Sun-Times reporter's Lithuania ties resonate

“Why Lithuania?” Stephanie Zimmermann’s editor asked her. I’ve been on the receiving end of that question for the last 10 years. My body could feel the jolt she described feeling when a roadside sign matched a name in her grandparents’ memoir; it was …

Lithuania to send firefighting team to wildfire-hit France

The firefighters will be sent through the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism. A total of 40 officers from Lithuania’s State Fire and Rescue Department will take part in the mission, including a command team and 32 firefighters. They will be …

Lithuania, Philippines Explore Ukraine-Tested Maritime Security Technologies

Lithuania is evaluating sharing maritime technologies shaped by lessons from the war in Ukraine with the Philippines, as Vilnius and Manila deepen their security partnership, Philstar Global reported. During a visit to the Philippine Coast Guard …

State funeral planned for Lithuania’s first post-independence PM Prunskienė

"There will be a state funeral, and she will be laid to rest at Antakalnis Cemetery on Signatories’ Hill," Gedas Salyga, press secretary to Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius, told ELTA on Friday. The date and time of the funeral will be …

THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA HAS 12 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, LIKE POLAND, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA

The Republic of Moldova doesn't have more public holidays than other European countries. As reported by INFOTAG, economic expert Stas Madan told Radio Moldova that the country has 12 public holidays (not counting Easter), and workers in Moldova receive …

Lithuania marks 35 years since Medininkai border post killings

A mass was held at Vilnius Cathedral Basilica on Thursday, ahead of ceremonies at the Medininkai memorial and Antakalnis Cemetery. Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius paid tribute to the seven Lithuanian border and customs officers killed in the 1991 …

‘I would be a tank in a skirt’: Political leaders mourn the death of Lithuania’s first PM

Lithuania’s first post-independence PM Prunskienė dies aged 83

Lithuania’s first post-independence PM Prunskienė dies aged 83 PHOTO: Lina Petrauskienė | ELTA archyvas Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė, Lithuania’s first prime minister after the country restored its independence, has died aged 83 following a long illness, her …

Three Drones Carrying Belarusian Cigarettes Intercepted in Lithuania

During the night of July 29, Lithuanian border guards intercepted three drones carrying contraband cigarettes that had crossed from Belarus. The drones were detected in the Šalčininkai district and forced to land. Each was carrying two bundles of NZ Gold …

The Killing System Rehearsed in Lithuania

Nazi Germany brought the command to kill. German police shot 201 people at Gargždai on June 24, 1941; five days later Heydrich issued his first numbered operational order. Within weeks eight to ten Germans were directing mass murder through a far larger …