President Gitanas Nausėda says a disrupted undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia, the latest incident in a series of similar ones, calls for special attention from the NATO Alliance in order to protect the infrastructure at the Baltic Sea.

Numbers of foreign nationals working in Lithuania as self-employed and avoiding taxes have been increasing in the recent years. The most frequent jobs where immigrants shirk the financial responsibility appear to be those of taxi drivers and courriers, lrt.lt news website reports, citing data from t...

NATO will "enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea" after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia this week, the Western military alliance’s chief said Friday.

Five candidates have decided to vie for the role of the chair of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), the party’s executive secretary Martynas Prievelis said Friday.

President Gitanas Nausėda on Friday spoke by telephone with President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia. The Lithuanian leader expressed concern about the political situation in Georgia and the possible escalation of tensions. the president’s office has said.

Almost 62,000 passengers have traveled between Vilnius and Riga by train in the past 12 months, after the route was offered on 27 December 2023, LTG Group said on Friday.

Dmytro Filonenko and his team’s work is critically important during the war, as a significant number of soldiers in the Ukrainian war have lost part of their face or even their entire face. These injuries cause not only physical challenges but also immense emotional pain for the individuals and thei...

A ’mercenary’ from Lithuania has been placed on the international wanted list, Russia’s news agency TASS said, citing a statement from the regional prosecutor’s office in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), a region occupied by Russia.

President Gitanas Nausėda has criticised Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico for travelling to Moscow for gas transit talks.

MP Arvydas Anušauskas, former defence minister, has agreed to run for the leadership of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) after six local branches of the Conservative party voiced support for him as future chair.

Minister of Transport and Communications Eugenijus Sabutis met with Oleksii Kuleba, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration and Minister for Communities and Territories Development, in Kyiv on Friday to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in transport and logistics, the ministry said...

Minister of Agriculture Ignas Hofmanas and his Ukrainian counterpart Vitaliy Koval on Friday signed an agreement on checks for grain transported by Russia from the occupied territories of Ukraine via Lithuania.

On 20 December, Lithuania, together with 37 other participating states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), invoked the Vienna mechanism in response to law enforcement and informal groups’ violence against protesters, media representatives and opposition figures in Geo...

Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius says the so-called solidarity levy on windfall profits of banks, which was extended in the summer, had no impact on SEB’s decision to establish a new joint body in Tallin rather than Vilnius.

The Bank of Lithuania on Friday released the balance of payments data for the third quarter of 2024, which shows that the surplus on the current account balance (CAB) declined by 20.0%, compared to the second quarter of 2024, and stood at EUR 498.6 million, or 2.4% of gross domestic product (GDP). T...

The Cabinet of Ministers led by Gintautas Paluckas has arrived in Ukraine, ELTA learnt from the prime minister’s adviser Justinas Argustas.

In 2023, Lithuania registered its gross domestic product (GDP) per capita expressed in purchasing power standards at 87% of the European Union’s (EU) average, the State Data Agency said on Friday, citing the flash estimates published by Eurostat.

No unlawful interference caused Swiftair Boeing 737 to crash in Vilnius nearly a month ago, the analysis of black box data and on-site evidence suggests, the Ministry of Justice said on Friday.

As many as 83% of Lithuanians say they are satisfied with their life, a record high result for the country so far, a Eurobarometer survey conducted in October finds. The number has gone up by 2 percentage points since the last year’s survey.

Lithuania’s economy has withstood the shocks of the recent few years and come back on track of growth, the central bank says.

Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas vows to take decisions to reduce bureaucratic burden on businesses in the nearest future. Respective recommendations from the European Commission are expected in February, he said.

Swedish bank SEB decided to have its new joint bank headquartered in Tallinn rather than Vilnius after evaluating the predictability of the business and regulatory environment in the Baltic States, says the head of SEB in Lithuania.

President Gitanas Nausėda has welcomed the state budget plan for 2025-2027 passed by the Seimas on Thursday, hailing the Government’s decision on additional funding for defence.

The Seimas has passed the state budget for 2025 which is due to become law once signed by President Gitantas Nausėda.

Growing up in Tallinn in the 1970s, my connection to the Nordics reached as far as the Finnish broadcasting signal could get. It was hard to imagine sharing the lifestyles of those seen on Yle and MTV, let alone talking about a common Nordic-Baltic region.

The coalition council on Wednesday discussed Nemunas Dawn leader Remigijus Žemaitaitis’ threat to withdraw from the ruling coalition, Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has said. Talks will continue as no concrete decision has been taken yet, he said.

A private plane registered in Lithuania was detained at Helsinki Airport en route to Russia two weeks ago over alleged evasion of sanctions, LRT public broadcaster’s news website reports.

UAB Delfi, 100% subsidiary of AS Ekspress Grupp, on Wednesday entered into the contract for the acquisition of 100% of shares in the company UAB Kenton Baltic from Dainius Baltrušaitis and Artūras Laucius, the Estonia-based media group has said in a statement.

A prosecutor seeks two-year imprisonment for police officer Darius Šerpytis charged with killing a woman in Vilnius district when on duty a year ago.

In November, Lithuania recorded one of the European Union’s (EU) lowest rates for annual inflation – 1.1%, according to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. The country’s monthly rate was 0.6%.

Latvia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has opened a criminal case against the officials responsible for the implementation of the Rail Baltica project.

The SEB will consolidate its three Baltic legal entities into one by way of two cross-border mergers, the bank said in a statement on Wednesday.

Lithuania and Japan held bilateral political consultations in Tokyo on Tuesday to review the Strategic Partnership between Japan and Lithuania for the first time, the Foreign Ministry has said.

Social Democrat leader Vilija Blinkevičiūtė has called on coalition partners to resolve mutual tensions by a discussion rather than emotional statements and disputes in public.

President Gitanas Nausėda intends to appoint diplomat Petras Zapolskas as the new chancellor of the Office of the President.

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania researchers and scientists from Japan have developed a unique nanolaser. Although the dimensions of this laser are so small that its structure can only be seen through a powerful microscope, its potential is vast. With applications in early medical di...

The Parliament has extended its autumn session until 14 January, approving the proposal of Seimas Speaker Saulius Skvernelis.

The Seimas on Tuesday voted to lift the immunity of Liberal MP Andrius Bagdonas, member of the Liberal Movement’s group, from prosecution in a criminal case over municipal expenses.

The Seimas debated the draft state budget for 2025 in a second reading on Tuesday. The draft legislation returned to the Seimas on Friday, after corrections made by the Government.

Latvian basketball player Janis Timma has committed suicide in Moscow, the basketnews.lt portal reports.