Lithuania

Lithuania

China suspends beef imports from Lithuania amid dispute over Taiwan

The EU has launched a case against Beijing for "discriminatory" trade practices.

10/02/2022

Art

Kaunas marks the start of its programme as Capital of Culture 2022

Around 40,000 spectators attended the event, despite freezing temperatures.

24/01/2022

Lithuania

Snow storms wreak havoc between Poland and the Baltic states

Blizzards have paralysed traffic on the main road between Poland and the Baltic States while gale force winds and snow have battered highways in Lithuania.

22/01/2022

Lithuania

Lithuania's parliament allows letters 'x', 'w' and 'q' in ID documents

The bill, passed in a vote of 82 to 37 with three abstentions on Tuesday, will come into force if it is signed into law by President Gitanas Nausėda.

20/01/2022

Lithuania

Lithuanians accuse ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev of war crimes

The former Soviet leader is accused of ordering an attack on Vilnius in January 1991, which killed 14 people.

13/01/2022

Lithuania

Lithuania opens doors of alleged former CIA secret prison

The complex is now being prepared to be put up for auction.

10/01/2022

Lithuania

Detention centre in Lithuania opened after inmate won compensation

Lithuania has opened up a former riding club on the outskirts of its capital Vilnius to the media which was once used by the CIA as a detention facility.

08/01/2022

Lithuania

Taiwan pledges to invest €178m in Lithuania amid Chinese pressure

Lithuania angered Beijing by letting Taiwan's office in Vilnius bear the name Taiwan instead of Chinese Taipei.

06/01/2022

Lithuania

Taiwan representative office was 'mistake', says Lithuanian president

The move prompted China to restrict diplomatic contacts with Lithuania and stop issuing visas.

04/01/2022

Lithuania

Lithuania pays migrants €1,000 to return to Iraq

The largest group of migrants who broke through the Lithuanian-Belarusian border at the height of the latest migrant crisis has been returned to Baghdad.

02/01/2022

Lithuania

China 'blocking EU imports with Lithuanian components' over Taiwan row

Beijing has denied the claim.

24/12/2021

Lithuania

Lithuania pulls last diplomat from China amid dispute over Taiwan

Beijing has slammed Lithuania for allowing Taiwan to open a de-facto representative office in Vilnius.

15/12/2021

Culture news

What is Romuva? Inside the ancient religion's bid for state approval

Followers of Romuva have been attacked by the Catholic church, Teutonic Knights and the Soviets, but they've just been given a massive break.

12/12/2021

Lithuania

Lithuanian MP labels China 'People's Republic of Comedy' over Taiwan

Matas Maldeikis traded barbs with a Chinese journalist on Twitter over the the EU delegation visit to Taiwan.

03/12/2021

Lithuania

China condemns 'egregious act' as Taiwan opens Lithuania office

Taiwan opens office in Lithuania, angering China

19/11/2021

Lithuania

Poland-Belarus: Baltic leaders call on EU to tighten asylum policy

On Monday, hundreds of migrants found themselves trapped at a border crossing unable to go forward or backward between Poland and Belarus.

16/11/2021

Lithuania

Delegate's 2,500-km land trip to COP26 didn't go well. He'll fly home

Marijus Gailius' 2,500km trip from Vilnius to Glasgow by land and sea was expensive, exhausting and didn't even help save the world.

12/11/2021

Lithuania

Vilnius and police in row over whether to keep LGBT rainbow crossing

Vilnius city council wants to keep the artwork to support LGBT rights, but the police say it goes against traffic rules.

25/10/2021

Europe Decoded

Lithuanian news outlets delete comments to combat COVID misinformation

Lithuanian news websites have said they will remove anonymous public comments on stories about COVID-19.

21/10/2021

Lithuania

Lithuania converts prison into migrant reception centre

At least 700 people will live in the so-called Kybartai Alien Registration Centre after it was renamed in late September.

11/10/2021

Lithuania

Full Metal Palate? Doctors find 1kg of nuts and bolts in man's stomach

Doctors at a hospital in Lithuania have found more than a kilogram of small metal objects inside a man’s stomach.

04/10/2021

Lithuania

In Lithuania, both anti-migrant rhetoric - and solutions - harden

Hungary and other states hostile to migrants and refugees are waiting to see whether the EU will act as Lithuania flaunts European law.

01/10/2021

Tech News

Lithuania wants to ban Chinese phones from its government departments

The Baltic state is doubling down after its defence ministry told consumers to "throw away" their Chinese-made smartphones last week.

28/09/2021

Tech News

Xiaomi slams Lithuania report that says its devices censor users

Lithuania advised people to throw away their Xiaomi smartphones after a report found one of their mobiles had built-in censorship capabilities.

23/09/2021

Tech News

'Throw away your Chinese phone,' says Lithuania in new report

A report by the country's cyber security agency found that one Chinese smartphone had built-in censorship tech that could detect terms like "Free Tibet".

22/09/2021

Lithuania

In Lithuania, locals say Afghan refugees are welcome

Residents of Raseiniai make the distinction between the Afghans that were evacuated because they helped Lithuanian soldiers in Afghanistan and those that are currently trying to cross the border from Belarus.

10/09/2021