- November 19, 2025
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 [..]
By Lukas Juozapaitis, LRT.lt. Following a social media incident in which a Belarusian trolleybus driver refused to speak Lithuanian with a Vilnius public transport (VVT) dispatcher, the city’s mayor, Valdas [..]
By Goda Malinauskaitė, Aina Mizgirdė, LRT TV, LRT.lt. Starting this year, all municipalities in Lithuania are required to provide residents with accessible and high-quality textile waste collection points. Yet recycling [..]
By Marius Jokūbaitis, LRT RADIO, LRT.lt. Lithuanian arms and ammunition manufacturers are urging the government to order more locally produced weapons, arguing that excessive bureaucracy and a preference for Western [..]
By Eglė Samoškaitė, LRT.lt. Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė has lost confidence in Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė, presidential adviser Deividas Matulionis said Wednesday, signalling that the minister is likely to [..]
As Lithuania completes the final four-lane section of the Via Baltica motorway to the Polish border, Transport Minister Juras Taminskas says the stretch from Kaunas to the Latvian border will [..]
By Edvardas Špokas, LRT TV, LRT.lt. As Lithuania’s attractiveness to foreign jobseekers coninues to trail behind Latvia and Poland, businesses, while recognising the security risks, are urging the government to [..]
By Aina Mizgirdė, LRT TV, LRT.lt. Though the debate over climate change and its effects is intensifying, car traffic continues to rise, and environmentally friendly infrastructure remains in short supply. [..]
By LRT.lt. The Lithuanian government on Thursday approved the Finance Ministry’s draft budget for 2026, which includes a significant increase in spending and a record allocation for defence, before submitting [..]
By Agnė Baltrūnaitė, LRT.lt. When Vilnius first began redesigning its streets, the move sparked a heated debate. Discussions of street narrowing dominated election campaigns and polarised political opponents. Today, however, [..]
By Edvardas Špokas, LRT TV, LRT.lt. Starting next week, banks in Lithuania and across the eurozone will be required to verify whether a payment recipient’s name matches the account number, [..]
By Gabrielė Jankienė, LRT.lt. Starting January 1, 2026, all foreigners working directly with customers in Lithuania – including couriers, ride-hailing drivers, beauty specialists, medical staff, and retail workers – will [..]
By Reda Gilytė, LRT TV, LRT.lt. Lithuania’s new government has pledged to raise pensions and child benefits as part of its program to combat poverty, but lawmakers and anti-poverty organisations [..]
By LRT.lt. Kaunas is officially starting its heating season on Thursday, October 2. Amid colder weather and forecasts, the city will be switching on heating in apartment buildings, schools, kindergartens, [..]
By Vaida Kalinkaitė-Matuliauskienė, LRT.lt. From January 1, Lithuania will introduce changes to its second pension pillar. Experts remain divided on whether it is worth withdrawing for those already enrolled – [..]
By Jurga Bakaitė, LRT.lt. As debates over Russian-speaking migrants intensify, Lithuanian politicians warn of potential threats to society, while others point to structural barriers that make integration difficult, particularly the [..]
By Žygintas Abromaitis, LRT TV, LRT.lt. Prime minister-designate Inga Ruginienė faced pointed questions in parliament last week over a proposal to buy three Embraer military transport planes with money from [..]
By Ugnė Jonaitytė, LRT.lt. A recent commentary by Estonian political scientist Tonis Saarts has stirred discussion about regional rivalries, after suggesting that Lithuania has overtaken Estonia in areas where Tallinn [..]
By Hleb Anikevich, LRT.lt. Mikola Statkevich, one of the most prominent opposition leaders in Belarus and a former presidential candidate, was released along with 51 other political prisoners. However, he [..]
By Jonas Deveikis, LRT.lt. Lithuanian technology company Teltonika has opened four new factories in the capital as part of a €320 million investment aimed at boosting domestic production of electronic [..]
Lithuanian prosecutors said Wednesday they uncovered a network of suspects who planned to carry out four terrorist attacks across Europe, using parcel services to send incendiary explosives hidden in everyday [..]
On 15 September 2025, Vilnius hosted the ceremonial signing of the Rail Baltica electrification subsystem design and construction contract. The event brought together the management teams of the Rail Baltica [..]
Gurtam, a global leader in fleet management software headquartered in Lithuania, hosted the Telematics and Connected Mobility conference on 10–11 September at LITEXPO, the largest event venue in the Baltics. [..]
By Eglė Samoškaitė, LRT.lt. Belarus has released 52 political prisoners, including Lithuanian citizens, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda announced Thursday at an emergency press conference. The group included opposition figures, journalists, [..]
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