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Month: July 2014
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Latvia stops pork imports from Lithuania
After an outbreak of African swine fever in one of the largest pig farms in Lithuania, the Food and Veterinary Service of Latvia has halted the import of several pork product categories, including fresh pork meat, frozen pork, as well as various pork product – sausages, ground pork, packaged pork, etc., informs NOZARE.LV/LETA. […]
Foreign affairs
Politics
Lithuanian MPs indignant about prime minister’s statements in Brussels
Lithuanian lawmakers are surprised over recent statements made by Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, saying that Vilnius’ reservations about Italian candidate for the EU foreign policy chief were President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s personal opinion. […]
Society
Holidaymakers at Lithuanian coast resort injured amidst strong winds
Several people were injured at Baltic coast in Lithuania on Thursday by a sudden powerful gust of wind. […]
Economy
Environment minister says Lithuanians too timid about renovating their ageing houses
Lithuania’s Minister of Environment Kęstutis Trečiokas says that the major obstacle for the the ongoing campaign to renovate decrepit and energy-inefficient residential buildings is people’s mentality and passivity. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s new chief of defence sworn into office
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has inaugurated the new Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas during a formal change of command ceremony on Thursday in the Cathedral Square, Vilnius. […]
Economy
Check out the designs of Lithuanian euro coins
Even though Lithuania has received the final go-ahead from the European Union for switching to the euro this Wednesday, Lithuanian mints have been making euro coins for some time now. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania considers national sanctions for Russian nationals involved in Ukraine crisis
Lithuania is considering national sanctions for Russian citizens in response to the escalating crisis in Ukraine, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė stated on Thursday. […]
Economy
President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania cannot provide direct subsidies to Orlen Lithuania
Lithuania cannot subsidize privately-owned oil refinery Orlen Lietuva, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė, adding that she expects PKN Orlen, the Polish mother company, to help its Lithuanian subsidiary continue operations. […]
Defence
Senior presidential aide appointed to head Lithuania’s State Defence Council
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has appointed her senior adviser Valdemaras Sarapinas as the head of the State Defence Council. […]
Society
Economy
Environment minister scolds idea of bridge to Curonian Spit
The new Minister of Environment Kęstutis Trečiokas has reservations about the idea of building a bridge to the Curonian Spit. […]
Foreign affairs
Ambassador of Mexico presents letters of credence to Lithuanian president
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has received letters of credence from Mexican Ambassador Agustin Gasca Pliego, the presidential press service informs. […]
Economy
Bank of Lithuania governor urges people not to rush to convert savings to euros
Following the final decision of the European Union’s General Affairs Council of Ministers on Lithuania’s participation in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) from 1 January 2015, governor of the Bank of Lithuania Vitas Vasiliauskas warns Lithuanians not to rush to exchange their savings in litas for euros. […]
Economy
African swine fever reported in Danish-owned pig farm in Lithuania
An outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been reported in a Lithuanian pig complex owned by Danish company Idavang, which has already started the culling of more than 18,000 pigs kept at the farm. […]
Defence
Opinion
Opinion: Between the two terms as head of state
President Dalia Grybauskaitė was recently sworn into the office for the second time and from that moment her second term as the Head of State began. Everyone in Lithuania was able to watch the inauguration ceremony, to hear the words in anticipation of the way ahead. This day was the boundary between the two tenures of the head of state. So far, none of the Lithuanian presidents, after Lithuania became independent, had the opportunity and thus the responsibility to continue the work for a second consecutive term. After 10 years, when looking back at one’s legacy, it will no longer be possible to say “I ran out of time”. […]
Society
Jewish community leader: Jews feel well in Lithuania
Jews of Lithuania do not feel discriminated and therefore will make no complaints to the visiting US Special Envoy of the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Ira Forman, says Faina Kukliansky, chairwoman of the Jewish Community of Lithuania. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Can Putin survive?
There is a general view that Vladimir Putin governs the Russian Federation as a dictator, that he has defeated and intimidated his opponents and that he has marshaled a powerful threat to surrounding countries. This is a reasonable view, but perhaps it should be re-evaluated in the context of recent events. […]