Most respondents would like to see incumbent Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė to continue leading the Government, the latest poll shows.
August142023
August142023
On Monday, branches of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD) across the country will start putting forward candidates for the 2024 presidential election.
August142023
The Ministry of Finance has registered legal amendments that would expand the list of vehicles requiring compulsory insurance against civil liability. If parliament passes the bill, powerful e-scooters would have to be insured against civil liability.
August142023
Former deputy minister of foreign affairs Mantas Adomėnas will be fined EUR 800-1,100 for driving under the influence, LNK TV has reported.
August112023
MP Saulius Skvernelis, leader of the party Democrats For Lithuania, claims that sanctioning of fertiliser manufacturer AB Lifosa is an example of extreme application of restrictions. The MP is concerned that Kėdainiai region may lose an important employer.
August112023
The State Border Guard Service of Lithuania (VSAT) is clarifying whether a border guard vehicle might have crossed the Lithuanian-Belarusian border when manoeuvring.
August112023
MP Saulius Skvernelis, leader of the party Democrats For Lithuania, says Ukrainian grain transit through Lithuania is a challenging endeavour due to differences in railway gauge in Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania, which might make export costly.
August102023
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has reservations about Lithuania closing more than two border crossing points at the border with Belarus as this would have implications for other neighbouring countries. That is why Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have agreed to coordinate actions in case their borders with Belarus would have to be closed.
August102023
Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė believes there are grounds to consider introducing identical restrictions for Belarusian citizens as Russian nationals as a result of Wagner Group presence in Belarus.
August102023
On Wednesday evening, the third anniversary of rigged Belarusian presidential elections and subsequent protests was marked in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius. Activists took part in a march against war, military aggression and repressions in Russia and Belarus.
August092023
Transit of Ukrainian grain through Lithuania has stopped, says Minister of Agriculture Kęstutis Navickas. Lithuanian and Ukrainian ministers urge the European Commission to contribute to raising Ukrainian grain export volumes through ports of the Baltic States. It is proposed that the European Commission would create a special compensation mechanism to promote grain transit.
August092023
Lithuanian news website delfi.lt has become inaccessible in Belarus, users in the neighbouring country have noticed.
August092023
At the beginning of 2023, Latvia had population of 1 million 883 thousand, of which children (people aged 17 and under) accounted for 361 thousand or 19.2%, the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB) said on Friday.
August092023
More than a thousand Belarusian and Russian citizens have been recognised as posing a threat to Lithuania’s national security and have been banned from entering the country since the end-autumn last year, the Migration Department said.
August092023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises Lithuanians not to travel to Belarus due to hostile activities and provocations of the Minsk regime against Lithuanian citizens. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mantas Adomėnas notes that Belarusian border guards pressure and blackmail travellers.
August092023
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė sent a message of greetings, on behalf of the Government and the people of Lithuania, to Singapore celebrating their National Day, said the Office of the Government.
August092023
On Wednesday, politicians and representatives of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) will visit Medininkai border control post and discuss risks related to Lithuanian citizens travelling to Belarus.
August082023
On Tuesday, Commander of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) General Rustamas Liubajevas met with President Gitanas Nausėda. Afterwards, speaking about the planned closure of two border crossing points at the border with Belarus, Liubajevas told reporters that this would contribute to enhancing the security situation.
August082023
President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs on Monday met with Minister of Defence Ināra Mūrniece at the Riga Castle to discuss current national security and defence issues, stated the Office of the President.
August082023
On Monday, a woman was hit by falling trees during a storm and died in Žagarė, Joniškis district, northern Lithuania.