December 2014 - Page 9 of 21 - the Lithuania Tribune

Eurobarometer: 63 percent of Lithuanians support euro

December 17, 2014 BNS 0

The ranks of euro supporters in Lithuania, which will adopt the single currency next month, have swelled to 63 percent, the recent Eurobarometer survey has shown. […]

KTU to offer students access to Bloomberg Professional Service in new financial markets lab

December 17, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) has signed an agreement with leading global financial information company Bloomberg to install a financial markets lab, the first of its kind in Lithuania and the Baltic region. The contract will allow KTU students to access the Bloomberg Professional service, which has more than 320,000 leading business and financial subscribers worldwide. […]

Russian tourists staying away from Lithuania

December 17, 2014 BNS 0

Economic difficulties in Russia and tensions in Vilnius-Moscow relations have reduced the flow of Russian tourists to Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian prosecutors set up task force for CIA prison probe

December 17, 2014 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office has set up a special group for investigation of all data about the alleged prison of the US Central Intelligence Agency in Lithuania for interrogation of suspected terrorists, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. […]

President Dalia Grybauskaitė of Lithuania and Vladimir Putin of Russia

Can new ambassador save Lithuanian-Russian relations?

December 17, 2014 DELFI EN 0

The Lithuanian president has called Russia a terrorist-like state. This will undoubtedly be a burden to Lithuania’s new ambassador to Moscow Remigijus Motuzas. When leaders talk of war, diplomats throw in the towel. […]

World’s largest provider of airfare data expands operations in Lithuania

December 17, 2014 Invest Lithuania 0

Infare, the flight data collection, delivery and analysis company, is expanding its operations in Lithuania. The Danish company, which opened offices in Vilnius in 2011, already has half of its total workforce based there and plans to increase this number to 30. […]

Children from war-torn Ukraine to join camp in Vilnius

December 17, 2014 BNS 0

A camp for children from Eastern Ukraine who have been directly affected by the war will be organized in Vilnius in January. […]

Snoras Bank documents transferred from Switzerland to Lithuania

December 17, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) probe, headed by the Prosecutor General‘s Office, into possible financial crimes committed by the heads and shareholders of bank Snoras has advanced further. […]

Only active farmers to receive direct payments next year, Lithuanian Agriculture Ministry says

December 17, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian farmers will be allocated LTL 11.2 billion (EUR 3.2 billion) for direct payments, but the payment structure will differ, the Ministry of Agriculture says. […]

Lithuania prepares for UN debate on Palestine’s statehood

December 17, 2014 BNS 0

As a member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, Lithuania intends to get constructively involved in discussions on Palestine‘s statehood. The Lithuanian government notes, however, that it supports direct talks to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. […]

Foreign diplomats donate EUR 6,900 for SOS Chidren’s Village Vilnius

December 17, 2014 BNS 0

Foreign diplomats have donated 24,000 litas (EUR 6,900) to the SOS Children’s Village in Vilnius that fosters nearly 70 children. […]

Brezhnevizing: the end of good times in Russia

December 17, 2014 Ramunas Bogdanas 0

In the ideological part of his annual address, Vladimir Putin explained how spiritual Russia was and that it would never succumb to the West that has been trying to ruin it for centuries. In the economic part of the speech, he gave the recipe of what should be done to maintain prosperity. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister: Nobody wants Russia’s bankruptcy but Moscow must change its course

December 17, 2014 BNS 0

While nobody wants Russia to go bankrupt, the rouble crisis and the pending economic difficulties should make Russia revise its policies, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]

Lithuanian actress selected for European Shooting Stars

December 17, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

The European Film Promotion (EFP) has announced that Lithuanian actress Aistė Diržiūtė, 23, has been shortlisted among the ten talented newcomer actors selected for the European Shooting Stars 2015, the Lithuanian Film Centre said. […]

Lithuanian archbishop voices concern about Russia’s aggression

December 17, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Archbishop of Vilnius Gintaras Grušas has voiced his concern about possible Russian aggression against Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and appealed to Western Catholics to be better informed about the situation, Catholic News Service reports. […]

Navy ship finishes active duty and will continue standby in Klaipėda Seaport

December 17, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

Upon completion of the active duty in the NATO Response Force Lithuanian Naval ship LNS Jotvingis, a flag ship of Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group One (SNMCMG1), is returning to Klaipėda, Lithuania. Lithuanian Naval Officer Commander Giedrius Premeneckas will continue to command SNMCMG1 from this ship of Lithuanian Navy, which will be moored in Klaipėda Seaport up to the end of January 2015. […]

Invitation to contribute to a memorial to Jonas Jablonskis

December 17, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

Today we speak and write using the life’s work of linguist Jonas Jablonskis: the uniform, correct, clean and enriched Lithuanian language. By using it we have become a modern European nation and a state. We are also halfway to an expressive and impressive memorial to the great linguist – a plaster model by the sculptor Petras Deltuva. […]