was not a nuclear incident and posed no health or environmental risks, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said. […]
Society
Lithuanian prosecutors to propose sentences against 66 defendants in 1991 crackdown trial
Public prosecutors from the Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday started delivering their concluding statements in a mass trial related to the bloody events of Jan. 13, 1991 in Vilnius. […]
Foreign affairs
Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines to launch direct Astana-Vilnius service
SCAT Airlines is set to launch in late May direct flights between Kazakhstan‘s capital of Astana and Lithuania’s capital of Vilnius. […]
CORPORATE
Žygimantas Pavilionis. Another important victory, this time in Washington
Skilled detractors of the US in Lithuania and anti-American policy-makers bent on seeding discord by sheer mention of the Kremlin are beside themselves with rage as they criticise our President’s meeting in Washington and the […]
Politics
Seimas drafts salvage plan for European Humanities University
Amendments have been registered at the Lithuanian parliament to allow the Vilnius-based European Humanities University (EHU) to continue its operations in Vilnius regardless of the negative expert conclusions. […]
CORPORATE
Ramūnas Bogdanas. You‘re angry the president didn‘t congratulate V. Putin?
A week ago, Russia featured a spectacle, which was called elections, after which the Lithuanian president did not congratulate Vladimir Putin with his continued reign. There is no obligatory rule in international protocol to greet […]
Defence
Lithuania’s latest review of intelligence threats: five new points
Lithuania’s intelligence issued an updated review of the threats to national security on Monday. […]
Economy
Lithuanian policymakers and Nordic investors discuss investment climate: “Attracting investment more crucial than ever”
While Lithuania continues to make improvements to its investment climate, policy solutions are still needed to make it more attractive to foreign companies willing to invest and create jobs in the country. A discussion hosted at the Lithuanian parliament brought together Lithuanian policymakers, Nordic investors and business associations to talk about FDI, taxes and what it would take for Lithuania to move closer to its Northern European neighbours. […]
Foreign affairs
Belarusians celebrating 100 yrs of statehood in Vilnius
Belarusians living in Lithuania have started celebrating 100 years of their country’s statehood in Vilnius. […]
Society
Foreign affairs
Vilnius’ response to Minsk: No incidents occurred at Ignalina N-plant
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has stated that no incidents that would be dangerous to the public had occurred at the shutdown Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian formin sees Belarus’ note as response to criticism over Astravyets N-plant
Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that he was not surprised at Belarus handing a diplomatic note to Lithuania following media reports about an alleged incident while handling radioactive waste at the shutdown Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. […]
Energy
Minsk hands note to Vilnius over waste handling incident at Ignalina N-plant
Minsk handed on Wednesday a diplomatic note to Lithuania following media reports about an incident while handling radioactive waste at the shutdown Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. […]
Defence
Lithuanian, Polish, US experts to visit Suwalki gap
Lithuanian, Polish and US security and defence officials and experts will visit on Tuesday the so-called “Suwalki gap” to discuss the defence of the land corridor. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian, Polish PMs had unannounced meeting in Vilnius Thursday
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis had a publicly unannounced meeting with his Polish counterpart, Mateusz Morawiecki, in Vilnius on Thursday evening. […]