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The Lithuanian Prime Minister has rowed back on comments linking the teacher unions’ strike to ‘Russian influences’ after union leaders called on the Prime Minister to put names to his allegations of Russian influence on the unions.

While new restrictions on the retail hours for alcohol sales were approved on Monday, more work needs to be put into education as changes in the law will not solve the problem alone, said Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on LRT radio.

Lithuania's ruling parties have agreed on a three-year plan for incrementally raising teachers' wages as unions continue to strike.

A radical transformation of the education system in Lithuania is needed to narrow the wage gap between Lithuania and other European countries, according to Rokas Grajauskas, chief economist for the Baltic countries at Danske Bank, writing in Lietuvos Žinios.

Teachers' strike is to continue as unions say the government has failed to present an offer that would meet their demands. At least 70 education institutions plan to strike until the Lithuanian parliament convenes for its spring session in March.

The Lithuanian language is in threat of decline as competition from foreign languages, exclusion from scientific fields and lower literacy levels threaten its well-being.

Lithuanian teachers are to begin a strike on Monday as government representatives and teacher's unions continue talks about raising wages.

Research done by an NGO in Lithuania has found that Lithuania is one of few European Union states that still have special schools for children with disabilities. Children who are unable to access their schools are homeschooled.

Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with representatives of teachers' unions on Friday, urging them to postpone a planned strike for a few months. However, unions say they will go on with the plan to hold a strike on Monday.

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has promised to personally meet with teachers’ union representatives who are planning to start an open-ended strike today, after statements by the vice-chancellor of the government claiming the strike action may be illegal deepened the crisis.

Teachers plan a march of protest and a rally in Vilnius on Monday.

Lithuania’s teachers earn less than their counterparts in Romania, even though there is a lower minimum wage there.

The Ministry of Education is proposing to increase state financed positions at universities for information technology studies by 50% in response to increasing demand for skilled IT professionals in Lithuania's labour market.

After meeting with government officials on Wednesday, Lithuanian teachers' unions announced they would resume strikes, saying the government has failed to show "political will" to meet their demands.

Around 80% of secondary school students in Lithuania study two or more foreign languages, well above the EU average of almost 60%, according to Eurostat, the EU statistics agency.

Building a closer relationship between Lithuania and Indonesia through partnerships across education, science, business and tourism could boost both economies.

Šią vasarą JAV programinės ir techninės įrangos gamintoja „Microsoft“ pristatys specialų populiariojo žaidimo „Minecraft“ leidimą, skirtą švietimui.

Lithuanian teachers' unions have called off a planned strike after a meeting with the prime minister on Thursday.

The Seimas (parliament) has adopted an amendment to the Law on Education that has made kindergarten education compulsory in Lithuania. Fifty-nine parliamentarians voted for the amendment, 9 voted against it, and 27 abstained.

If 2015 was an eventful year for Kaunas as the city underwent an infrastructure revamp, it also raised issues about the political currents shaping the city.