Sports
On this day in basketball: 30 July
Prior to Rūta Meilutytė’s Olympic triumph, this day would be recognised by Lithuanian sporting fans for the efforts of another female star. […]
Month: July 2014
European Union
Baltic-Polish task group to submit ASF proposals to EC
Officials from the Baltic countries and Poland have agreed to establish a joint task group, which will submit proposals on measures to fight African swine fever (ASF) to the European Commission (EC). […]
Culture
Linkup on Lithuanian-Latvian border planned for 25-year Baltic Way anniversary
The main event to mark 25 years of the Baltic Way will take place in Saločiai, close to the Lithuanian-Latvian border. The heads of the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian parliaments will join hands with citizens of all three countries. […]
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Lithuania: Moscow wrongfully accused Ukraine at UN
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry stated Wednesday that it objected to the Russian report at the United Nations (UN) Security Council, as it berated Ukraine for the MH17 crash but did not mention the actions of Moscow-supported separatists. […]
Politics
Euro to help improve Lithuanian government ratings
The director of the public opinion research company Vilmorus believes that Lithuania’s smooth changeover to the euro may increase the government’s popularity, daily Kauno Diena reported Wednesday. […]
European Union
Lithuania disappointed EU sanctions won’t halt French Mistral sales to Russia
Lithuania on Tuesday described the European Union‘s new sanctions as a step forward in efforts to make Russia revise its policies towards Ukraine, but expressed disappointment that they will not prevent France from selling warships to Russia. […]
Economy
Opinion
Politics
Seimas speaker critical of initiative to merge business watchdog institutions
Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Loreta Graužinienė is reluctant to endorse the initiative of Minister of Economy Evaldas Gustas to merge several business supervisory institutions. […]
Energy
Lithuania and Hitachi moves on with nuclear power plant project
The Lithuanian Energy Ministry and Japan’s nuclear technology corporation Hitachi, the strategic investor in a new nuclear power facility in Lithuania, are planning to set up a joint venture for the Visaginas nuclear power plant project. […]
Economy
Is Lithuanian pork safe to eat?
Having recently discovered a swine fever outbreak in a major Lithuanian pig farming complex, consumers are concerned with consequences of consuming infected pork. […]
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Estonia lifts ban on Lithuanian pork imports
After four days when the country’s borders were closed to Lithuanian pork products, Estonia‘s Veterinary and Food Board lifted the ban and established a buffer zone in southern counties as fears of African swine fever, an agricultural disease, spread, news.err.ee informs. […]
Culture
Palanga Summer festival opens in Lithuania’s Baltic coast resort
On Tuesday, Lithuania’s most popular seaside resort opened the Palanga Summer festival, which will continue until 9 August. […]
European Union
EU moves on with third-phase sanctions for Russia
In the coming days, the European Union is to approve economic sanctions for Russia, which would restrict access to capital markets, envisage arms embargo and transfer of double-function commodities and sensitive technologies, Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister Andrius Krivas stated on Tuesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Finland’s new defense attaché takes office in Lithuania
Lithuania’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday held a solemn ceremony of changeover of Finnish defense attachés. […]
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Foreign Ministry says Lithuania does not retract criticism of Belarusian NPP project
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry refuses to confirm recent statements by Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei’s that Lithuania allegedly accepts Minsk’s propositions regarding Astravyets nuclear plant. […]
Sports
“120s”: Georgia’s capitulation, Kuzminskas show and tropical heat
News in 120 seconds: Georgia succumbs to Lithuanian might, Motiejūnas surprised by referees, Russian fighter planes at Ukraine’s border, Kiev intensifying its operation against separatist rebels, ceasefire demands in HM17 crash zone, Gaza’s only power plant out. […]
Society
EHU completes core faculty hiring
The European Humanities University (EHU) has completed its core faculty hiring process, the goal of which is to strengthen the quality of teaching and research at the University and provide better working conditions for the faculty. […]
Economy
Christian Thaler-Wolski: Lithuania has 3 years to catch up with startup ecosystems in London or Berlin
“A few of the 15 Lithuanian startups I have mentored have a really good prospect of raising funding from international investors,” says Christian Thaler-Wolski, investor and mentor. Last week he came to Vilnius from Germany to teach Lithuanian startups what topics should be covered when talking to investors and how to prepare your best one-on-one pitch. […]
Economy
Bank of Latvia: A special day and not only for Lithuania
This is an historic day for Lithuania and all the other Baltic States. Long and hard work on putting the economy right has been rewarded with an official invitation to join the euro zone as of 1 January 2015. Another wall then comes down for the people of the Baltic States, not least when it comes to business relations. This is one aspect that Latvia can’t help but value given its long border of almost 600 km with Lithuania. […]