Civic notices and European news from Lithuania.
Buying smartphones and other smart devices in instalments through mobile operators will become more complicated in Lithuania from November 20, when new European Union rules introduce stricter creditworthiness checks. Customers unable to pay the full price upfront may increasingly turn to device rent
14h ago · Read at LRT English →
Lithuania should introduce universal military conscription from 2030, opposition Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats leader Laurynas Kasčiūnas said Tuesday as he registered legislative amendments proposing an overhaul of the country’s draft system.
17h ago · Read at LRT English →
With two months to go until Christmas, Lithuanian bakeries and supermarkets are lready starting to sell kūčiukai, traditional pastries eaten on Christmas Eve. Some businesses say early sales have proved successful and others planning to wait until after All Saints’ Day.
19h ago · Read at LRT English →
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said restoring full diplomatic representation between Lithuania and China should not be directly linked to changing the name of Taiwan’s representative office in Vilnius, stressing that normalising relations is a pragmatic goal.
20h ago · Read at LRT English →
Dense fog disrupted two flights to Vilnius on Tuesday morning, forcing airBaltic planes from Tallinn and Riga to divert to Riga Airport, Lithuanian Airports said.
20h ago · Read at LRT English →
More than 200 American troops will arrive in Lithuania starting Tuesday as Washington resumes its military troop rotations in the Baltic country, President Gitanas Nausėda said.
21h ago · Read at LRT English →
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that two Lithuanian women that were declared missing last week have been detained in Iran and that efforts are underway to provide them with consular assistance.
21h ago · Read at LRT English →
Lithuanian Transport Minister Juras Taminskas said on Monday that he hopes the installation of a new government in Latvia will improve cooperation on the troubled Rail Baltica project, reports Lithuanian public media LRT.
22h ago · Read at LSM English →
When Olugbenga Adewuyi decided to move from Nigeria to Lithuania, he did not speak Lithuanian and knew almost nothing about the country. Over the past seven years, he has reached A2 level in the language, obtained a permanent residence permit and grown accustomed to life there. But when discussing i
23h ago · Read at LRT English →
Vilnius hoped a change of government in Latvia would help unblock the Rail Baltica railway project that has been plagued by delays, Lithuanian Transport Minister Juras Taminskas said on Monday.
2d ago · Read at LRT English →