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September242022
September242022
Juma Gul Yaqubi, an Afghan doctor who assisted Lithuanian soldiers, was resettled to Lithuania last summer, together wit...
September242022
Lithuania has retained its 19th place in the European Union in the European Innovation Scoreboard 2022 published by the European Commission, and has reached its highest level in terms of innovation ecosystem development since 2015. Latvia remained in 25th place, while Estonia lost two positions to drop to 12th, said the Ministry of Economy and Innovation.
September242022
On 22 September, to mark World Car-Free Day, an innovation was presented in the Lithuania’s major cities: real-time public transport information is now available to passengers in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda when planning a trip through the Google Maps app, stated the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
September242022
With the cold season approaching, demand for housing for refugees from Ukraine may increase, Lithuanian Social Security and Labor Minister Monika Navickiene has warned.
September232022
The world was moved by Poland’s solidarity with refugees from Ukraine. Refugees from elsewhere entering from Belarus, ho...
September232022
Russians living in Lithuania are reacting with indignation to the partial mobilisation announced in Russia. “It will fu...
September232022
Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office said on Friday it had dropped an investigation into an alleged theft of Covid-19 pr...
September232022
Lithuanian Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys says the Covid-19 pandemic has been overcome “from a medical point of view”.
September232022
Lithuanian Health Minister Arunas Dulkys has stated that the coronavirus pandemic has been overcome “from a medical point of view”.
September232022
The Vilnius Regional Prosecutor's Office said on Friday it had dropped a pre-trial investigation into the alleged theft of anti-COVID-19 protective personal equipment two years ago.
September232022
Lithuania’s Minister of Health Arūnas Dulkys says with winter approaching there may be a new wave of Ukrainian war refugees and EU member states may have to show more solidarity.
September232022
The Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD) has announced potential mayoral candidates in Vilnius and Kaunas cities for the 2023 election. The decision regarding the candidates will be finalised next week.
September232022
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, who is currently on a visit to New York to attend the session of the UN General As...
September232022
On Thursday, 22 September, 1,173 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Lithuania and 3 individuals died of the disease.