The National Defense Council that convened at the invitation of the president focused on the lessons from the ID-card crisis and issues concerning the future…
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Charges in Lithuania’s political corruption case – bribes for laws, procurement, posts
Wednesday, April 18, 2018The authorities emphasized that the probe disclosed corruption schemes when business figures seeking favorable decisions aimed to influence or influenced key politicians or political parties.\…
Lithuania elected as member of UNICEF Executive Board
Wednesday, April 18, 2018Lithuania has been elected as a member of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for the next three-year term, the…
Amateur Archaeologists Find Hundreds Of Viking Artifacts In Baltics
Wednesday, April 18, 2018Two amateur archaeologists’ find led to the discovery of hundreds of Viking artifacts in the Baltics, according to officials Monday. Amateur archaeologists Rene Schoen and Luca…
Barbara Bush dead at 92: Husband George H.W ‘held her hand until the very end’
Wednesday, April 18, 2018Bush was the wife of the 41st president, George H.W. Bush, and mother of the 43rd, George W. Bush. The Bush family had announced in…
Facebook rolls out changes to comply with new EU privacy law
Wednesday, April 18, 2018Facebook announced late Tuesday the first steps it is taking to comply with European data protections set to go into effect May 25. Starting this week, Facebook will ask all users if they agree with its new terms of service, which debuted on April 4.
Air passengers in Latvia – the most passive in Baltics in terms of complaint submission
Tuesday, April 17, 2018Latvia is behind Estonia and Lithuania when it comes to the number of compensation requests, as reported by Skycop flight compensation processing company. Data compiled…
Croatia ratifies convention on women’s rights despite protests
Monday, April 16, 2018Croatian lawmakers have backed a treaty safeguarding women and girls in the face of right-wing and Catholic opposition. Critics of the Istanbul Convention argue that…
Skvernelis: Lithuania’s government has no plans of liberalizing immigration policies
Saturday, April 14, 2018Lithuania’s government has no plans of liberalizing the migration policies, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, adding it was currently well-balanced. The prime minister spoke in…
Corruption watchdog: Bank of Latvia governor’s case may be sent to prosecutor soon
Friday, April 13, 2018The criminal case involving the governor of the Bank of Latvia Ilmārs Rimšēvičs may be sent to the prosecutor’s office within the next couple of…