Protest action

  • Economy

80% of Lithuanians supported supermarket boycott action

A survey shows overwhelming public support for a spontaneous boycott action in May when shoppers where urged to avoid major…

8 years ago
  • Society

Consumers march against high prices in Kaunas

A march to protest against the high prices of goods was held in Kaunas on Saturday as a follow up…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Farmers give out free milk in centre of Vilnius in protest

Lithuanian farmers gave out free milk to people in the centre of Vilnius outside the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday in…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Milk producers call for minister’s resignation, threaten to bring cows to Vilnius

Milk producers being hit by significant losses are calling for resignation of the Minister of Agriculture and say in the…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Prime minister to meet teachers’ unions as dispute deepens over ‘illegal’ strike

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has promised to personally meet with teachers’ union representatives who are planning to start an open-ended…

9 years ago
  • Society

Teachers to hold rally ahead of strike action

Teachers plan a march of protest and a rally in Vilnius on Monday. [...]

9 years ago
  • Society

Teachers’ unions threaten new strikes

After meeting with government officials on Wednesday, Lithuanian teachers' unions announced they would resume strikes, saying the government has failed…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Teachers call off strike after meeting prime minister

Lithuanian teachers' unions have called off a planned strike after a meeting with the prime minister on Thursday. [...]

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania’s teachers to strike despite promised wage raises

The Lithuanian government has designated additional 10 million euro to satisfy demands of the teachers trade union. However, teachers still…

9 years ago
  • Society

100 protest in Vilnius against refugee resettlement

About 100 people gathered in Kudirkos Square near the Government building in central Vilnius on Tuesday evening to protest against…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lufthansa cancels flights from Vilnius on Friday as pilots extend strike

Lufthansa has cancelled Friday's flights between Vilnius and Frankfurt as the German airline’s pilots have extended their strike. [...]

10 years ago
  • Society

635 strikes took place in Lithuania over last 15 years

Seventy-eight strikes were organised in Lithuania in November and December 2014. Forty-five of them were warning strikes. According to data…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian teachers call off strike

Lithuanian teachers have called off their strike after three days, saying it became pointless once parliament adopted national budget for…

10 years ago
  • Politics

President Grybauskaitė’s response to teachers’ demands: Impossible to do everything at once

According to President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė, the government is increasing salaries for teachers as much as it can afford…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian teachers stage warning strike

Part of teachers in Lithuania are holding a warning strike on Thursday, expressing their dissatisfaction over pay. [...]

10 years ago
  • Society

Over 100 Lithuanian schools to go on warning strike this week

The teachers' strike planned in Lithuania this week will include at least 107 educational institutions, with teachers refusing to teach…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian liberals stage protest outside Russian Embassy

A protest, dubbed "Putin, don’t send weapons to terrorists!", was held outside the Russian Embassy in Vilnius on Thursday, following…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanians show solidarity with Poland in “apple protest” outside Russian Embassy

In solidarity with Poland, Lithuanians held an "apple protest action" outside the Russian Embassy in Vilnius in response to Moscow…

10 years ago