- January 22, 2026
By Enrika Gecaitė, Jūratė Anilionytė, Rūta Ribačiauskienė, LRT TV, LRT.lt. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda met with residents of Kapčiamiestis on Thursday amid persevering opposition to a planned military training ground [..]
By Edgaras Savickas, LRT.lt. Lithuania has sharply narrowed its crypto sector after the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, or MiCA, took effect, signalling a clear policy choice not to [..]
By Benas Gerdžiūnas, Austė Sargytė, LRT.lt. America’s seizure of Venezuela’s authoritarian leader marks a new stage in geopolitics. Washington is declaring its return to a 19th-century doctrine of “spheres of [..]
By Benas Gerdžiūnas, LRT.lt. People in Lithuania have noticed construction work taking place almost simultaneously on bridges close to the Belarusian border. The Lithuanian Armed Forces confirmed to LRT.lt that [..]
The administration of US President Donald Trump is recalling dozens of American ambassadors from posts around the world, with some reports listing Lithuania among the countries affected. According to US [..]
The European Union will revisit the issue of financing Ukraine if a newly agreed 90-billion-euro loan proves insufficient, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said Friday. “The financing issue has been resolved. [..]
By Benas Gerdžiūnas, LRT.lt. Lithuania’s civil society sector is organising protests against plans to politicise the public broadcaster, LRT. Here’s what’s been happening so far. Around 12,000 people – or [..]
By Vesta Silantjevienė, LRT TV, LRT.lt. European astronauts will soon snack on bite-sized Lithuanian creations in orbit after the European Space Agency approved three recipes developed in Panevėžys. The space [..]
By LRT.lt. Belarusian democratic leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and at least part of her team are preparing to relocate from Vilnius to Warsaw, several well-informed sources told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s [..]
By Goda Malinauskaitė, Evaldas Labanauskas, LRT TV, LRT.lt. As Lithuanian trucking companies prepare a protest in Vilnius over thousands of vehicles stranded at the Belarus border, Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė [..]
By Jonas Deveikis, LRT.lt. Finnair is cancelling one of its evening flights from Helsinki to Vilnius, citing contraband balloons launched from Belarus and related operational challenges, Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) said [..]
By Justina Ilkevičiūtė, LRT TV, LRT.lt. Lithuania is preparing new measures to encourage consumers to repair broken electronics rather than replace them, including extending warranties for repaired goods and joining [..]
By Ugnė Blekaitytė, LRT.lt. A survey conducted by Baltijos tyrimai for LRT.lt shows that 40% of Lithuanian residents believe psychological services are hard to access due to long waiting lists. [..]
By Reda Gilytė, Aistė Valiauskaitė, Goda Malinauskaitė, LRT TV, LRT.lt. The Lithuanian parliament last week opened debate on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote [..]
By Jurga Bakaitė, LRT.lt. Lithuania’s effort to block broadcasts from the Russian state-run radio station Sputnik may be short-lived, as the Culture Ministry failed to secure funding needed to continue [..]
By Justina Ilkevičiūtė, LRT TV, LRT.lt. Lithuanians who earn at least €1,128 a month after taxes can already consider themselves part of the European Union’s middle class, according to Luminor [..]
In October, more than 706,000 passengers chose to travel through Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) — a 9% increase compared to October 2024. Passenger numbers grew despite several temporary airspace restrictions introduced [..]
By Kristina Karlonė, Goda Malinauskaitė, Jovita Gaižauskaitė, LRT TV, LRT.lt. Several Lithuanian universities are protesting unannounced inspections by the Migration Department, saying that officers have entered lectures and dormitories without [..]
By Žygintas Abromaitis, LRT TV, LRT.lt. Members of the Seimas National Security and Defence Committee (NSGK) say Lithuania should tighten rules for incoming migrant workers, both on language requirements and [..]
By LRT.lt. German cryptocurrency custody and staking services group Finoa is opening a branch in Vilnius, the country’s investment promotion agency Invest Lithuania announced Wednesday. The new office will work [..]
By Justina Ilkevičiūtė, Enrika Gecaitė, LRT TV, LRT.lt. Unions representing police officers, border guards, firefighters, and other uniformed personnel are calling on the government to honour its earlier pledge to [..]
By Arnas Ališauskas, LRT.lt. Lithuania should continue to promote an active migration policy by attracting much-needed foreign workers, according to a recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on [..]
By Laima Karaliūtė, LRT.lt. With young specialists moving from small towns to big population centres, medical institutions are being left understaffed. In response, municipalities have begun engaging in fierce competitions, [..]
BY LRT.lt. (Flights resumed at 22:45 last night.) Vilnius Airport temporarily halted operations Thursday evening due to a reported threat from weather balloons launched from neighbouring Belarus, officials said. According [..]
By Vilmantas Venckūnas, LRT.lt. Poland has decided to postpone plans to reopen its border crossings with Belarus after Lithuania moved to close its own, Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said [..]
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