Latvia

Which country do Lithuanians see as the friendliest and which – as the most hostile? What is the Lithuanian people’s perception of Donald Trump, Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin? What leads to such choices? After asking this of Lithuanian citizens in a number of surveys, not only old truths surface,...

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The recent money laundering story involving banks operating in the Baltic states has a negative impact on the reputation of the whole region's banking sector, says Vitas Vasiliauskas, board chairman of the Bank of Lithuania.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is leaving for Latvia on Wednesday to attend the first Balts Award ceremony.

Šiandien, spalio 1-ąją, švenčiama Tarptautinė muzikos diena. Pastaruoju metu daug diskutuojama apie nacionalinę muziką – šiandien apie jos populiarinimą radijo stočių eteryje diskutuota netgi Seime. Kuo šiandien gali džiaugtis Lietuvos muzikos autoriai, ko jie palinkėtų sau ir kitiems mūsų šalies mu...

Pope Francis, currently visiting Latvia, on Monday called on all Christian denominations to seek dialogue and understanding as, he said, the unity of all Christians would be needed in the future to preserve faith.

The development of individuals and the community is key to upholding freedom, Pope Francis said after arriving in Latvia on Monday, stating that the country's independence is "a gift, but also a task for everyone".

On the 28th and 29th of September at the Latvian National Library in Riga, politicians and world experts on politics and international relations will gather together to discuss the most pressing security and political issues on the regional and global level, a press release from the Latvian Transatl...

The Lithuanian capital saw the number of visitors rise by 8 percent in the first half of 2018 from a year earlier and the total number of overnight stays grow by 6.5 percent to almost a million, Go Vilnius, the city's tourism and business development and agency, said.

US President Donald Trump has signed a law on the country's defense budget for the next year, adopted by the Congress. Among other things, it includes a call to change NATO's Baltic air policing mission's mandate into that of an air defense mission.

Around 650,000 people, or 22.9 percent, lived below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold in Lithuania last year, up 1 percentage point, the latest figures from Statistics Lithuania show.

Two Mi-8 helicopters of the Lithuanian Air Force have been helping to fight wildfires in Latvia and Sweden for the third week now, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Latvia on Wednesday thanked Lithuania for its assistance in extinguishing forest and peat fires in the west of the country.

Lithuania's visa services will stop cooperation with commercial intermediaries selling travel organization services in Russia while issuing Schengen visas as of February, according to an order signed by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius.

Lithuania's Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) and Vilnius Regional Prosecutor's Office have handed over to court a criminal case in which a Lithuanian company is suspected of sham managements of metal and other packaging, causing the State of Lithuania damage worth 6 million euros.

A traditional celebration will be held in Vilnius' Vašingtono Aikštė (Washington Square) on Thursday to thank the United States on the 78th anniversary of the Sumner Welles Declaration that condemned the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states.

The Lithuanian Army has sent a helicopter to help put out a large forest and peatbog fire raging in Western Latvia.