Sports
Novaković notches Slovenian win
The Lithuanian national football team was unable to open their UEFA European qualifying campaign with three straight wins, defeated by Slovenia 2:0 in Vilnius last night. […]
Month: October 2014
Foreign affairs
PM to attend summit of European and Asian leaders
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičus is leaving for Milan on Wednesday to attend summits and sessions of senior officials of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). […]
Uncategorized
Rail Baltica JV to be established in late October
A joint venture between the three Baltic states that will carry out the European-standard gauge railway project Rail Baltica, should be established on October 28. […]
Energy
It is tax increase for middle class – MP on lifting VAT exemption on heating
Member of Lithuanian Parliament Kęstutis Masiulis (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats) talks against the plans to lift VAT exemption on heating and says that it is a tax increase for the middle class. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas speaker off to South Korea on official visit
A delegation headed by Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė on Sunday left for South Korea on an official visit to search for new markets for Lithuanian commodities. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania considers joining International Aid Transparency Initiative
Lithuania is considering the possibility of joining the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) to improve its showing on the aid transparency index, the Foreign Ministry said. […]
Economy
Culture
Economy
Lithuania’s best employers 2014: Lietuvos Draudimas, Adform, Cramo
For the third year in a row, the winners of Best Employers in Lithuania were announced. In 2014, the Best Employers awards went to the digital advertising software company Adform, Cramo, a service company specialising in equipment rental services, and the insurance company Lietuvos Draudimas. […]
Economy
Over half Lithuanians expect rise in housing prices
In September, 54 percent of Lithuanians were convinced that housing prices will grow even more in the future. Nevertheless, the house price sentiment index has been falling for a second quarter in a row. […]
Economy
Vilnius to host international space economy conference
Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania, is going to host the international conference Space Economy in the Multipolar World (SEMWO) on 21-23 October, Vilnius University‘s press service reports. […]
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Lithuania to send 15 MPs to observe elections in Ukraine
Lithuania will send 15 members of its parliament to observe the forthcoming general elections in Ukraine in late October, Speaker of the Seimas Loreta Graužinienė said after meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev on Friday. […]
Foreign affairs
US pledges meat market, security guarantees for Lithuania – PM
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with US Vice-President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday and said he received pledges the US would open its meat product market for Lithuania and also provide security guarantees to deter Russia. […]
Energy
Economist: Lithuania to choose between “green” EU and “nuclear” Russia
Lithuania in the future will be able to choose between “green” energy from the European Union and nuclear energy from Russia, an economist at Nordea bank said on Wednesday. […]
Economy
Price of residential real estate in Vilnius continues to grow
Based on preliminary data on residential property prices provided by the Centre of Registers, in the third quarter of 2014, compared with the second quarter, prices fell only of apartments in old blocks of flats. Nonetheless, prices still exceeded the 2013 level. […]
Economy
Pay gap between men and women deepens in Lithuania
Pay gap between men and women in Lithuania was 12.5 percent in 2013. It increased 0.5 percentage points compared to the year before. […]
Culture
Jazz Federation head: “Lithuanian jazz needs better treatment”
Solveiga Rusytė, president of Lithuania’s Jazz Federation (LJF), could be deservedly called a jack of all trades, juggling all the gigs in event planning, TV appearances and the workload as the LJF head. […]
Foreign affairs
PM Butkevičius meets with US Vice President Biden
Friday 10 October, shortly after 13:00, the Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius accompanied by Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius met in the White House with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. After a warm greeting by the Vice President, the delegation addressed a number of bilateral issues of mutual concern. […]
Sports
Football: Lithuania ease past Estonia
The Lithuanian national football team has regained its top two spot in its 2016 UEFA qualifying group thanks to a modest 1:0 win over Estonia. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian PM and US Congressman Schiff discuss mutual economic interests
Halfway through the visit to the United States, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius had a meeting with Congressman Adam Schiff, as well as business and trade associations. […]