On Tuesday, Gintautas Jakštas was sworn in as Minister of Education, Science and Sport. Parliament Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen administered the oath.
July042023
July042023
President of Poland Andrzej Duda will pay a state visit to Lithuania on 5-7 July on the invitation of President Gitanas Nausėda.
July042023
Following an assessment of the security situation and consultations with the neighbouring countries and regional partners, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia resumes a limited acceptance of visa applications from the citizens of Russia at Latvia’s diplomatic and consular missions abroad as from 4 July 2023, the MFA has announced.
July032023
President Gitanas Nausėda on Monday appointed Gintautas Jakštas to the position of minister of education, science and sport.
July032023
President Gitanas Nausėda on Monday appointed Gintautas Jakštas to the position of minister of education, science and sport.
July032023
On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda for the second time met with Gintautas Jakštas, the candidate to become the minister of education, science and sport.
July032023
With a week remaining until the NATO Summit in Vilnius, which will take place on 11-12 July, representatives of responsible institutions presented how they have been preparing for the high-level event.
June302023
President Gitanas Nausėda says the Minsk regime could try to use some of the Wagner mercenaries, if they move to Belarus, as irregular migrants to act against Lithuania and other countries bordering Belarus.
June302023
The opposition Social Democrats expect the ruling parties to take their proposals on board in next stages of debating the tax reform legislation, the party leader says.
June302023
Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says full border closure is not needed at national level yet, after Lithuania tightened its border controls with Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. It would only be considered in the event of a crisis posing a direct threat to national security, he said.
June292023
Members of the opposition groups in the Seimas are requesting an expert assessment of the legal regulation of the tax reform, ELTA was told by the chair of non-attached MPs.
June292023
President Gitanas Nausėda disagrees with assumptions that a weakened Putin regime may cause an even greater threat.
June292023
Over a dozen of activists rallied outside the Parliament’s building on Thursday to protest against a proposal to legalize night-vision scopes for hunting.
June292023
President Gitanas Nausėda will be in Brussels Thursday and Friday attending meetings of the European Council.
June282023
The Government on Wednesday approved the minimum hourly pay of EUR 5.65 and minimum monthly wage of EUR 924, before taxes, which will take effect as of next year.
June282023
Evidence linking to an information attack against Lithuania has been traced among documents found in raids on the Wagner mercenary group’s office in St Petersburg, the State Security Department said (VSD) on Wednesday.
June282023
The NASAMS air defence launcher systems Lithuania is buying for Ukraine are worth around EUR 9.8 million, the Ministry of National Defence said on Wednesday.
June282023
The NASAMS air defence launcher systems Lithuania is buying for Ukraine are worth around EUR 9.8 million, the Ministry of National Defence said on Wednesday.
June282023
President Gitanas Nausėda has arrived for an unannounced visit to Kyiv, the presidency said on Wednesday.
June282023
Lithuania is buying a pair of launchers for the NASAMS medium-range air defence system which will be handed over to Ukraine in the near future, President Gitanas Nausėda says.