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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has summoned the chargé d’affaires ad interim of Belarus and handed a diplomatic note expressing strong protest over the death of a Lithuanian citizen who was detained in Belarus last December and has died since in custody, possibly because medical aid wa...
Drawing from bitter lessons of the past, Lithuania and Poland understand that indecision, disunity, or concessions to aggressors like Russia only serve to embolden them and escalate conflicts, emphasised Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė during her meeting with Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk in V...
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk insists that the solidarity between Vilnius and Warsaw is not in question. His statement comes amid a recent public debate in Lithuania on the legal possibility for Polish troops to come to the neighbouring country’s aid in the event of an attack.
On Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis met with President Gitanas Nausėda at the Presidential Palace to discuss the stalling appointment of some ambassadors. The minister told the media afterwards that a decision has been reached on the issue.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė proposes dismissing Director of the Public Management Agency (VVA) Artūras Palekas as of 7 March.
The Government has extended the deadline for Ukrainian refugees working in Lithuania to learn the state language.
A network of over 3,300 shelters has been established over the past year as part of efforts to strengthen public preparedness for potential threats, says the interior minister.
The public radio LRT has reported that, according to employees of the Ministry of Health, ten heads of its departments were recently appointed without holding competitions first.
On 14 February, a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Lithuania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania and handed in a diplomatic note expressing a strong protest over the decisions of the Russian Federation to include politicians, civil servants and othe...
Lithuanian farmers held protests in January over the situation in the agricultural sector. At first, they burned bonfires on their land and later travelled in their tractors to protest in the capital Vilnius. The Government promised to solve a number of issues in agriculture, but now farmers may sta...
Russia has declared numerous politicians and officials from the Baltic States and Eastern Europe as “wanted”.
Politics is adults' business. Such a mindset seems to be inherent to most young people in Lithuania. According to various studies and surveys, their involvement in political processes is rather shallow and clearly insufficient, however, their dissatisfaction with the government and its decisions con...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis does not rule out that China stopped issuing visas to Lithuanian citizens in retaliation for a parliamentary delegation visiting Taiwan.
The National Security Commission on Tuesday proposed the Government to close two more border checkpoints with Belarus at Lavoriškės and Raigardas, banning movement of pedestrians, cyclists, other vehicles and goods as of 1 March.
On Monday, 5 February, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė attended the opening ceremony of the military base in Rokantiškės, just east of Vilnius. In her welcoming speech, she highlighted the substantial investments, nearly half a billion euros, made in the past few years for the infrastructure, stated...
On Monday, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė convened a meeting of political parties, representatives of business and trade unions to discuss prospects of defence funding and sustainable funding resources. Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas estimates that defence spending should be increa...
On Thursday, farmers protesting in Vilnius over agricultural policies met with the prime minister. Their protest, which has lasted for three days, is due to end on Thursday at 4 p.m.
The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation has drafted amendments to the Law on Alcohol Control, which were approved by the Government on Wednesday, in order to reduce administrative burdens and create more favourable competitive conditions for businesses.
President Gitanas Nausėda has delegated his chief adviser, Jarek Niewierowicz, to meet with protesting farmers due to his own busy agenda including meetings outside Vilnius.
Farmers on Wednesday started their rally outside the Government in protest against the recent agricultural policy after driving their tractors to Vilnius centre from across the country a day earlier.
