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Lithuania: Parliament committee approves changes to public broadcaster law

Via BalticaMay 18, 202601 mins

Lithuania’s parliamentary committee on culture has approved amendments to the controversial draft law governing the country’s public broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), LRT reported. The committee approved a new management board, an expanded governing council, shorter four-year council terms, and tighter eligibility requirements for council member candidates. The committee dropped proposals to let…

Lithuania: Military drone crashes in northern Lithuania

Via BalticaMay 17, 202601 mins

A suspected Ukrainian military drone crashed in northern Lithuania in the early evening of 17 May 2026, LRT reports. The National Crisis Management Centre (NKVC) said that the drone crashed in a field near a village in the Utena district. According to the Lithuanian Armed Forces (LGS), military radars failed to detect the drone, and…

Lithuania: President denies US pressure on Belarus fertiliser transit

Via BalticaMay 17, 2026May 17, 202601 mins

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda denied that the US was pressuring Lithuania to reopen transit shipments of fertilisers from Belarus, BNS reported. He stressed that Belarusian fertilisers were under EU sanctions and insisted that there were no grounds to lift the sanctions. Earlier, Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys told a closed-door meeting of the parliamentary group of…

Lithuania: Far-right party leader investigated for fraud

Via BalticaMay 15, 202601 mins

Lithuania’s Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) carried out searches at the homes and in the offices of MP Remigijus Zemaitaitis, leader of the far-right populist party, Dawn of Nemunas (PPNA), and another PPNA MP, Daiva Petkeviciene, BNS reported. FNTT also searched PPNA’s party headquarters in Vilnius. The investigation focuses on whether the two MPs committed…

Baltic: Poor mental health costs over 2% of GDP per year: report

Via BalticaMay 15, 2026May 15, 202601 mins

The Baltic States are likely to see a more than 2% decline in GDP per year due to poor mental health over 2025-2050, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), ERR reports. The projected drop in GDP in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will be the highest of all…

Lithuania: No point in talks with Russia: President

Via BalticaMay 14, 202601 mins

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda sees “no possibility” for any negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the moment, BNS reports. Speaking at a joint press conference with visiting Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Nauseda insisted that conversations with Putin could only begin when Russia “clearly demonstrates” that it wants to end the war against Ukraine. “Attempts…

Lithuania: Finnish president on two-day state visit

Via BalticaMay 14, 202601 mins

Finnish President Alexander Stubb is paying a two-day state visit to Lithuania, STT reports. Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Ville Tavio, and a large business delegation are travelling together with the president. The visit will focus on bilateral relations, defence and technology cooperation, and Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Stubb will meet…

Baltic: Baltics ready to host more US troops

Via BalticaMay 13, 2026May 13, 202601 mins

The three Baltic States as well as Poland and Romania have expressed readiness to host more US troops, Politico reports. Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced that he would withdraw 5,000 or more US military personnel from Germany. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced that Lithuania was prepared to host as many allied troops as it…

Lithuania: France to extradite fugitive Russian banker

Via BalticaMay 13, 202601 mins

France’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, has refused to hear the appeal of fugitive Russian businessman Vladimir Antonov against his extradition to Lithuania, BNS reported. Antonov was detained in France in December 2025 under a European arrest warrant issued by Lithuanian prosecutors. Earlier, a court in Lithuania convicted Antonov and his business partner, Raimondas…

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Lithuania: Parliament committee approves changes to public broadcaster law

Lithuania: Military drone crashes in northern Lithuania

Lithuania: President denies US pressure on Belarus fertiliser transit

Lithuania: Far-right party leader investigated for fraud

Baltic: Poor mental health costs over 2% of GDP per year: report

Lithuania: No point in talks with Russia: President

Lithuania: Finnish president on two-day state visit

Baltic: Baltics ready to host more US troops

Lithuania: France to extradite fugitive Russian banker

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