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Lithuania Intends to Send Troops to Ukraine

MENAFN · August 18, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuania has announced its intention to send troops to Ukraine, signaling a potential shift in NATO-aligned military involvement in the region, local media reported Monday. “Lithuania has decided [to send troops]. Specific numbers are...

Lithuania Declares Emergency Due to Flooding

MENAFN · August 14, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuania has officially declared a state of emergency after heavy rains this summer severely affected the country's agricultural sector. This decision aims to provide more organized and nationwide assistance to the farmers struggling due...

Lithuania’s unseasonal torrential rains cause nation to declare state of emergency

MENAFN · August 14, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuania has declared a state of emergency following weeks of torrential rain that severely damaged the country’s agricultural output. The government said the move will allow for more coordinated, nationwide support for farmers...

Lithuania announces state of emergency

MENAFN · August 14, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuania has declared a state of emergency following severe summer rains that heavily damaged the country’s agricultural output. The government said the declaration will allow for more coordinated national support for farmers impacted by...

Lithuanian PM quits post

MENAFN · August 6, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuania’s Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas announced on Monday that he is stepping down, leading to the resignation of the entire Cabinet. “At today’s government meeting, I declared my decision to resign as prime minister and that the...

Lithuanian Government Falls After Premier’s Resignation

MENAFN · August 4, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuania’s outgoing Premier, Gintautas Paluckas, revealed on Monday that the national Cabinet is stepping down alongside him as he leaves his leadership role. "Having made the decision to resign as prime minister, I announce that the...

Lithuanian PM announces resignation triggering government to collapse

MENAFN · August 4, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuania’s Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has declared his resignation, leading to the collapse of the current government. At a recent cabinet meeting, Paluckas formally announced that with his decision to step down, the entire 19th...

Lithuania’s PM Announces Resignation, Sparking Cabinet Collapse

MENAFN · August 4, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuania’s Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas declared his resignation on Monday, stepping down from his role and prompting the entire Cabinet to step aside. "Having made the decision to resign as prime minister, I announce that the 19th...

Lithuanian Premier Resigns

MENAFN · July 31, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuania's Prime Minister, Gintautas Paluckas, declared his resignation from both the prime ministerial post and his position as party chairman on Thursday, according to sources from a public broadcaster. Paluckas stepped down as prime...

Thirty Lithuanian hotels join class action lawsuit against Booking.com

MENAFN · August 6, 2025

(MENAFN) Around 30 hotels in Lithuania have joined a growing class action lawsuit targeting the global online booking platform Booking.com, as more than 10,000 hotels across Europe pursue compensation for financial damages allegedly caused by the...

Lithuanian Prime Minister Steps Down

MENAFN · July 31, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas announced his resignation on Thursday, stepping down both as head of government and as leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party. "I informed the president ... that I took the decision...

Poland decides to presume its temporary border inspections with Germany, Lithuania

MENAFN · August 4, 2025

(MENAFN) Poland has decided to continue its temporary border inspections with neighboring Germany and Lithuania until October 4, citing ongoing worries over irregular migration, according to the country’s interior minister on Sunday. Following a...

Lithuania could prohibit Russian nationals from politics

MENAFN · July 28, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuania’s largest opposition party, the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TSLKD), has introduced a bill that would prohibit Russian passport holders from acting as founders, members, or donors of political parties in the...

Lithuania Plans Banning Russian Passport Holders in Politics

MENAFN · July 28, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuanian conservatives have introduced a proposal to prevent Russian passport holders from assuming roles as founders, members, or financial contributors to political parties. The bill, which has been drafted by the Homeland Union –...

Lithuania Bars Russian Passport Holders from Politics

MENAFN · July 28, 2025

(MENAFN) Lithuanian conservatives have introduced legislation aiming to prohibit Russian passport holders from founding, joining, or financially supporting political parties. The bill, presented by the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian...

Lithuania pushes proposal to ban Russians from politics

MENAFN · July 28, 2025

(MENAFN) Lawmakers in Lithuania are pushing a proposal that would prevent individuals with Russian citizenship from participating in the country’s political sphere. The proposed legislation, introduced by the conservative Homeland Union –...

Poland Announces Border Control Extension with Germany, Lithuania

MENAFN · August 4, 2025

(MENAFN) Poland announced it will prolong its temporary border controls with Germany and Lithuania until October 4, citing ongoing worries over irregular migration, Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski revealed Sunday. Following a high-level...

Poland Prolongs Border Checks with Germany, Lithuania

MENAFN · August 4, 2025

(MENAFN) Poland has decided to continue its provisional border inspections with Germany and Lithuania until October 4, driven by persistent apprehensions surrounding irregular migration, Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski announced on Sunday....

Official states Ukrainians making Russian more communal in Lithuania

MENAFN · July 28, 2025

(MENAFN) A senior Lithuanian official has noted that the influx of Ukrainian refugees has contributed to a rise in the use of the Russian language within the Baltic country. Lithuania, historically part of the Russian Empire and later a Soviet...

Top Lithuanian official says Russian is more common in EU state

MENAFN · July 26, 2025

(MENAFN) A top Lithuanian official has acknowledged that the Russian language is becoming more commonly heard in public spaces, a trend linked to the arrival of Ukrainian refugees and other migrants. Historically shaped by its past within the...