Now playing Next world news EU and NATO vow action against 'hybrid threats' on Baltic visit The visit of EU and NATO's top officials to Lithuania was dominated by the Belarus migrant crisis and Russia's military build-up near Ukraine. 28/11/2021
Now playing Next China China downgrades relations with Lithuania over Taiwan 'embassy' spat Beijing had earlier expelled the Lithuanian ambassador. 21/11/2021
Now playing Next Latvia Latvia installs 'temporary' fence on Belarus border to stop migrants Latvia and other Baltic states have been nervous about a potential influx of migrants from Belarus following the crisis on the Polish border. 18/11/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Lukashenko and Merkel agree to EU talks over Belarus migrant crisis The announcement for Belarus-EU negotiations comes a day after the bloc announced it would issue a fifth raft of sanctions over the border crisis. 17/11/2021
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
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Now playing Next The Cube 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Ocean Europe starts cleaning up its act to save the Baltic Sea IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION One of the world’s most polluted seas is in Europe. Decades of Chemical contamination, overfishing and climate change have undermined the health of the Baltic Sea, provoking a severe environmental, economic and social crisis, but measures are being taken to save this important body of water. 28/09/2021
Now playing Next Ocean Stabilising ecosystems in the Baltic Sea, the key to saving fish stocks IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Virginijus Sinkevičius, the European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, explains that there is hope for the fishing industry in the Baltic Sea, but that starts with improving the water's health. 28/09/2021
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Russia Putin observes war games with Belarus that worry EU neighbours Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia on Monday expressed concerns about the war games, saying Russia has not been transparent about them. 14/09/2021
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Lithuania Lithuania must not push back Afghan refugees to Belarus, says court The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Lithuania not to push back five Afghan refugees stranded on the border with Belarus. 09/09/2021