Month: April 2015
Gazprom withdraws claim against Lithuania
Gazprom has withdrawn its claim against Lithuania over the implementation of the European Union’s (EU) Third Energy Package. […]
Printing shop of counterfeit euro notes found in Lithuania’s Kaunas
The authorities busted a printing shop that was making counterfeit euro notes in Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas on Wednesday, the police said at a news conference on Thursday. […]
Lithuanian reserve troops to be mobilized for exercise
Lithuania’s Armed Forces is Thursday starting to send out induction papers to reserve soldiers for one-day mobilization exercise to check the performance of the mobilization system. […]
AlternativaPlatform, creators of Tanki Online, to open office in Vilnius
AlternativaPlatform, the creators of on-line game Tanki Online, which currently serves over 5 million users monthly, have announced the opening of their office in Lithuania. The office will soon employ five people who will be responsible for Tanki Online communication, public relations and client service in the European market. There are plans to enlarge the team in the future. […]
Diplomats working to find out if Lithuanians were on sunken Russian ship
Lithuanian diplomats are working to establish whether Lithuanian citizens were aboard the Russian fishing vessel that sunk close to the coasts of Kamchatka on Thursday. […]
Gazprom asks Vilnius court for full access to documents on EUR 36m anti-trust fine
A Vilnius court on Wednesday started hearing Gazprom‘s request to grant it full access to documents regarding a fine of almost 35.7 million euros imposed on the Russian gas giant by the Lithuanian competition watchdog. […]
Opinion: War as a chance for Ukraine to become a normal state
Ukraine’s social order, characterized by limited access, has been an obstacle in the country’s attempts to create democracy and market economy during its entire post-soviet history. Recent Russian military aggression changed the balance of power within the country and opened a window of opportunity for Ukraine to transform itself from a limited access to open access order. Whether Ukraine will use this opportunity depends on relationship between the president and oligarchs. […]
Vilnius University inaugurates new rector
Physics professor Artūras Žukauskas was inaugurated as the new rector of Lithuania’s oldest education institution, Vilnius University, at a ceremony on Wednesday. […]
Lithuania will have hard time meeting this year’s budget targets, economist says
After the International Monetary Fund has warned that Lithuania this year is facing serious challenges in public finances, an economist says that meeting this year’s budget targets will not be easy. […]