In the interwar Republic of Lithuania, prostitution was legal until the mid-1930s. However, sex workers’ health was strictly checked twice a week, and instead of an identity document, they were given so-called yellow passports which bore the results of the check. 

Events

Münir Akın, a Turk of Kurdish origin, has been living in Lithuania for four years. During this time, he has almost completed his psychotherapy studies, lived in Rukla for a year, where he taught migrant children, and has been working with children fleeing the war in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. 

Society

The State Audit Office has made a detailed analysis of how military spending has been used in Lithuania over the last three years, but the report will not be available to the public. The Defence Ministry has decided to classify the audit report, LRT RADIO has learned. 

Politics

With the new US administration indicating in no uncertain terms that Washington is moving away from Europe, Lithuania, having long been staking its security on NATO and the US, is grappling with the new possible scenarios.

Politics

Thousands of tons of rapeseed oil made by Belarusian company Agroprodukt have been passing through Lithuania by rail, the 15min.lt news website reported on Wednesday, having carried out an investigation with several foreign partners.

Events

Lithuania will do everything it can to keep US troops in the country, Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas said on Tuesday.

Politics

The planned “political neutrality” audit of the LRT newsroom has raised concerns among Lithuania’s journalist community. Several professional unions have joined LRT journalists in demanding explanations of why the measure is necessary and whether it will not threaten editorial independence. 

Politics

Some countries have imposed restrictions on poultry imports from Lithuania due to bird flu, LRT RADIO reported on Tuesday, citing the State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT).

Politics

Parliament Speaker Saulius Skvernelis says it is too early to talk about Lithuania sending troops to Ukraine for a peace mission.

Politics

Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s former foreign minister, has joined the Advisory Board of the Munich Security Conference, his spokeswoman Paulina Levickytė told BNS on Monday.

Events

Lithuania’s Defence Ministry is proposing to expand the list of people who could be subjected to polygraph testing by the authorities to include business representatives, candidates willing to become intelligence collaborators and foreigners deemed potential national security threats.

Politics