Politics
EP committee proposes to lift Lithuanian MEP Paksas’ immunity
The European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs proposes to lift the legal immunity of Lithuanian MEP Rolandas Paksas in an influence peddling case. […]
Lithuania
Society
Sports
CORPORATE
Lithuania’s greatest struggle – affluent countries will not understand this
The affluent EU member states have seen population increases over the past decade and this has led to more rapid economic development among them. The less well-off member states experienced the opposite processes – a […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs
Slovenia’s president astonished in Vilnius by scope of concerns over Russia
Slovenia’s President Borut Pahor said in Lithuania on Monday he was astonished about the strong concerns in Vilnius over the Russian threats, adding he understood the concerns in the Baltic states. […]
Defence
NATO jets scrambled once from Lithuania last week over Russian warplanes
Fighter-jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission were last week scrambled once from Lithuania to intercept Russian warplanes flying in the international airspace above the Baltic Sea. […]
Foreign affairs
Freetime
“Love has always been and will be a real thing” – interview with film director Giedrė Žickytė
I wanted to ask you about working with archival footage: your previous film, “How We Played the Revolution”, and “Master and Tatyana” are both related by you working with material that was sourced from archives. […]
Society
Report shows significant rise in number of overdose deaths in Lithuania
The number of deaths from drug overdose in Europe has risen for the third year in a row and Lithuania is among five European nations that recorded a considerable increase in fatal overdoses, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) said in a report published this week. […]
Foreign affairs
President Dalia Grybauskaite congratulates Ukraine on visa-free travel, calls for further reforms
President Dalia Grybauskaite on Friday congratulated Ukrainians on the start of visa-free travel to the European Union and urged them to continue reforms in order to join the EU and NATO. […]
Society
Official emigration volumes down in Lithuania in May
The volume of official emigration from Lithuania has declined – the number of declared emigrations was down by nearly 500 in May from April, Statistics Lithuania said. […]
Opinion
M. Jastramskis: the president cannot walk away from what we currently have
The annual report of the President Dalia Grybauskaitė is receiving both praise regarding its structure and specificity, while others note what was missing from the afore mentioned report – the primary focus on areas which […]
Politics
Lithuania’s ex-MP Paulauskas founding movement with other Labor members
Arturas Paulauskas, a member of the Labor Party, is founding a public movement, which will be a new center-left political force to unite former and current members of the party, as well as non-affiliated individuals. […]
Defence
Lithuania backs Brussels initiative on defense fund
Lithuania’s government supports the European Commission (EC) initiative to set up a European Defense Fund, which Brussels believes would enable countries of the community to make more efficient investments in the weaponry they purchase. […]
Culture
Society
Defence
Foreign affairs
Slovenian president to pay official visit to Lithuania
Slovenian President Borut Pahor on Monday is coming to Lithuania for an official visit that will focus on defense and cybersecurity, the Lithuanian president’s office said. […]
Economy
Government yet to decide on use of 13 million euros paid by Alstom
The government has not yet made its decision on the use of 13 million euros paid by Alstom to the country as ordered by a London court in a case in which the French group’s Swedish energy unit Alstom Power was accused of corruption in Lithuania. […]