On Thursday, farmers protesting in Vilnius over agricultural policies met with the prime minister. Their protest, which has lasted for three days, is due to end on Thursday at 4 p.m.
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The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation has drafted amendments to the Law on Alcohol Control, which were approved by the Government on Wednesday, in order to reduce administrative burdens and create more favourable competitive conditions for businesses.
President Gitanas Nausėda has delegated his chief adviser, Jarek Niewierowicz, to meet with protesting farmers due to his own busy agenda including meetings outside Vilnius.
Farmers on Wednesday started their rally outside the Government in protest against the recent agricultural policy after driving their tractors to Vilnius centre from across the country a day earlier.
A number of protesting farmers lined their tractors up on Vilnius Gediminas Avenue on Tuesday morning in protest against the long-standing problems of the sector that are not being addressed as they say.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Friday held a meeting with European Commissioner for Internal market Thierry Breton at the Office of the Government to discuss strengthening of the European Union’s security and defence industry, and key priorities for the future strategy, also the importance of co...
The Government has granted a first-degree state pension to Lithuania’s most celebrated international concert pianist Mūza Rubackytė-Golay, winner of the National Prize for Culture and Arts.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Šarūnas Narbutas, ex-president of the Lithuanian Cancer Patient Coalition (POLA), was detained unlawfully in a pre-trial investigation into the Government’s purchase of reagents for COVID-19 testing more than three years ago.
On Monday, 18 December, Lithuanian and German defence ministers signed the action plan on the planned deployment of a German brigade in Lithuania.
The National Security Commission has instructed public authorities to submit proposals for measures to reduce the number of vehicles and people crossing into Lithuania from Belarus.
The Government has approved the candidature of Andrius Krivas as Lithuania’s ambassador to the Council of Europe.
President Gitanas Nausėda on Wednesday signed the 2024 state budget that was passed earlier in December by parliament.
The Government does not plan to introduce national restrictions due to the rising incidence of Covid-19, says Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė.
On Tuesday, 5 December, the Seimas of Lithuania adopted the 2024 state budget. Now the budget has to be signed by President Gitanas Nausėda.
The Lithuanian Education Employees’ Trade Union (LŠDPS) will resume its teachers’ strike on Tuesday. Teachers on a walkout plan to observe a parliamentary sitting in which the 2024 budget will be approved.
National Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas on Thursday is leaving for the United States to take part in the Reagan National Defense Forum, the ministry has said.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Monday attended the Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Awards, the first event of this kind held in the country.
According to the National Education Agency (NŠA), 2,200 education employees were on strike on Friday, 24 November, around 1,940 of them teachers.
The Seimas on Thursday voted to approve a compromise proposal to increase the salaries of prosecutors in two stages. Prosecutors would receive a pay amounting to 75% of the salaries paid to judges of the same rank from 2024 and 90% from 2025.
The National Education Agency (NŠA) has announced that approximately 1,900 education employees, of them around 1,690 teachers, resumed their strike on Wednesday morning.