Last week, Lithuania also decided to buy coronavirus vaccine from Moderna, daily coronavirus tally hit new record of 2,514.
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December052020
December022020
The Lithuanian government has decided to impose new restrictions on gatherings as the country's cumulative 14-day number of virus cases per 100 000 people have reached 993, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT and the EU European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control report.
November282020
Last week, the top news in Lithuania were Ingrida Šimonytė being approved as Prime Minister, COVID-19 lockdown being extended, and President Nausėda hinting he could reject some ministerial candidates.
November262020
In a Zoom video conference on Monday, November 23, with Lithuania’s top leaders, including president Gitanas Nausėda, Angel Gurria, the secretary-general of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, warned Lithuania against taking rushed measures aiming to curb the country’s rising public debt.
November252020
In Lithuania, conservative Ingrida Šimonytė has on Wednesday, November 25, received presidential backing to become the new head of government, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reports.
November212020
The key news in Lithuania last week were the Prime Minister-designate unveiling members of her potential government Cabinet, visit by Polish President Andrzej Duda and EU court cutting EC fine for Lithuanian Railways to 20 mn euros.
November192020
As the outgoing Lithuanian government hinted this week about the extension of the country’s COVID—19-incuded lockdown, hospitality and tourism industries, most hit by the contagious virus, are bracing for further devastation.
November192020
The European Union General Court has decided to reduce the fine imposed for Lithuanian state railway company Lietuvos geležinkeliai for demolishing the Mažeiķi–Reņģe railway section by EUR 7.8 million.
November172020
Polish President Andrzej Duda has arrived on Tuesday, November 11, on a two-day visit to Lithuania. Expressing solidarity with Polish women protesting against tougher abortion rules Lithuanian activists have held a lockdown-time protest and sent an open letter to top Lithuanian officials, LRT reports.
November162020
With Lithuania testing its reserves in energy production prior to switching from a Russia-controlled power grid to that of neighbouring EU member states, the operation of Vilnius Combined Heat and Power Plant-3 has been renewed for testing purposes, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT and Jonas Deveikis report.
November142020
Last week, the key news in Lithuania were the swearing-in of new legislators, Telia Lietuva launching 5G mobile network and radiation not increasing from Belarus.
November122020
With the new COVID-19 cases spiking and having hit the ominous daily mark of 2,000, a new ruling Lithuanian Coalition of the Conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats and the Liberal parties, the Freedom Party and the Liberal Movement, faces a grim task: how to curb the spread? And moreover: how to rein in the growing public backlash against stringent quarantine? Herded in their homes, more and more Lithuanians are instigating others to spill onto streets and clamour to lift lockdown restrictions.
November112020
During the pandemic, deaf people face psychological difficulties, while the insufficient number of corresponding psychologists in Lithuania is another obstacle to dealing with them. Sign language psychologists have increased their consultations since September, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reports.
November072020
Last week, in Lithuania, the country stopped electricity trade with Belarus, President had intestinal polyp removed and a national quarantine introduced in Lithuania.
November052020
Frightened of having the COVID-19 pandemic spiralled out of control as the new illness cases climbed over one thousand in recent days, the Lithuanian government has decided on Wednesday, November 4, to quarantine the country for at least three weeks, imposing restrictions on public and social life and businesses.
November042020
In Lithuania, a proposal to lower the minimum wage to young employees has been received with scepticism from students and the government, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reports.
November032020
In Lithuania, thirteen more towns and local governments have been included in the red-colour zone of the spread of COVID-19, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reports.
October312020
Last week, Lithuania handed in note to Minsk over Astravyets NPP, Prosecutor General Pašilis was picked for EU General Court judge.
October292020
The winners of Lithuania’s October 11 general elections and the runoff two weeks later did not waste their time celebrating. The Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats (HU-LCD), the Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party were drafting this week their tentative joint programme for their planned centre-right government Coalition. The parties received respectively 50, 13 and 11 seats in the new-composure 2020-2024 Seimas, the Lithuanian legislature.
October292020
Latvia and Lithuania plan to continue EU finances cross-border cooperation projects without Belarus, as announced at a meeting of the Lithuanian government by Interior Affairs Minister Rita Tamašunienė on Wednesday, 28 October.