Europe - Baltic
Lithuania orders tougher lockdown, to last until January 3
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania told citizens to stay at home for three weeks from Wednesday as it seeks to rein in a…
Lithuania to turn exhibition centre into makeshift hospital as COVID-19 cases soar
Lithuania’s capital Vilnius is preparing to set up a 700-bed makeshift hospital in its largest exhibition centre, as the city fears its…
Lithuanian centre-right opposition claims victory in general election
Lithuania's main centre-right opposition Homeland Union party said it won the general election and will begin forming a new government with two…
Second round of Lithuania’s Parliamentary elections underway
Parliamentary elections in Lithuania entered their second round on Sunday as the number of coronavirus infections rises sharply in the Baltic state.…
Lithuania’s centre-right Opposition takes lead in national election
Lithuania's main centre-right opposition party led the first round of a parliamentary vote, election commission data showed on Monday, as high unemployment…
Lithuanian opposition Homeland Union says on track to win election
Lithuania's main opposition party, the centre-right Homeland Union, appeared likely to win Sunday's first round of a national election, in what is…
Lithuanians vote in first round of elections
Lithuanians headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of parliamentary elections, with the ruling four-party centre-left coalition in a…
Lithuania blocks millions of euros of EU funding to Belarus
Lithuania has blocked 5.8 million euros ($6.83 million) in payments to Belarus for an EU-funded cross-border development programme, fearing the money could…
Lithuanian foreign minister self-isolating after French visit
Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevicius will self-isolate for a week after contact with members of visiting French President Emmanuel Macron's delegation…
Photo Story: The Silver Arrow exercise in Latvia
Over 3,000 troops and 200 vehicles from 12 NATO Allies took part in exercise Silver Arrow in Latvia this week. The multinational…
New ‘Estonia’ ferry disaster documentary claims to have found hole in ship’s hull
An undated handout grab photo from a new documentary series about the M/S Estonia disaster in 1994 made available by DPlay on…
First European ‘travel bubble’ ends as coronavirus cases rise in Estonia
The first European pandemic “travel bubble”, created in May by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, burst on Friday, as Latvia said it was…