Ukraine support campaign Radarom finished on Saturday with Lithuanians donating more than EUR 8.2 million.
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Fewer Belarusians arrived in Lithuania in recent months and one of the reasons behind this is tighter restrictions and changing priorities of Lithuanian employers, says Director of the Migration Department Evelina Gudzinskaitė.
In the event of a Russian attack, Lithuania must be ready to defend itself for at least two weeks, says a former commanding general of US Army Europe.
In May 2024, Curio Collection by Hilton hotel will open its doors at the former historical telegraph building near Vilnius Cathedral Square. Previously, Grand Hotel Kempinski Vilnius operated in the building.
Low-cost airline Ryanair has announced that it will base one more aircraft in Kaunas Airport this summer and will open three new routes.
AB Snaigė, Lithuania’s fridge manufacturer, has said that 91,368 ordinary registered shares were offered during a takeover bid to buy up its shares. The offeror UAB EDS Invest has paid EUR 11,786.46 (without the brokerage fee) for the shares.
A number of properties managed by Turto Bankas, state-owned enterprise that centrally manages state real property for administrative purposes, will be included in the network of shelters in three months’ time, Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė said Thursday.
Latvian law enforcement has detained a person who allegedly defaced a monument to post-war partisan leader Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas in Merkinė with red paint at the end of January, TV3 TV reported on Wednesday evening.
Lithuania’s annual Book Fair 2024 is set to officially open Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Litexpo Exhibition and Congress Centre in Vilnius.
President Gitanas Nausėda says he is positive about the possibility of granting Lithuanian citizenship to American ice dancer Allison Reed.
In 2022, the share of renewable energy sources in transport in Lithuania reached 6.7%, while fossil fuels accounted for 93.3% of all the energy used in transport, said Eurostat, the European Union’s (EU) statistical office.
Europe is not ready to defend itself without the help of the United States, but European countries are making great efforts to strengthen their capabilities, Lithuania’s Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Arnoldas Pranckevičius says.
More than 54% of Lithuanians oppose a proposal to introduce a universal defence tax as of 2025, a public opinion poll commissioned by the LRT public broadcaster finds.
A network of over 3,300 shelters has been established over the past year as part of efforts to strengthen public preparedness for potential threats, says the interior minister.
Lithuanian swimmer Rūta Meilutytė on Sunday won the gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar.
In January 2024, according to the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), which is methodologically harmonised with those of other EU member states, average annual inflation in Lithuania stood at 7.3 percent, average annual inflation calculated based on the consumer price index (CPI) – at 7.6 pe...
The public radio LRT has reported that, according to employees of the Ministry of Health, ten heads of its departments were recently appointed without holding competitions first.
Public activist and TV host Andrius Tapinas continues his transparency campaign concerning politicians’ expense allowances. After examining spending on expenses by municipal councillors last year, he has moved to checking how members of parliament spend their expense allowances.
On Wednesday, at an extraordinary sitting, the Seimas granted the prosecutor general’s request and lifted MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis’ immunity from prosecution amid an investigation into antisemitic posts online.
Teltonika is strengthening its semiconductor project team. In the coming months, the company group intends to hire about 20 specialists who will contribute to one of Lithuania’s most ambitious tech projects – the establishment of the semiconductor chip industry – the company has announced in a press...