- Film “Chernobyl”, a game-changer for one Vilnius district
Fabijoniškės, a dreary residential district in the northern part of Vilnius, has recently become a major tourist draw.
- Lithuania's Liberals, Simasius losing popularity
The Lithuanian Liberal Movement, which has been battling a leadership crisis and recently lost state funding over financing violations, is also losing the support of the voters, shows a poll conducted by the market research company RAIT for BNS Lithuania.
- Lithuanian Parliament passes the Magnitsky Act
The Lithuanian Parliament adopted on November 16 the so-called Magnitsky legislation banning entry to foreigners involved in large-scale corruption, money laundering or human rights violations.
- Lithuanian EC member: Russia plans to take pork imports ban to political level
Russia has no plans of raising the 2014 imports ban on pork from the European Union, however, plans to move the restrictions to the list of political sanctions after the unfavourable decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO), says the EU Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis of Lithuania.
- Government to discuss three alternatives for raising doctors' wages
Lithuania's Government will discuss three alternatives to raising wages for doctors, Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga said after negotiations with representatives of doctors on November 16.
- Kazakhstan – the largest state of the region in Central Asia
During the last few years, Kazakhstan held a course for industrialization of the economy and became particularly attractive for investors.
- Ruling LFGU remains most popular party
The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) continues to top popularity rankings, with 26 per cent of respondents saying they would vote for it if general elections were held next Sunday, according to a survey conducted by the pollster RAIT for BNS.
- Lithuanian MP budges amid calls to resign
Gintaras Steponavicius of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement says that he would not step down as a Lithuanian parliamentarian despite calls from Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, to resign amid illegal funding suspicions.
- Court upholds Irish citizen’s conviction for attempted support to terrorists
Lithuania’s Court of Appeals found Irish citizen Michael Campbell guilty of attempting to finance and support terrorist operations and other crimes, however, the Irishman will not go to prison, as he has already served his sentence while in custody.
- PM: Lithuania should overcome Latvia in competition battle for Chinese investments
Lithuania should overcome Latvia in the competition battle for Chinese companies’ investments in the transport and logistics sector, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said after meeting with China’s Parliamentary Speaker Zhang Dejiang in Vilnius on Friday, April 14.
- Lithuanian vice-minister questions proposal to fine countries for refusing refugees
VILNIUS - Lithuanian Deputy Interior Minister Elvinas Jankevicius is “cautious” about Brussels’ proposals to impose financial sanctions on EU member states that refuse to take in migrants, saying that helping refugees should not be likened to an exchange.
- Lithuanian MPs refuse to add ban on sex-based harassment to law
VILNIUS - Members of the Lithuanian parliament do not agree to put into law the rule that harassment based on sex is prohibited, as required by the European Union.
- Lithuanian military doctors headed to Jordan next year to aid refugees
VILNIUS - Lithuania is planning to send several military doctors to Jordan to help the Middle Eastern country handle refugees from Syria, President Dalia Grybauskaite said.
- Funds available for Latvian-Lithuanian co-operation projects from ERDF
RIGA - There are 51.6 million euros of funding available for Latvian-Lithuanian co-operation projects from the European Regional Development Fund, the Latvian Ministry for Environment and Regional Development announced.
- Around 300 Lithuanian troops leave for military exercise in Estonia
VILNIUS - Around 300 Lithuanian troops are leaving for an international military exercise, called Spring Storm, in Estonia.
- Lietuva in brief
Lithuanian basketball coach Sireika plans to run for Parliament
- Lithuanian police start probe into cyber attack on Seimas website
VILNIUS - The Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau on Tuesday, April 19 launched a pre-trial investigation following cyber attacks against the parliament’s website.
- Lietuva in brief
Russian helicopters in Lithuania?
- Lithuanian politicians describe Russian simulated attack on US destroyer as ‘hooliganism’ and a ‘provocation’
VILNIUS - Lithuanian politicians have described a Russian fighter jets’ simulated attack over a US guided missile destroyer in the Baltic Sea as acts of “hooliganism” and “provocation.”.
- Lithuanian, caught spying in Russia, sentenced to 12 years in jail
VILNIUS - Lithuanian citizen Aristidas Tamosaitis detained in Russia on spying charges has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, Lithuania’s Ambassador in Moscow Remigijus Motuzas confirmed to BNS on Tuesday.