Last week, two striking episodes rocked the national political landscape – the ongoing issue of the transit of Belaruskalij fertilisers through Lithuania and the periodic defections of politicians from the largest opposition party, the Lithuanian […]
Appointed at the end of 2017 Virginijus Sinkevičius became the first Minister in the history of Lithuania born after re-establishment of Independence. He also quickly became one of the most popular ministers in the country. […]
On May 8 evening the Norwegian-Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania celebrated their 10th anniversary in style in the Old Town Hall (Rotušė) in Vilnius evening. It is amazing to see to see how the […]
In the last 2 years, the number of Lithuanian MPs who declare with which interest groups or lobbyists they meet has doubled. Last year, parliamentarians also announced 1,5 times more meetings than in 2017. These figures are reported in research conducted by Transparency International Lithuania, which includes information from manosusitikimai.lt, official work calendars, and personal websites of the parliamentarians. […]
What can we predict about the nearing presidential and European Parliament elections now that the municipal elections ended? […]
Something special should be said on a morning such as this. Indeed, elections, which are the most important for most, were just held. Firstly, important because mayors and municipal council members are the closest to the people of all the branches of government. And second, these elections will change the owners of many offices, Rimvydas Valatka said on Žinių radijas. […]
Homanit, a leading manufacturer of medium-density (MDF) and high-density (HDF) wood fibreboards from Germany, has announced building a plant in the Vilnius region. The company is expecting to around 100 million euro and hire 440 employees in the first five years of operations, a press release from Invest Lithuania states. […]
A journalist investigation has uncovered facts that Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Minister of Economy Virginijus Sinkevičius, running in respectively the presidential and municipal elections, are constantly and systematically consulted by public relations consultant Darius Gudelis, the owner of the company VIP Viešosios Informacijos Partneriai, without having officially declared it. The aforementioned company has been winning numerous publicity tenders by ministries and institutions subordinate to the cabinet, part of which are evaluated by the prime minister’s political confidence advisor, which raises doubts for the Conservatives on whether there is no abuse of office and if state institution publicity tenders are organised transparently, a press release states according to lrt.lt. […]
Last year, the Startup Visa received 178 applications of foreign companies for participation in the programme and business development in Lithuania, or 41 per cent more than in the first year of the programme, a press release from Startup Lithuania states. […]
Paystra, a fintech company founded and financed by Icelandic payments experts, providing payment services, is establishing its headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania, and plans to build a team of 30 professionals over the next two years. The company, led by two payment market veterans, will develop and deploy state-of-the-art electronic payment solutions for European merchants, a press release from Invest Lithuania states. […]
The Order and Justice Party is delegating its chairman Remigijus Žemaitaitis to run for Vilnius mayor. The politician himself confirmed this to Delfi on Thursday morning. […]
In 2018, the Lithuanian startup community achieved the record-breaking results, i.e. attracted EUR 70 million in investments from abroad and Lithuanian investment funds. At the same time a legal basis for a better business environment was being developed for innovative Lithuanian business, what will determine a more significant breakthrough of the Lithuanian startup ecosystem next year, a press release from Startup Lithuania states. […]
The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) Vilnius branch decided on Thursday evening that their candidate to Vilnius mayor would be Virginijus Sinkevičius. […]
Moody’s Corporation has chosen Vilnius, Lithuania as the location for its newest European office. Moody’s provides credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody’s expects to grow its new office over the next few years and chose Vilnius over a number of other European cities. Hiring of staff in Vilnius is expected to start in January, 2019, a press release from Invest Lithuania states. […]
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) deputy chairman, Minister of Economy Virginijus Sinkevičius confirmed to lrt.lt that part of the LVŽS Vilnius city branch has offered him to run for Vilnius mayor in next year’s municipal elections. V. Sinkevičius has not yet revealed whether he would like to participate in the elections, however he assures that the office of minister of finance would not preclude him from being a candidate, lrt.lt writes. […]
TeraSky, a leading Israeli cloud solutions integrator, has just announced the opening of its European branch in Vilnius, Lithuania. The company, whose customer base includes global enterprise leaders in high-technology, finance, defence, cyber, telco and other areas, plans to hire several dozen local specialists. The Vilnius office will be responsible for software development, professional services and regional support, a press release from Invest Lithuania states. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė had no doubt that her working visit to China, participation in the first import expo in China was beneficial to Lithuania. Prior to her meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, she explained […]
Railsbank, a leading UK-based open-banking and RegTech platform, has opened a new office in Vilnius, Lithuania, a press release from Invest Lithuania states. […]
Arctic Adventures, an Icelandic adventure tour operator, has announced plans to open its first office abroad in Lithuania. The company is looking to hire around 75 employees for their Vilnius team within the next three years, a press release from Invest Lithuania states. […]
Lithuania has been gradually becoming one of the high tech centres in the region – the country has defined a goal to become the most attractive European country for the development of the life sciences sector by 2030. On 26 September, during Life Sciences Baltics, the largest international life sciences baltics forum in the Baltic countries, Lithuanian Minister of Economy Virginijus Sinkevičius presented perspectives for the development of the Lithuanian life sciences industry, a press release from Enterprise Lithuania states. […]
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