Mistral ship
European Union

Lithuania disappointed EU sanctions won’t halt French Mistral sales to Russia

Lithuania on Tuesday described the European Union‘s new sanctions as a step forward in efforts to make Russia revise its policies towards Ukraine, but expressed disappointment that they will not prevent France from selling warships to Russia. […]

Economy

Is Lithuanian pork safe to eat?

Having recently discovered a swine fever outbreak in a major Lithuanian pig farming complex, consumers are concerned with consequences of consuming infected pork. […]

Astravyets NPP construction site
Uncategorized

Foreign Ministry says Lithuania does not retract criticism of Belarusian NPP project

Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry refuses to confirm recent statements by Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei’s that Lithuania allegedly accepts Minsk’s propositions regarding Astravyets nuclear plant. […]

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Economy

Christian Thaler-Wolski: Lithuania has 3 years to catch up with startup ecosystems in London or Berlin

“A few of the 15 Lithuanian startups I have mentored have a really good prospect of raising funding from international investors,” says Christian Thaler-Wolski, investor and mentor. Last week he came to Vilnius from Germany to teach Lithuanian startups what topics should be covered when talking to investors and how to prepare your best one-on-one pitch. […]

Ramunė Rimgailaitė
Economy

Bank of Latvia: A special day and not only for Lithuania

This is an historic day for Lithuania and all the other Baltic States. Long and hard work on putting the economy right has been rewarded with an official invitation to join the euro zone as of 1 January 2015. Another wall then comes down for the people of the Baltic States, not least when it comes to business relations. This is one aspect that Latvia can’t help but value given its long border of almost 600 km with Lithuania. […]

Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis
Economy

Lithuania’s prison wardens in for salary raise

Lithuania’s Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis has promised that salaries for the lowest-paid prison wardens will increase in 2015. […]