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Launched on Friday, the requirement for all buyers to show their IDs when buying alcohol in most supermarkets across Lithuania has angered some older buyers who say that checking passports of grey-haired seniors is a waste of time.

All alcohol buyers, irrespective of their apparent age, will from now on be asked to produce identification documents in most supermarkets across Lithuania. Critics of the initiative, proposed by the country's majors retail chains, say it is a trick to exert pressure on politicians considering furth...

The Lithuanian Government on Monday withheld support for proposals to raise the minimum legal age for purchasing alcoholic drinks to 20 years from the current 18 years and to allow selling alcoholic beverages only in specialised stores. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by click...

Beginning in autumn, anyone purchasing alcohol will have to show their ID to do so. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Official alcohol consumption statistics put Lithuanians among the top drinkers in Europe, but these figures may be inflated, according to a survey.

The Lithuanian parliament is considering a law that would punish passengers of intoxicated drivers.

Lithuania’s parliament recently added a new amendment to the Alcohol Control Law, which, from November 2016, will prohibit retailers from displaying discounts on alcoholic drinks. The discounts themselves are not banned, however.

Vilnius Municipality is serious about addressing substance abuse among the city's youth.

Lithuania’s parliament has adopted amendments to the Law on Alcohol Control which will prohibit advertising alcoholic beverage price reductions.

A group of activists on Monday submitted more than 61,000 signatures in support of a legislative initiative aimed at cutting alcohol consumption in Lithuania over to the Central Electoral Commission.

Vilnius plans to sign a memorandum with Latvian and Estonian cities to cooperate on joint projects fighting alcohol use among children and young people.

The Lithuanian government has endorsed an action plan for 2016 to reduce alcohol consumption in the country.

Beer is increasingly replacing wine and brandy as the drink of sophistication in Lithuania. Walking through the streets of Vilnius at night, it is hard not to notice the many bars crowded with people sipping all sorts of specialty beers. Beer connoisseurs and sommeliers are enthusiastically confirmi...

A group of activists called For Sobriety looking to pass a set of restrictions on the sale and advertisement of alcohol claim that, in just a few weeks, they have collected the 50,000 signatures needed to ensure that their proposals are seen by lawmakers in the Seimas.

The Lithuanian parliament has started to consider the opposition leader Andrius Kubilius’ proposals aimed at restricting the availability of alcohol to reduce alcohol consumption in Lithuania, especially among children and young people, and to improve public health.