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A new Holocaust memorial in northern Lithuania has stirred controversy and condemnation from Lithuania’s Jewish communities, who say the project violates religious burial laws and was carried out without proper consultation or permits lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

Transport ministries in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are to work together to seek additional European funding for the billion-dollar Rail Baltica project lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

A company owned by an adviser at Lithuania’s Ministry of Social Security and Labour allegedly exported millions of euros worth of luxury Western-brand clothing to Russia, circumventing sanctions through third countries lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

Lithuania’s state-owned rail passenger operator LTG Link and Poland’s PKP Intercity have agreed to improve rail service between the capitals of Vilnius and Warsaw, aiming to cut travel time and expand connections lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

The European Commission is preparing a sweeping plan to boost defence financing across the European Union, potentially unlocking €800 billion in new borrowing for military investments – a move welcomed by Lithuanian officials lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

The prestigious Michelin Guide has unveiled its second edition for Lithuania, reaffirming its star ratings for four acclaimed restaurants in Vilnius and including eight names to its list of Bib Gourmand honourees lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

More than €1 million in European Union funds intended to support Ukrainian refugees in Lithuania was mistakenly distributed to citizens of other countries, including Russia and Belarus lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelensky as well as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will attend the Vilnius Summit on Monday, June 2, the presidential office said lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

Belarus will scale back its joint military drills with Russia this autumn and move the main exercises deeper into its territory and further from its western neighbours lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

A company partially owned by Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas received a €200,000 preferential loan from Lithuania’s national development bank while he was already serving as head of government, according to an investigation released Wednesday lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

A poetry reading is set to take place this Saturday at the monument of controversial Lithuanian poet Salomėja Nėris in Vilnius, as supporters rally to preserve both her literary legacy and the monument’s artistic value amid ongoing efforts to remove it lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

The consumption of legally purchased tobacco products in Lithuania fell last year, hitting almost the lowest point in a decade, according to the State Data Agency lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

PM Gintautas Paluckas denied influencing the state development bank ILTE over a loan granted to a company in which he holds shares and said he had asked the Chief Official Ethics Commission for a ruling on whether there was a conflict of interest lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

A sinkhole opened under a residential home in northern Lithuania’s Pasvalys district late Wednesday night and continued to grow overnight, causing the collapse of one of the house’s walls by Thursday morning lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

Despite a significant price increase, personalised license plates remain popular among Lithuanian drivers, with more than 1,000 motorists opting to pay €2,500 for a custom plate last year, and 112 more doing so in the first four months of 2025 lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

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A traditional staple of Lithuanian summers, the beloved pink soup known as šaltibarščiai is evolving with modern dietary trends and food safety technologies, according to a leading food science expert lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

There is very little real action between Russia and Ukraine when it comes to peace negotiations, argues Asta Skaisgirytė, an adviser to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

Lithuania’s national development bank, ILTE, has launched an unscheduled audit following allegations concerning the possible misuse of a preferential loan linked to Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas’ business interests lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

Regional branches of the charity organisation Maisto Bankas (Food Bank) are facing a growing shortage of food supplies as supermarkets donate fewer products. In some districts, struggling families are left without any food assistance at all lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…