- April 17, 2026
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 [..]
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 [..]
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