Politics
Journalists call on Lithuanian authorities to lift restrictions on access to registry data
Lithuanian journalists called on the authorities on Thursday to lift restrictions on access to data from the Center of Registers. […]
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Society
PM promises to give media free access to registry data
The Lithuanian government will next week adopt decisions to give media free access to registry data, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday. […]
CORPORATE
Three types of candidate aiming for Lithuanian presidency. Which will Lithuania choose?
One candidate to become head of state is watching basketball matches alongside the nation, another reads and quotes Jaroslav Hašek’s The Good Soldier Schweik, while a third bathes in the ice cold Baltic Sea in […]
Society
Ferry fire put out, Lithuania sends helicopter, four military ships (Updated)
The fire that on Tuesday broke out on a ferry on route from Germany to Lithuania’s Klaipėda has been put out and there are no reports about people injured during the incident, Lithuania’s Navy says. […]
Economy
Lithuania to cut VAT for firewood to 9 pct next year – PM
Lithuania will apply a reduced VAT rate of 9 percent for firewood starting next year, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday. […]
Foreign affairs
PM denounces as ‘scoundrels’ those angered by dark-skinned girl greeting pope in Vilnius
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has denounced as “scoundrels” people who were outraged at a dark-skinned girl being chosen to greet Pope Francis at Vilnius Airport last weekend. […]
Politics
Seimas opposition blocks bid to provide state subsidy to breakaway SocDems
The Seimas opposition blocked on Tuesday an overhaul of public funding of political parties that would have paved the way for allocating over 200,000 euros in state budget funds to the Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDDP). […]
Economy
PM to invite European retailers to invest in Lithuania
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he plans to invite 12 European major retail chains to invest in Lithuania. […]
CORPORATE
I. Makaraitytė. Pit of hot coals for Gitanas Nausėda – the silent majority, which is against gay rights
To even his own surprise, Gitanas Nausėda suddenly thought that the question of homosexual partnership should be resolved through a referendum, Indrė Makaraitytė writes on lrt.lt. It is hard to say, which of his team […]
Politics
Ruling party to name presidential candidate late this year or early next year
The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) plans to name its presidential candidate late this year or early next year, the ruling party’s leader said on Tuesday, adding that he or she will be a person who will represent “the grassroots” of society. […]
Economy
Minimum wage may rise to EUR 430 next January – PM
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that, based on updated earnings growth forecasts, the minimum monthly wage may rise to 430 euros next January. […]
CORPORATE
Kęstutis Girnius. A new president will change very little
While the presidential elections will be held in only May, the unofficial electoral campaign has started. Some politicians have declared their candidacies, others have yet to make their final decision. The number of potential candidates […]
Foreign affairs
Skvernelis tells Merkel Lithuania waits for German retailer Kaufland
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis invited Germany‘s retail chain Kaufland to come to the Lithuanian market as he met with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Vilnius on Friday. […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Polish ForMin urges Lithuania to scrap election threshold for ethnic minorities – Interview
Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz has called on Lithuania to amend its legislation so that ethnic minority parties do not have to reach the threshold of votes needed to enter the Seimas. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president slams move to lower referendum threshold as dangerous
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday criticized legislative initiatives to lower the referendum threshold as “irresponsible” and “dangerous”, calling on lawmakers to instead look for ways to encourage voters to turn out for a dual citizenship referendum. […]
Politics
Skvernelis back among top 3 potential candidates for Lithuanian presidency – poll
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is back on the list of the top three potential candidates for next spring’s presidential election in Lithuania, according to an opinion poll released by Delfi.lt on Thursday. […]
CORPORATE
Vygaudas Ušackas. Meeting with Angela Merkel: pro memoria for Grybauskaitė and Skvernelis
On Friday, with the leader of the most powerful country in Europe visiting Lithuania, we have the opportunity to choose – dare to take one of the most important political exams of recent times, daringly […]
European Union
EU commission proposes to end seasonal clock changes in 2019 (Updated)
The European Commission said on Wednesday that it proposes to put an end to the practice of adjusting clocks twice a year in 2019. […]
Economy
Government may propose to impose car tax – official
The Lithuanian government does not propose to increase the taxation of real estate, at least not for now, but it may ask the Seimas to tax polluting vehicles. […]
Foreign affairs
Poland’s foreign minister to visit Lithuania Thursday
Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz is expected to arrive in Lithuania on Thursday. […]