4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (344+ words) Lithuania’s parliament, the Seimas, is opening its autumn session Thursday, with lawmakers set to review a draft agenda containing more than 550 legislative proposals and focus on security, defence and demographic challenges. The session will run through December 23 and include 46 sittings,…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (473+ words) Two Lithuanian lawmakers met with Chinese diplomats in Brussels to discuss ways of improving relations between Lithuania and China, drawing criticism from some members of the European Parliament. Ignas Vėgėlė and Rimas Jonas Jankūnas, members of Lithuania’s mixed parliamentary group,…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (446+ words) Rents in Lithuania have risen among the fastest in the EU over the past 15 years, with only Estonia recording a larger increase, according to Eurostat data. Estate agents say the profile of the ideal tenant has remained largely unchanged for…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (579+ words) Lithuania’s interior minister is calling for changes to the rules governing when law enforcement officers can use firearms, including removing the requirement that a danger be unavoidable and restoring the option of firing a warning shot. “The requirement should be…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (752+ words) Frederic Nader, born to Lithuanian-Lebanese parents in Germany, never thought he would end up living in Vilnius. But after finishing a Lithuanian school in Germany, this is exactly what happened – he found himself in the Lithuanian capital. “Perhaps you could…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (300+ words) “I specifically made additional inquiries today, and our services have no such information. As of today, we do not see an increased threat from the Belarusian side,” Matulionis told LRT RADIO. He said that while Russian military installations are present…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (287+ words) The Seimas board on Wednesday rejected a request by lawmakers Ignas Vėgėlė and Rimas Jonas Jankūnas to travel to Brussels for meetings with Chinese representatives. “I believe there is a general consensus to reject this trip as an official mission,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (226+ words) Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said Wednesday he expects Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys to return from an upcoming visit to Washington with “good news” about the continued deployment of US troops in Lithuania. “Certain decisions have apparently already been made,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (496+ words) Lithuania’s annual quota for employing foreign workers has already been exhausted, prompting business groups to call for changes to the system, while the government says there is no reason to increase the quota next year and may consider reducing it....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (341+ words) Lithuania’s security situation has not changed following a visit to Moscow by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, President Gitanas Nausėda said Monday, adding that he hoped the talks would help reduce tensions in the region. US media reported last week that…...