Lithuania

Europe is not ready to defend itself without the help of the United States, but European countries are making great efforts to strengthen their capabilities, Lithuania’s Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Arnoldas Pranckevičius says.

More than 54% of Lithuanians oppose a proposal to introduce a universal defence tax as of 2025, a public opinion poll commissioned by the LRT public broadcaster finds.

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.

Lithuanian swimmer Rūta Meilutytė on Sunday won the gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar.

In January 2024, according to the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), which is methodologically harmonised with those of other EU member states, average annual inflation in Lithuania stood at 7.3 percent, average annual inflation calculated based on the consumer price index (CPI) – at 7.6 pe...

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.

Public activist and TV host Andrius Tapinas continues his transparency campaign concerning politicians’ expense allowances. After examining spending on expenses by municipal councillors last year, he has moved to checking how members of parliament spend their expense allowances.

On Wednesday, at an extraordinary sitting, the Seimas granted the prosecutor general’s request and lifted MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis’ immunity from prosecution amid an investigation into antisemitic posts online.

Teltonika is strengthening its semiconductor project team. In the coming months, the company group intends to hire about 20 specialists who will contribute to one of Lithuania’s most ambitious tech projects – the establishment of the semiconductor chip industry – the company has announced in a press...

Russia has declared numerous politicians and officials from the Baltic States and Eastern Europe as “wanted”.

Estonia’s Financial Supervision Authority says it started supervising the Estonian-registered public company AS BaltCap in August 2023, while the fund manager OU BaltCap Infrastructure Management is still not supervised as it has not been licensed.

Six out of ten Lithuanians agree that American figure skater Allison Reed should be granted Lithuanian citizenship, a poll shows.

The Baltic States should join their bidding zones to boost competition in the electricity supply market, says Lithuania’s energy regulator.

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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...

A pre-trial investigation into alleged misappropriation of around EUR 30 million from the BaltCap Infrastructure Fund is of very large scope, prompting officials to refrain from making any initial conclusions, says the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT).

The Delfi news website on Thursday evening handed out its annual Titans awards in a ceremony at the Energy and Technology Museum in Vilnius, honouring the people who made the biggest difference in the past year.

The Lithuanian Road Administration is changing its name to Via Lietuva. The change has already been approved by the company’s Board of Directors and its shareholder, the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The new name was officially registered with the Centre of Registers earlier this week.

Border guards stopped two foreign nationals trying to access Lithuania unlawfully from Belarus over the past day, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reports.

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.