Economy
Vilnius on the verge of bankruptcy, vice-mayor warns
The Lithuanian capital is on the verge of bankruptcy, vice-mayor of Vilnius has said. […]
Month: October 2014
Defence
Georgia joining Vilnius-based NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence
NATO’s Energy Security Centre of Excellence operating in Lithuania will be celebrating the first enlargement – Georgia is joining the centre as a contributing partner nation, the Ministry of National Defence said on Wednesday. […]
Economy
Lawyers appeal against bail set by Russia for Lithuanian shipping vessel
Lawyers representing owners of the Lithuanian fishing vessel arrested in Russia have filed an appeal with a court of higher instance against a bail of 7.8 million litas (EUR 2.3m) set by a court. […]
Sports
On this day in sport: 14 October
This week has been an eventful for the Lithuanian national football team, a force which has been no stranger to the month of October. […]
Economy
Society
Lithuanians rank their priorities: family, health, financial security
People in Lithuania place a priority on family, health and financial security, a poll has shown. […]
Economy
Lithuanian delegation works to attract investment from South Korea
The Lithuanian delegation, led by Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė, visited South Korea where it met with heads of Samsung Electronics and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and discussed potential cooperation in trade, industry and business. […]
European Union
EU Commissioner Šemeta: Adopting global standards to fight tax evasion is perfect end of EC term
On Tuesday, in Luxembourg, the finance ministers of the European Union member states discussed promotion of investment and approved the new global standard on automatic exchange of tax information. […]
Putin accused Baltic states of neonazism
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the Baltic states and Ukraine of “open manifestations of neonazism”, the news agency Unian reports. […]
Society
Lithuanians buy more weapons
The number of firearms bought in Lithuania for self-defence has grown after the start of war in Ukraine. […]
Society
Lithuanian teachers to hold protest action in late October
Lithuanian teachers are going to hold a protest rally outside the Ministry of Education and Science on 28 October. […]
Society
Spanish student in Lithuania: I prefer Kaunas to Vilnius
The city is green and safe, but people are cold. Adrian Martin Garcia, who has been living in Kaunas for over a year now, has already made up his mind about the second-biggest city in Lithuania. […]
Politics
President Grybauskaitė: Democracy must be able to defend itself
Lithuania at present finds itself in the middle of information and propaganda warfare, insists President Dalia Grybauskaitė who says she will try again to persuade members of parliament to support her amendments to the Law on Public Information which aim at limiting Russian TV broadcasts in the country. […]
Politics
Lithuanian MP says lifting VAT exemption on heating is morally wrong
Member of Parliament Mečislovas Zasčiurinskas has criticised the government’s plans to revoke the reduced VAT rate on heating next year. […]
Society
President Grybauskaitė: We see concrete examples of how young people are turned against their country
The participation of Lithuanian school students in paramilitary camps in Russia is a concrete example of how third countries influence Lithuanian citizens and an try to represent them as disloyal to the state, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Society
Economy
Over a quarter of Lithuanians expect direct benefits from euro
More than a quarter of Lithuanians expect the euro to bring direct benefits to them, such as creating more jobs in the country, increasing wages, bringing down costs of borrowing and currency exchange. […]
Foreign affairs
Brussels calls extraordinary NEAFC meeting over Lithuanian shipping vessel detained in Russia
The European Commission (EC) calls to convene an extraordinary meeting of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) over the Lithuanian fishing vessel Jūros Vilkas (Sea Wolf) detained in the Russian port of Murmansk. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė: Rapid response force will step up Lithuania’s defence
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday visited the rapid response forces, a structure in the Lithuanian military under formation, and said they would help the country to respond to non-conventional threats, including actions of troops without identification insignia or the instigation of ethnic minorities. […]