A meeting of the parliament’s working group for preparations for a dual citizenship referendum was held on Tuesday. The chairwoman of the Central Electoral Commission, Laura Matjosaityte, said that referendum might cost Lithuania around 2 million euros. Laura Matjosaityte said that funds will be needed to pay salaries to members of election commissions, to […]

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel will likely visit Lithuania on September 14. Zygimantas Pavilionis, a member of the parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs informed about it during an event in Kaunas on August 25. The Lithuanian president’s office has confirmed that a visit by the German chancellor is being arranged. “I can confirm that such […]

  Lithuanian state will spend extra EUR 130 mln to increase the monthly benefit from the current 20 euros to 50 euros. The Social Security and Labor Ministry proposed to increase the benefit next January. On Friday the ministry registered a draft government resolution that calls for raising the amount of the so-called “child money”. […]

  On Friday the final 2 million euros of EU payouts have been received by Lithuanian farmers. The National Payments Agency says the biggest share of 6.8 million euros was paid on Aug. 10, with over 3,500 farmers receiving support. Early this year, the European Commission also allocated 9.12 million euros for compensation to Lithuanian […]

  According to a new survey – almost half of people in Lithuania have never changed their place of residence. 46 percent said they have always lived in the same city or village they live now. Such a survey was carried out amid the ongoing preparation of Lithuania’s general territorial plan. It was commissioned by […]

  Lithuania’s government plans to start diesel restrictions campaign from 2020 to fight negative climate change consequences. Major cities of the country like Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Siauliai and Panevezys could expect financial incentives for diesel restrictions According to this plan, owners of passengers cars in Lithuania would have to pay the tax as of 2020. […]

  Lithuanian government handled a proposal to Brussels to stop changing time twice a year in the European Union staying on summer time permanently. The similar appeal has been also received from the government of Finland and members of the European Parliament. Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis says staying on summer time across the EU would […]

Lithuania is going to launch a state-funded program for schoolchildren from September 1 This Program will guarantee all schoolchildren have access to cultural and educational projects and events. The so-called Cultural Passport Program will start with primary school students in September and will be expanded next January to include all schoolchildren up to the 12th […]

The government of Lithuania has decared its decision to expand the list of professions for employing foreigners. The aim is to simplify procedures that would help boost the country’s competitiveness. The Economy Ministry’s proposal is to increase the list of professions from 27 to 49. Nine of the 22 new professions proposed for the list […]

Lithuania has officially become the 36th member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – a community of developed countries. The President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite made a statement and stressed that Lithuania is ready, together with the OECD, to seek a solution to meet the challenges of the global economy. The special […]