Foreign affairs
Lithuania
Politics
EP committee postpones discussion on Lithuanian MEP Paksas’ immunity
The European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs has postponed discussion on Lithuanian prosecutors’ request to lift the legal immunity of MEP Rolandas Paksas until its next meeting in late June. […]
Defence
Little green men from new incubators
There a has been growing concern in Europe regarding the Kremlin’s new methods of formulating the aggressive fifth column whose members are recruited under the guise of combat sports clubs. According to, experts Lithuania – […]
Defence
Biggest activity of Russian warplanes reported above Baltic Sea last week
NATO fighter-jets serving in the Baltic air-policing mission were last week scrambled six times from Lithuania over Russian warplanes flying above the Baltic Sea. […]
Economy
Many additional changes in the future tax reform
Due to the plans to transfer the employer social security contributions to the employee, the minimum wage and non-taxable income levels, tax rates will change. There are fears that these changes wouldn‘t reduce salaries for […]
Economy
EP member: Baltic states should be strong on Rail Baltica project
Amid the increasingly heated discussions in the Baltic states about the financing of the European-gauge Rail Baltica project from European Union (EU) funds, Wim van de Camp of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee says that the three Baltic states would definitely secure European funding for the project, if they are strong and demonstrate determination for the huge investment. […]
Society
Politics
Putin, Stalin have same goal – Worldwide Congress of Crimean Tatars’ leader in Vilnius
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has the same plan for Crimean Tatars as the Soviet Union’s former dictator Stalin did, when he wanted to expel them from the peninsula, Refat Chubarov, president of the Worldwide Congress of Crimean Tatars and a member of Ukraine’s Supreme Rada, said in Vilnius on Monday. […]
Society
Lithuania’s Jewish Community re-elects Kukliansky as leader
The Jewish Community of Lithuania re-elected Faina Kukliansky for the second term as its chairperson at an election on Sunday, while her competitor Simonas Gurevicius dismissed the vote as unlawful and pledged to turn to court. […]
Defence
Foreign affairs
Brzezinski was defender of free, democratic values – President Grybauskaite
Prominent US academician Zbigniew Brzezinski who passed away in the United States last week was an outstanding public figure, unwavering defender of freedom and democracy, true patriot of his country and faithful friend of Lithuania and Europe who worked for strengthening partnership ties between the United States and Europe, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaite said in a message of condolences. […]
Society
CORPORATE
Scandalous alcohol data is analyzed: there is an important mistake in formulas and conclusions
Lithuania has some of the strictest alcohol control restrictions now but alcohol consumption in the country remains very high, says the Chairman of the public institution “European Social, Legal and Economic Projects” (ESTEP) Klaudijus Maniokas. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs
Defence
Polish airmen scrambled for 1st time from Lithuania over Russian warplane
Polish fighter-jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission in the Baltic states were for the first time scrambled over a Russian warplane flying above the Baltic Sea. […]
CORPORATE
A.Krupavičius: if this continues, then Lithuanian people will walk away
Lately, we no longer gear arguments amongst Lithuanian political parties over larger strategic questions: they agree on energy, defence, they don’t argue over the new Labour Code. Political scientist Mažvydas Jastramskis didn’t criticize these tendencies: […]
Politics
Social Democrats’ new leader promises to back university reform principles
Gintautas Paluckas, the newly-elected leader of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP), says that the party’s political group in the Seimas will support the principles for a reform of universities proposed by a prime minister-appointed working group. […]
Defence
Economy