History and geopolitics has put Lithuania's Russian-speaking citizens in a difficult position. Not only do they have to work out their national identity, but they also get blamed for the actions of the Russian government.
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December042020
The quarantine in Lithuania is likely to be extended until the end of the year, acting Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga has said, adding more restrictions on retail businesses are in sight.
December042020
LRT English is partnering up with Lithuanian Dream to bring you a weekly English-language podcast. Visitors will be able to find a wrap-up of the week's episode and also listen to it directly on LRT.lt.
December042020
The government plans to further tighten quarantine restrictions, as the current measures are not enough to suppress the pandemic, according to Acting Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga.
December042020
A governmental commission that vets strategic deals has launched a review of Nuctech, a Chinese company bidding for an aviation security equipment contract in Lithuania.
December042020
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has rejected two candidates proposed for ministerial positions in the would-be government.
December042020
This year, Germany and Denmark have started the construction of the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link tunnel beneath the Baltic Sea. Could Lithuania build a similar construction to link the Curonian Spit with Klaipėda?
December042020
Lithuania reported 2,514 new coronavirus infections on Friday – a record high for a second day in a row – and another 26 deaths from Covid-19.
December042020
Lithuania's parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defence is launching a review of the country's National Security Strategy.
December042020
LRT English Newsletter – December 4, 2020.
December032020
With 2,450 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Lithuania on Thursday, the country is now third in the EU/EEA by coronavirus infection rate, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
December032020
It's been three weeks since the new parliament, Seimas, was sworn in, but Lithuania still does not have a government. Why is it taking so long? Political scientist Vytautas Dumbliauskas unpacks the constitutional power games between the parliament and the president.
December032020
Russia will continue to be one of the main threats to NATO in the next decade, according to a high-level report by the alliance published on Tuesday.
December032020
English exam remains the most popular among Lithuanian school-leavers, even if 552 fewer graduates will take it next year, the country's National Education Agency says.
December032020
Jonas Jarutis, a member of the opposition Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), has been elected the seventh deputy of Parliament Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen.
December032020
Frost and water created some breathtaking sights in Lithuania's Nida.
December032020
Frost and water created some breathtaking sights in Lithuania's Nida.
December032020
Coronavirus infections in Lithuania surged fourfold in November compared to October, the National Public Health Centre (NVSC) said on Thursday.
December032020
A day after an NGO reported about an incident at the Belarusian nuclear plant, the country's Energy Ministry admitted that a “need has been identified" to fix the steam covers of the emergency cooling system.
December032020
On Thursday, Lithuania registered 2,450 new coronavirus cases, a new record daily increase since the start of the pandemic.