3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (665+ words) Lithuania’s Social Security and Labour Ministry on Thursday unveiled a proposed family support package with nine measures that would eventually increase public spending by nearly 800 million euros, including expanded child care support, free school meals and incentives for families to…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (146+ words) LRT Lithuania mulls building reserve of thousands of electricity generators Vilnius court extends detention in Al Quassem Brigades funding case Documents show Vilnius knew about waste crisis before Energesman deal – LRT Investigation Lithuania’s paramilitary force receive land for drone training…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (473+ words) Two Lithuanian lawmakers met with Chinese diplomats in Brussels to discuss ways of improving relations between Lithuania and China, drawing criticism from some members of the European Parliament. Ignas Vėgėlė and Rimas Jonas Jankūnas, members of Lithuania’s mixed parliamentary group,…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (446+ words) Rents in Lithuania have risen among the fastest in the EU over the past 15 years, with only Estonia recording a larger increase, according to Eurostat data. Estate agents say the profile of the ideal tenant has remained largely unchanged for…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (454+ words) Lithuania is discussing a joint response with Latvia and Estonia to efforts to transit Russian and Belarusian grain through the Baltic states, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said Tuesday. Sinkevičius said he discussed the issue by phone with his Latvian…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1196+ words) Lithuania’s cost of managing its government debt is set to top 1 billion euros for the first time next year, an increasingly visible burden for a country whose debt remains relatively low by European standards but is moving steadily higher. The…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (340+ words) Lithuania’s agriculture minister has ordered checks on the origin of all grain transported from Russia and Belarus through the country to prevent the possible transit of grain stolen from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, the Agriculture Ministry said. Agriculture Minister Kęstutis…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (596+ words) Lithuania is tightening inspections of Russian grain moving through the port of Klaipėda after some stevedoring companies resumed handling the cargo, Agriculture Minister Kęstutis Mažeika said. Mažeika said he had instructed the State Food and Veterinary Service to inspect food…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (381+ words) Lithuania on Thursday opened what officials and developers described as the Baltic region’s first centre dedicated to cell therapy and personalised medicine, a 61-million-euro investment aimed at developing next-generation medical treatments. The centre is part of Northway’s Bio City life…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (292+ words) Regulating food prices is an impossible task, Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Kęstutis Mažeika said Thursday, arguing that the experience of a government-appointed food council showed the difficulty of achieving such a goal. “The goal of regulating food prices is probably impossible,…...