Politics
Social democrats continue topping popularity polls in Lithuania
The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party continues topping popularity polls, shows a survey published by DELFI. […]
Month: January 2015
Economy
Lithuania’s unemployment at 9.4 percent in December
Lithuania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment level stood at 9.4 percent in December 2014, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, said. […]
Economy
Society
Population in Lithuania down 21,600 over 2014
According to early estimates of Statistics Lithuania, at the end of 2014 the number of inhabitants in Lithuania totalled 2.92 million, it decreased by 21,600 or 0.7 percent, compared to late 2013. […]
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Lithuanian analyst: Russia trying to sow discord in EU with import bans
Russia is trying to sow discord between the Baltic countries and other European Union (EU) Member States by halting plans to resume imports of pork from selected Western European countries, political scientist Dovilė Jakniūnaitė believes. […]
Economy
What made Lithuania the new darling of international tourism?
Lithuania has recently received much attention in the international press: it has been named among top places to visit by publications like Forbes, Business Insider and the Huffington Post. […]
Economy
Two-thirds of Lithuanians positive about euro, according to Eurobarometer
Nearly two-thirds of the Lithuanians are positive about the euro, which the country adopted as its currency this year, the recent Eurobarometer survey has shown. […]
Defence
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Baltic Assembly discusses Rail Baltic project, energy security and economic cooperation
On Friday, the Committee on Economics, Energy and Innovations of the Baltic Assembly (BA) held a sitting at the Seimas to discuss transport and infrastructure projects, further cooperation of Baltic and Nordic countries in energy security, energy supply and economy. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s GDP up 2.9 percent in 2014
In 2014, Lithuania’s gross domestic product (GDP), estimated based on available statistical data and econometric models, amounted to EUR 36,270.8 million (LTL 125,236 million) at current prices. Compared to 2014, the real GDP change, seasonally and working day adjusted, stood at 2.9 percent, Statistics Lithuania announced. […]
Culture
Opinion
Opinion: Ukrainians, forgotten heroes of Auschwitz
Tuesday marked the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Tanks of the First Ukrainian Front broke through the enclosures 70 years ago. […]
Economy
No genetically modified crops found in Lithuania in 2014
The State Plant Service under the Ministry of Agriculture, which is responsible for monitoring crops and crop products, carried out 102,096 inspections in 2014 and found 1,184 violations. Nevertheless, genetically modified crops or crop products were not found to be grown or brought to Lithuania. […]
Economy
Lithuania mints first collector euro coin
On 29 January, the Bank of Lithuania issued into circulation a 50-euro collector coin, dedicated to coinage in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. This is the first collector Lithuanian euro coin, the Bank of Lithuania said. […]
European Union
Lithuanian foreign minister on Russia sanctions: EU made a decent decision
Having convened for an extraordinary session on 29 January, the European Union Foreign Affairs Council decided to extend current sanctions against Moscow. New restrictions against Russia will be imposed only if the situation in eastern Ukraine does not improve or deteriorates. Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius has called the decision an optimal one. […]
Politics
Lithuanian court revokes election watchdog’s decision to bar Briton from local elections
The Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court on Friday satisfied a plea filed by British citizen Mark Adam Harold against the decision of the Central Electoral Commission to refuse him registration as candidate of the Liberal Movement for the upcoming local elections. […]
Culture
Fashion TV owner picks Vilnius as setting for new WWII film
Fashion TV founder and owner Michel Adam has chosen Vilnius, Lithuania, as the site for a full feature film. Shanghai 1939: Exodus from Vienna is based on his mother’s true life story during World War II. […]
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Finland invited to become shareholder in Rail Baltica joint venture
Latvia‘s Transport Minister Anrijs Matiss (Unity) has invited Finland to take active part in implementation of the standard-gauge railroad Rail Baltica project and in the work of the Rail Baltica joint venture, noting the project’s importance for the entire Nordic-Baltic region, LETA learned from the Transport Ministry. […]
Lithuania’s defence chief meeting with Baltic and Nordic counterparts
On 29-30 January, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas is attending the annual Nordic-Baltic Chiefs of Defence meeting in Kongsvinger, Norway, Lithuania’s Armed Forces said. […]