Politics
Lithuanian political parties to discuss new defense policy deal
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is meeting on Tuesday with parliamentary parties’ leaders to discuss the country’s defense policy for the next decade. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuania mourns passing of ‘true friend’ McCain
Lithuanian politicians have expressed their respect and condolences over the passing of US Senator John McCain, calling him a “true friend of Lithuania” and a “fighter for truth and democracy”. […]
Foreign affairs
Turkey’s foreign minister to arrive in Lithuania Monday
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is to arrive in Lithuania on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania initiating EU-Israeli meeting on terrorism, PM says
Lithuania is initiating a meeting of EU and Israeli ministers to discuss terrorism threats and reduce tension between the European Union and the Jewish state, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said in an interview with BNS Lithuania on Friday. […]
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Foreign affairs
Israeli PM to honor Holocaust victims, meet with Baltic counterparts
Visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will on Friday honor the memory of Holocaust victims and discuss political issues with the three Baltic prime ministers. […]
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Israel wants to strengthen ties with Lithuania to counterbalance EU criticism
Visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will seek to strengthen bilateral ties with Lithuania to counterbalance, in his opinion, the European Union‘s unfounded criticism over Israel‘s treatment of the Palestinians. […]
Foreign affairs
Israeli PM arrives in Lithuania for historic visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Lithuania on Thursday for a historic visit. […]
Foreign affairs
Netanyahu to seek Baltic support for changing EU attitude towards Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes that meetings with the Baltic states’ leaders will help to change the European Union‘s attitudes towards Israel. […]
Politics
Seimas board prevents 2 conservative MPs from speaking at Krynica forum
The Lithuanian parliament’s board refused to give the green light for two conservatives MPs, Rasa Juknevičienė and Audronius Ažubalis, to travel to Poland to make speeches at the Krynica Economic Forum in Poland. […]
Foreign affairs
Israeli PM Netanyahu to arrive in Lithuania for historic visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is arriving in Lithuania for a historic visit on Thursday. […]
Politics
SocDems oppose new defense deal, other Lithuanian parties inclined to back it
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is unlikely to support the government’s proposed agreement on the country’s defense policy for the next decade, but other parliamentary parties are inclined to back such a deal […]
Economy
PM says a VAT cut must benefit consumers
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday that he does not rule out cutting the VAT rate for basic food products, but added that any such proposal must benefit consumers, not just retailers. […]
Politics
PM didn’t breach law by not declaring wife’s Swedbank stocks, watchdog rules
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis did not breach the law when he failed to declare his wife’s Swedbank shares, the Chief Official Ethics Commission of Lithuania has ruled. […]
Politics
Government offers parties to sign new defense agreement
Lithuania’s government is offering parliamentary parties to sign an agreement on the country’s defense policy for the upcoming decade. […]
Economy
Lithuanian retailers say open to contract checks, doubt about new market player
Lithuanian retailers say they are open to the government’s intention to more closely check retail chains’ contracts with suppliers. […]
Economy
PM vows to make efforts to boost competition in retail market
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that his government will make efforts to increase competition in the retail market now dominated by big chains. […]
Economy
Lithuanian retailers, trade unions tentatively agree to days off on Christmas, Easter
Retailers and trade unions tentatively agree to large retail chains being closed on two days a year, on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday, but there are no discussions about not working on other Sundays, Social Security and Labor Minister Linas Kukuraitis said on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
Israeli PM Netanyahu to make historic visit to Lithuania this week
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to pay a visit to Lithuania this week, Lithuanian government officials confirmed to BNS on Monday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM’s call to strengthen LRT signal in Poland wouldn’t be productive – LRT chief
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis recent call to strengthen the signal of the country’s national broadcaster LRT would not increase accessibility of LRT radio and TV programs for Lithuanians living in Poland, LRT head Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė says. […]