Vilnius
Economy

Dream housing for a Lithuanian – somewhere in a major city or tucked away in the nature’s lap

With unlimited financial possibilities at hand, more than half of Lithuanians would choose to live in a major city – young people are mostly fond of the spirit of an old town and lively city centre, while the older ones would opt for more remote neighbourhoods and suburban areas of major cities. Every sixth resident in Lithuania would choose to live in the nature’s lap, close to a river or lake. The above preferences were revealed by a representative survey carried out by Spinter Tyrimai on the initiative of Citadele bankas. […]

Ingrida Šimonytė, Gitanas Nausėda
CORPORATE

A. Januška: G. Nausėda has a risk that could be used by S. Skvernelis

Ingrida Šimonytė and Gitanas Nausėda have decided to participate in the presidential elections. They are in neither the left, nor the right shelf, more uniting than divisive candidates and perhaps they are what Lithuania needs today, Lithuanian Act of Independence signatory Albinas Januška told lrt.lt. Furthermore, G. Nausėda would apparently be the main barrier to Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis entering the second round of the presidential elections, if the PM did choose to candidate, lrt.lt writes. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Ingrida Šimonytė, Gitanas Nausėda
CORPORATE

Facebook entries or live meetings: what will help win the presidential elections?

Who will win in the elections? The one to post the most entries on social media or the one to shake most hands? This question can be posed to those aiming for the office of head of state with just half a year left to the presidential elections. Communications specialist Arijus Katauskas observes that we should not expect for social media to replace live meetings with voters, while political scientist Tomas Janeliūnas stresses that direct work with voters is especially important for politicians, lrt.lt writes. […]

Economy

Survey: every eighth person in Lithuania has private health insurance

The results of a survey conducted in Lithuania showed that every eighth person has been ensured by health insurance. Employers tend to take care of this type of insurance irrespective of the length of employee working time. Most often, health insurance coverage is provided for management level staff and specialists. They are 18-25 year old respondents just at the beginning of their career, and professionals of significant professional expertise. According to insurers in some companies, the employers insure their employees with health insurance even before they acquire this type of insurance for themselves, a press release from Gjensidige states. […]

Ingrida Šimonytė, Saulius Skvernelis, Gitanas Nausėda
CORPORATE

The final riddle in the presidential candidate ratings

Ingrida Šimonytė‘s ratings have risen significantly, bringing her to the second place in the presidential candidate ratings. The ratings of the other most popular candidates are stagnating, a survey by Spinter Tyrimai shows. According to […]

Ramūnas Karbauskis, Gabrielius Landsbergis and Saulius Skvernelis
CORPORATE

Newest ratings: in the background of political bickering – bad news for the cabinet

The two opposing political forces – the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) maintain their positions, but in the evaluations of the cabinet, signs of institutional […]

Alfredas Bumblauskas
Society

Historian Bumblauskas named most influential public figure in Lithuania – survey

Vilnius University historian Alfredas Bumblauskas has been named the most influential public figure in Lithuania, according to a survey by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website. […]