On 13 March, Wednesday, Lithuanian border guards stopped 15 irregular migrants from entering the country via Belarus, reports the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).
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A suspect has been detained for desecrating Lithuanian flags in Klaipėda, the country’s third largest city.
President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, who is paying a working visit to France, welcomes the idea of Western countries sending their troops to Ukraine, which is defending against Russia’s aggression.
In February 2024, compared with January 2024, wholesale electricity price in Lithuania was by 36% lower and stood at EUR 74.78/MWh. Electricity price in Latvia dropped by 36% to EUR 74.78/MWh, while in Estonia it dropped by 40% to EUR 75.52/MWh.
On Wednesday morning, emergency services received a report about an alleged bomb in the shopping and entertainment centre Akropolis in Vilnius.
Law enforcement says that a large police force responded to a report on Tuesday about an attack in Vilnius on Leonid Volkov, a colleague of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
On 12 March 2024, AB AUGA group and its subsidiaries, which develop sustainable agricultural technologies and solutions, commenced the supply of biomethane gas through the natural gas system operated by the gas transmission system operator AB Amber Grid.
The number of foreign workers is rapidly growing in Lithuania. In a year, their number increased by 56,000 and is now nearing 142,000, show data of the Employment Service.
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...
Those striving for a more sustainable and environmentally friendly lifestyle are looking for a broader array of options. Some are gradually adjusting their beliefs, modifying or replacing unsustainable daily habits, while others are taking bold steps and transform their lives completely. This proces...
Nowadays, the entire world is about looking for more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives. One of the ways to contribute to the preservation of the Earth is to change one’s everyday habits. Are young Lithuanians, who can determine their future, the future of their children, and our ...
The Ministry of National Defence raised the flag of Sweden on Friday to congratulate the country on becoming the 32nd member of the NATO Alliance.
In February 2024, against January, prices for consumer goods and services increased by 0.7%, the State Data Agency reports. This was mainly influenced by an increase in prices recorded for fuels and lubricants, electricity, catering services of restaurants, cafés and the like, package holidays, main...
Gambling operators should be obliged to allocate at least half of their advertising budgets to social and preventive advertising, an MP has said.
The Lithuanian Human Rights Centre has urged President Gitanas Nausėda and other presidential candidates to advocate for the ratification of the Istanbul Convention in Lithuania.
According to the State Border Guard Service (VSAT), Polish farmers’ protest has ended at the Budzisko-Kalvarija border checkpoint, at the border with Lithuania.
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the pension accumulation law restricted the ability to withdraw money from pension funds and thus violated the Constitution.
February 16th is a national holiday in Lithuania commemorating the Act of Independence which was signed in 1918. For every civic-minded Lithuanian, the State Restoration Day is the occasion to celebrate and rejoice in the most precious values of freedom and independence. This is how Lithuanians expl...
Some companies operating in Lithuania, clearly aware that they are helping Moscow to evade sanctions, are organising the export of equipment, technology and other products to Russia. Part of them engage in the schemes on their own initiative, the latest national threat assessment by intelligence age...
The Ministry of the Interior has presented amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens. Action is taken to introduce safeguards, ensure national security and eliminate abuse of migration and employment procedures.
