Economy

Lithuania’s food exports to Russia fell nearly 6 percent

Lithuania’s exports of agricultural and food products to Russia fell by nearly 6 percent in the first half of this year to 2.353 billion litas (EUR 682m), from 2.504 billion litas in the same period last year, data made available by Statistics Lithuania shows. […]

Linas Linkevičius
Foreign affairs

Minister Linkevičius: Asia and Arab countries among possible export markets for Lithuania

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says that the country’s exporters could look for new markets in Asia and Arab countries. […]

Economy

Cheaper dairies produced for Russia flood Lithuanian stores

The first shipment of dairy products intended for the Russian market has reached stores in Lithuania. They are sold at a discount. […]

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Uncategorized

Belarus and the “end of peace” in Europe

On 31 July, the international Contact Group, which aims to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, met in Zaslavl, Belarus. It was attended by former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, Russia’s ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov, some representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, and Adelheid Tagliavini, the representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). […]

Edward Lucas
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Edward Lucas: Lithuania will suffer most from Moscow’s embargo

Moscow’s sanctions will cause greatest problems to Lithuania, not Poland or other countries. This is because Lithuania’s business engine is based on exports to Russia, said Edward Lucas, editor of The Economist International Office, in an interview to Info TV. […]