in each county of Lithuania as well as major European cities and its ability to publish news quickly and effectively. Lietuvos žinios was discontinued on September 1, 1940, after Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union. 1990–2019 In 1990, when Lithuania declared independence, the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania revived Lietuvos žinios as a newspaper for politics, culture and society. Its daily circulation peaked at some 30,000 copies and later plummeted. In 1993, it was acquired by the Achema Group. In 2010, it had circulation of about 20,000 copies. After suffering a net loss of 963,300 euros in 2018, the newspaper was discontinued on 30 April 2019. References External links Official website Archive issues (1909–1940) Newspapers established in 1909 Publications disestablished in 2019 2019 disestablishments in Lithuania Lithuanian-language newspapers Daily newspapers published in Lithuania Newspapers published in Vilnius Newspapers published in Kaunas Newspapers published in the Russian Empire