The number of people who have given a bribe over the past year has gone down in Lithuania, but there's a growing number of people who believe bribes help to solve problems, a survey initiated by the country's Special Investigations Service, shows.
February282021
February282021
State-level school graduation exams in Lithuania will begin on June 7 this year, Education, Science and Sports Minister Jurgita Siugzdiniene says.
February272021
A 77-year-old man has died in Lithuania after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine shot but his death is not linked to the vaccine, the State Medicines Control Agency said on Friday.
February272021
Lithuania comes in 15th in terms of the 14-day COVID-19 case notification rate among the European countries monitored by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and was in the 9th place in terms of 14-day death notification rate.
February262021
An information attack was carried out against Lithuanian-Polish relations and NATO on Friday, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said.
February262021
A new COVID-19 vaccine delivery schedule creates possibilities for vaccinating 70 percent of Lithuania's population by the middle of the summer, President Gitanas Nauseda says.
February262021
On Thursday, 624 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Lithuania. In total, the country has already detected 196 690 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
February252021
People's increased mobility and the British variant of the coronavirus have apparently slowed down the pace of improvement of Lithuania's epidemiological situation, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said on Thursday.
February252021
Barring market access to unsafe electricity from Belarus is key to stopping the construction of the Astravyets nuclear power plant's second unit, Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys has said at a joint meeting of the foreign affairs committees of the Lithuanian and Ukrainian parliaments.
February252021
On Wednesday, 538 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Lithuania. In total, the country has already detected 196 047 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
February242021
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday extended the coronavirus lockdown for another month, until April, but allowed not to wear facemasks outdoors and to travel between cities and their surrounding municipalities.
February242021
Lithuania stands ready to share coronavirus vaccines with Ukraine, once the country has sufficient amounts of it, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says.
February242021
On Tuesday, 631 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Lithuania. In total, it adds to 195 481 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
February232021
A panel of health experts advising the Lithuanian government recommends extending the coronavirus lockdown.
February232021
EU sanctions should target not only Russian officials directly responsible for the arrest and imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, but also people close to President Vladimir Putin's inner circle, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has said.
February232021
On Monday, 482 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Lithuania. It adds to 194 833 detected coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
February222021
A Vilnius court has refused to hear an appeal filed by Russian performer Philipp Kirkorov against the migration authority's decision to ban him from entering Lithuania for five years.
February222021
Lithuania's statistics service, Statistics Lithuania, is warning about the starting third coronavirus wave in the country.
February222021
A close associate of imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has called on the EU to introduce sanctions for Russian President Vladimir Putin's close circle of people and warned that the Kremlin is getting ready to falsify the results of the September general election.
February222021
On Sunday, 263 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Lithuania. Overall, the country has already detected 194 333 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic.