Defence
Lithuanian army expects to have German howitzers next year
Lithuania’s Armed Forces expect to receive artillery systems from Germany in 2016. […]
Month: April 2015
Economy
Wizz Air to offer three new routes from Vilnius this autumn
Hungary’s low-cost airline Wizz Air on Wednesday announced that it is going to open three new routes this autumn from Vilnius International Airport – to Munich, Glasgow and Kiev. […]
Defence
Energy
Lithuanian government rumoured to consider building nuclear plant without Latvia and Estonia
Although the three Baltic countries continue official discussions about possibilities to build a new nuclear power plant in Visaginas together, the Lithuanian authorities have started to consider chances to develop the project with just one partner – the supplier of technology, Japan’s Hitachi. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s transport sector copes with Russia’s sanctions
The Ministry of Transport and Communications estimates that in 2014 Lithuania’s transport sector accounted for 13.1 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). […]
Society
Lithuanian students invited to apply for internship with NASA
Lithuania’s Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) has launched a competition for students to complete an internship with NASA Ames Research Centre in the United States and is now accepting applications. […]
Economy
IMF classifies Lithuania as advanced economy
On Tuesday, 14 April, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its World Economic Outlook in which Lithuania has been classified as an advanced economy. Previously the IMF regarded Lithuania as an emerging market. […]
Defence
4 in 5 conscripts will serve in Land Forces, Lithuanian army says
Four in five conscripts to be recruited this year will serve in the Land Forces of the Lithuanian Army, the army said on Tuesday. […]
Culture
Jewish organizations and Lithuanian government agree on sensitive renovation in central Vilnius
Members of the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Europe said after meeting with Lithuania’s prime minister that they had no critical remarks to the government in connection to the plans to renovate the former Sports Palace building built on an old Jewish cemetery. […]
Energy
Lithuanian energy minister says open to discussions on LNG terminal financing model
The current model for financing the operation of the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal can be changed if a better solution is offered, Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis said on Tuesday, commenting on a proposal from the Association of Heat Producers that all consumers contribute to the maintenance of the facility. […]
Society
Italian Embassy in Vilnius hit by fallen tree
A tree fell down on the Embassy of Italy in Vilnius at about 1 PM on Tuesday. The rotten tree knocked down metalwork on the embassy’s terrace. […]
European Union
Lithuanian author Undinė Radzevičiūtė awarded EU Prize for Literature
Lithuanian writer Undinė Radzevičiūtė has been awarded the European Union’s Prize for Literature of 2015. […]
Economy
Vilnius mayor-elect says to review street lighting upgrading project
Vilnius Mayor-elect Remigijus Šimašius says that Italian investors who last year signed a deal with the local government on the upgrading and maintenance of the capital’s street lighting network so far have not provided arguments to convince the authorities that their project is the best for the city. […]
Economy
German Creditreform: Lithuania reaps the rewards of major economic reforms
Against a backdrop of weak economic growth across Europe, Lithuania stands in good stead in terms of its economy. Boasting low debt and budget deficit levels, and with strong growth forecasts, the Lithuanian economy is stable and robust, mainly thanks to extensive reforms undertaken in recent years. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Sweden – a moral superpower?
Sweden’s unilateral decision to cancel its large-scale defense agreement with Saudi Arabia has attracted considerable international attention. It canceled the agreement on moral grounds, refusing to continue military cooperation with one of the world’s most hardline dictatorships – a regime that violates human rights and sentences dissidents to public whippings. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs
Politics
New Lithuanian MP Nakas sworn in
On Tuesday, new member of the Lithuanian Seimas, parliament, Audrius Nakas was sworn in. […]
Politics
President’s adviser: Lithuania is under unconventional attack
Lithuania is currently under unconventional attack carried out in various forms by foreign governments and the State Security Department (VSD) must be play an active part in order to curb activities which are hostile to the state, says Giedrė Kaminskaitė-Salters, chief advisor to the president. […]
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