14+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1597+ words) A Belarusian businessman living in Lithuania, Dmitry Skinderev, claims the Migration Department is planning to revoke his refugee status because of his criticism of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and her inner circle. But his colourful past paints a different picture. Skinderev is…...

18+ hour, 24+ min ago   (356+ words) A restored 19th-century wooden synagogue in the eastern Lithuanian town of Alanta has reopened to visitors after decades of abandonment, becoming a new venue for cultural events and exhibitions. Built around 1860 by Alanta’s Jewish community, which then numbered about 200 people,…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (486+ words) Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said the new government has no plans to raise taxes on businesses or households, despite removing a previous commitment from its program not to introduce new taxes during its term. Speaking after his first meeting…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (338+ words) Russian businessman Sergei Shnaider, the owner of the Mere discount retail chain operating in Lithuania and Latvia, has been added to the European Union’s 21st sanctions package. The measures is forcing the chain to close all its supermarkets operating in Lithuania,…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (254+ words) Russian businessman Sergei Shnaider, the owner of the Mere discount retail chain operating in Lithuania and Latvia, has been added to the European Union’s 21st sanctions package, prompting the chain’s operators in Latvia to halt their activities, according to Latvia’s Financial…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (329+ words) Auditor General Irena Segalovičienė argues that Lithuania should commit to spending more than 5% of its gross domestic product on defence beyond 2030 to prevent future governments from cutting the military budget. Segalovičienė proposed enshrining the target in Lithuania's strategic documents, arguing…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (145+ words) LRT Lithuanian prosecutors are investigating a Lithuanian citizen suspected of spying for Russia by collecting information on military facilities, equipment and troop movements, the Prosecutor General’s Office said Friday. Prosecutors said the evidence gathered so far indicates the suspect acted…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (175+ words) Lithuania has not yet decided whether to join two newly launched international defence financing initiatives unveiled during this month’s NATO summit, Finance Minister Taurimas Valys said. Speaking to the business daily Verslo Žinios, Valys said Lithuania was closely following both…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (333+ words) The 67th Klaipėda Sea Festival opens Friday with a cinema-inspired theme, transforming Lithuania’s port city into a giant film set for three days of concerts, performances and cultural events. The festival will officially begin at noon with the raising of the…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (353+ words) Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys on Thursday criticised concessions made to Russia in the energy sector as part of negotiations on the European Union’s latest sanctions package, saying they undermine the bloc’s overall pressure campaign against Moscow. “The new sanctions…...