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  • Economy

Lithuanian airlines to provide all passenger data to police from January

Airlines will have to register information about all individuals traveling to and from Lithuania by air transport starting January and…

8 years ago
  • Energy

Key disagreements remain between Lithuania, Belarus over N-plant

Substantive disagreements remain between Lithuania and Belarus over the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction just 50 kilometers from Vilnius,…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Russian ombudsman asks diplomat about Lithuanian weaponry for Ukraine

At a meeting with the European Union's (EU) Ambassador to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas, Russia's new Human Rights Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania makes progress, but still has ‘pockets of poverty’

The Grand Chancellor of the Order of Malta, on a visit to Vilnius, says that Lithuania has made a big…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

School students from Donetsk coming to Lithuania

A group of school students from Donetsk, one of the most disturbed regions in Ukraine, is coming to Lithuania on…

8 years ago
  • Global LT
  • Sports

Lithuania lays up bronze at U17 Basketball World Championships

Lithuania have taken bronze at the U17 basketball world championships. [...]

8 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Why Russia needs Lithuania

Lithuania is a small country in comparison to Russia. So why does the Kremlin pay Lithuania a disproportionate amount of…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

UN Security Council adopts Lithuania-initiated resolution on arms trade

The UN Security Council on May 22 adopted a resolution, initiated by Lithuania, on curbing illegal trade in small arms.…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Berzins does not agree with Grybauskaitė’s statement that Russia is a “terrorist state”

Latvian President Andris Berzins does not agree with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė's repeated statement that Russia is a terrorist state.…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Russia calls off tightened border checks of Lithuanian trucks

Russia has called off tightened border checks of Lithuanian trucks, which were introduced about four months ago, president of the…

10 years ago
  • Politics

MEP says Uspaskich should trust decisions of Lithuanian courts

After the European Parliament has revoked legal immunity of founder of the Labour Party Viktor Uspaskich, another Member of the…

10 years ago
  • Politics

9 MPs register bill on same-sex partnership

Nine Lithuanian MPs representing the Social Democratic and Liberal party groups have registered a bill to allow same-sex partnership. [...]

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania secures support from New Zealand, Australia for OECD entry

Lithuania has secured the backing of New Zealand and Australia for its accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Ruling bloc to submit amendment to pave way for Paksas to elections

Lithuania's ruling parties intend to shortly again submit a Constitutional amendment to the parliament to pave way for removed president…

10 years ago
  • Global LT

Hon. Consul Prunskis speaks to Senator McCain

Lithuania’s Honorary Consul J. Prunskis met with US Senators John McCain and Mark Kirk, Consul General of Ukraine Andriy Pravednyk,…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian PM promises to raise minimum wage in July

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the minimum monthly wage will be raised since 1 July 2015. Even though economic…

10 years ago
  • Defence

NATO jets scrambled in Lithuania to accompany Russian planes

NATO air policing mission fighter jets, stationed in the Lithuanian northern city of Šiauliai, were on March 24 morning scrambled…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Riflemen’s Union gets modern rifles

The Lithuanian Weaponry Fund on March 23 handed over weapons and bulletproof vests to the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union. [...]

10 years ago
  • European Union

Landsbergis’ report calls for open condemnation of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine

Lithuanian MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis has drawn up a draft report on EU-Russian relations, openly condemning Russia's aggression in Ukraine, calling…

10 years ago
  • Defence

President signs conscription bill into law

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday signed a legal amendment, which reintroduces conscription service in the country. [...]

10 years ago