Year: 2014

There will be no tax exemptions for companies that may suffer losses as a result of suspended imports by Russia. […]

Lithuania’s average annual inflation at 0.4 percent

Statistics Lithuania announced that in July 2014, the average annual inflation calculated based on the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), which is methodologically harmonised with those of other EU member states, stood at 0.4 percent. […]

Lithuanian dairy products can be sold locally, says Food and Veterinary Service chief

With Russia having closed its market to most European food products, the first month will be the most difficult for Lithuanian producers, the director of the Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service said on Monday. […]

Belarus and Kazakhstan still accept Lithuanian products

Belarus and Kazakhstan, members of the Moscow-dominated Customs Union, accept Lithuanian food products and are not stopping cargo at the border. […]

Lithuanian ministries start working on plan to cope with Russian sanctions

Lithuanian ministries are starting work on an action plan to cope with Russia‘s sanctions against Lithuanian food products. […]

Lithuanian President Adamkus predicted Crimea’s annexation six years ago

August 11, 2014 VZ.lt 0

In August six years ago, as everyone’s eyes were on Beijing Summer Olympics, Russia invaded Georgia. Military actions between the two countries were short, but they have gained more significance since then as many now see the conflict as dress rehearsal for Russia’s annexation of Crimea. […]

Observers do not question Turkish presidential vote, says Lithuanian MP who headed OSCE mission

International observers do not question the presidential elections in Turkey, held on Sunday, but reproach over the use of public funds for election campaign, Lithuanian lawmaker Vilija Aleknaitė-Abramikienė, who observed the election, told BNS on Monday. […]

Sad consequences of Putin’s web of lies

August 11, 2014 DELFI EN 0

A series of epic deceptions of Russian President Vladimir Putin now has sad consequences for his people and people all around the world, too. […]

Two Latvians detained in Lithuania following police shoot-out

Two Latvians were detained in Lithuania’s Rokiškis District near the Lithuanian-Latvian border on Sunday night after local police fired several shots to stop their vehicle. Nobody was injured in the incident. The Latvians are suspected of having injured a teenage cyclist, 15, in a hit-and-run. […]

Snoras Bank creditors seek penalty for Ernst & Young Baltic for misleading audit reports

August 11, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The association of Snoras Bank depositors and creditors addressed in writing the bankruptcy administrator of the bank demanding information whether he intends to pursue claims against audit company Ernst & Young Baltic. […]

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was elected president on Sunday

President Grybauskaitė congratulates President-elect of Turkey Erdoğan

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to the President-elect of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. […]

Lithuanian Government to hold consultations on export restrictions to Russia

August 10, 2014 Euromonitor International 0

On Monday, Remigijus Motuzas, First Deputy Chancellor of the Government, and Evaldas Gustas, Minister of Economy who is standing in for the prime minister, will hold consultations with representatives of concerned institutions on restrictions to import raw materials, agricultural and food products imposed by Russia. […]

Why Viasat will not stop airing propagandist Russian channels

August 11, 2014 Andrius Tapinas 0

A couple of weeks ago, Lithuania lifted the three-month suspension of the broadcasting of the Russian channel RTR Planeta. Prior to that, NTV Mir Lithuania resumed its broadcasts. Along with the PBK (First Baltic Channel), these channels comprise the backbone of the pro-Putin propaganda that is disseminated in Lithuania. This and more is covered in the following journalist investigation. […]

Who are the major losers of Russian sanctions?

The Russian government’s announcement of sanctions on some food stuffs imported from the EU, Norway, USA, Canada and Australia will hit some countries harder than others. Yet the impact on the Russian economy may be even more significant. […]

Ethnology professor: How globalization and pop-culture takes a toll on national identity

August 10, 2014 Linas Jegelevicius 0

Can centuries-old Lithuanian ethnic culture withstand sweeping globalization? Is it possible to retain national identity when Lithuanian countryside, the stronghold of traditions, is wilting away? And what should the authorities do in handing down the ancestral heritage to youth so that it keeps living? Libertas Klimka, a prominent Lithuanian ethnologist and professor at the Lithuanian University of Educology, talks to the Lithuania Tribune. […]

Fifteen Punsk Lyceum students accepted to Lithuanian universities

The Ministry of Education and Science informs that 15 students from Punsk March 11th Lyceum, who submitted their applications to enter Lithuanian universities, were accepted. 14 students will receive government’s funding, while one will have to pay for tuition. […]

Lithuanian MPs observe presidential election in Turkey

A group of members of the Lithuanian Parliament are to observe the presidential election in Turkey on 10 August. […]

Russia denies entry for Lithuanian goods

August 10, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

After Russia banned food imports from the EU, trucks with cargo which had left for Moscow before the ban were told to return to Lithuania. This was reported on Saturday by Lithuanian road carriers association Linava. […]

Wizz Air to offer new flights from Vilnius

Budget airline Wizz Air announced further expansion of its low-fare route network in Lithuania on Saturday. […]

Lithuania draws attention to human rights violations in East Ukraine at UN Security Council