News in 120s: new Government appointed, Lietuvos Dujos under allegations of cheating its customers, Ukraine: Russian forces preparing to attack, Separatist leader Strelkov issues martial law. […]
Major English-speaking TV channels do not devote enough attention to the events in Ukraine, even though the battles are more blood-stained than in other countries, notes philosopher Gintautas Mažeikis. According to him, it is an important lesson to learn for Lithuania and other Baltic countries: the media can be very ignorant, even though there is a massive war going on with vague Russian attempts to intervene, all resulting in great numbers of victims. People interviewed by LRT.lt believe that such information in the media is essential, as it helps to prepare and organize a collective political pressure, and it is easier for governments to make decisions accordingly. […]
It is a country’s business what monument, where and how it will be built or demolished. For instance, the Poles have built a statue of urinating Lenin, the Lithuanians seem not to be able to wipe out the symbols of the Soviet reality overlooking the capital from the Green Bridge (should we hold a referendum?), and the Russians may return the Stalingrad name to Volgograd or call it Putingrad – of course, with many busts of the “leader of nations” or the current militant president… […]
Leaders of Lithuania’s two ruling parties – Rolandas Paksas of the Order and Justice Party and Valdemar Tomaševski of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, both members of the European Parliament – spoke out against Lithuania’s euro zone accession. […]
Lithuania must maintain a dialogue with the Belarusian government, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius said on Wednesday, noting that Western leader are holding meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite ongoing events in Ukraine. […]
On 12-20 July, a NATO Forward Integration Team (NFIT) from Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum (the Kingdom of the Netherlands) is visiting military units, ranges, and facilities in Lithuania, the Ministry of National Defence announces. […]
Lithuania’s government has decided to ask the president to submit the Lithuanian-Swedish maritime boundary treaty to the Seimas (parliament) for ratification. […]
On 15 July, NATO member states decided that the Lithuanian Embassy in Ukraine will carry out the role of a NATO Contact Point Embassy from 2015 to 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs. […]
Twenty years have passed since a Lithuanian film was last shown in one of the most prominent film events, Locarno International Film Festival (Festival del film Locarno). […]
Based on data available to the Finance Ministry, in the first half of 2014, the state and municipal budgets collected LTL 11.488 billion (EUR 3.327 billion), i.e., 1.3 percent (LTL 150 million or EUR 44 million) more than projected and 11.8 percent more than last year. […]
In the Nordic electricity bourse Nord Pool Spot (NPS) Estonian price region, the average electricity price was 35.81 EUR per MWh in June, nearly 3% lower than in May, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports. […]
Considering the development of the economic environment and political situation, Coface International Credit Risk Insurance Company has changed the outlook for several countries. The outlook has been upgraded for countries of Western Europe and so-called new development markets. Latvia’s outlook has been downgraded. […]
The education level in Lithuania may not seem good enough to some people but it’s education with a fresh perspective to others. One of these people is Toghrul Sabzaliyev – student from Azerbaijan, who just earned a degree from Kaunas Technology University (KTU) Economics and Business Faculty and shares his view and experience about studies and life in Lithuania. […]
As the Australian Football League celebrates its “Diversity Round” for 2014 its fitting we look back on an Australian-Lithuanian legend, Adam Ramanauskas. […]
The European Parliament on Wednesday endorsed Lithuania’s accession to the euro zone in 2015 with 545 votes in favour, 116 votes against and 34 abstentions. […]
Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė claims that the minimum salary may be raised as soon as in the fourth quarter of 2014. […]
SEB pension fund asset management companies in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have teamed up with the leading private equity firm in Baltics BaltCap to invest EUR 16.26 million of pension fund assets in developing Baltic companies through BaltCap Private Equity Fund II (BPEF II), head of corporate communication at SEB Martins Panke informs BC. […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has issued a statement on the situation in Ukraine. The Ministry abhors violence unleashed in the eastern regions of the country and criticizes Russia for failing to de-escalate the situation. Moreover, Lithuania pledges to provide humanitarian aid to the neighbouring country which has been in political upheaval since last December. […]
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