Month: May 2015

Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc has expressed her interest in the progress of the Rail Baltica project, as, according to her, the Baltic states are currently a “black hole” which needs to be incorporated in the European Union‘s (EU) transport network. […]

Lithuania’s first road PPP project officially opened to public

The Palanga bypass public-private partnership (PPP) project has been opened to the public. […]

Prospects for Lithuanian exporters improving, DNB says

Bank DNB analysts say that it is clear when evaluating Lithuania’s short-term export prospects that the first six months of 2015 will be the hardest. Producers who incurred losses due to harsh sanctions imposed by Russia are now reorienting towards new markets and reforming their business models. […]

Semiotics professor Dario Martinelli: Kaunas is a city with huge potential

May 10, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Italian musicologist and semiotician, professor Dario Martinelli says that the most beautiful view in Lithuania is at the confluence of the Nemunas and the Neris rivers at Kaunas Santaka park. […]

GlobalHRU. Photo courtesy of Oscar Mager

GlobalHRU relocates to Vilnius

May 10, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

One of the fastest growing Human Resources-focused event and learning companies, GlobalHRU, has announced the transfer of all operations to Vilnius, Lithuania. […]

Lithuanians spend less on food than Latvians or Estonians

A study of the expenses of households carried out by Swedbank’s Institute of Private Finances has revealed that Lithuanians spend less money on food than Latvians and Estonians. A family of four people that lives in Vilnius spends EUR 291 per month on recommended food products. The same food products cost in Riga by 7.2 percent more – EUR 312, whereas in Tallinn by 2.7 percent more – EUR 299. […]

Equality watchdog gets complaint over its own anti-violence campaign

Lithuania’s Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson‘s Office has received a complaint over its own social anti-violence campaign “Men for Women” showing men as dogs, pigs and jackasses and calling on men not to use violence against women. […]

Lithuania’s Russian speakers mark end of WWII at Vilnius cemetery

As Russia marks the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII, several thousand people, mainly Russian-speakers, gathered at Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius to pay tribute to WWII victims and surviving war veterans. […]

Moody‘s upgrades Lithuania’s government bond rating

Moody‘s credit rating agency has upgraded Lithuania‘s long-term borrowing rating from Baa1 (positive outlook) to A3 (stable outlook). […]

Lithuania adopts law regulating control of certain doping substances

May 9, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, by a unanimous vote of 92 MPs who took part in the voting, adopted the Law on Control of Certain Doping Substances, governing the supervision and other activities related to certain doping substances, the press service of the Seimas said. […]

Lithuanian PM calls European unity example worth following

Congratulating the nation on the occasion of Europe Day Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Friday stressed the importance of unity. […]

Brussels expected to decide on Rail Baltica financing in July

RB Rail, a joint venture established by the three Baltic countries for Rail Baltica, expects the European Commission (EC) to give its answer on financing for the European standard gauge railway project in July, Lithuania’s Deputy Transport Minister has said. […]

Lithuanian citizens to get Indian visas at border checkpoints

Lithuanian citizens will get Indian visas at the country’s border checkpoints. […]

Lithuania and Germany agree on howitzer deal

Lithuanian experts reached agreement on the purchase of 16 Pzh2000 howitzer during their visit to Germany earlier this week, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Friday. […]

Five Ukrainian soldiers arrive for treatment in Lithuania

Five more Ukrainian troops have arrived in Lithuania for treatment, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Friday. […]

Spying suspect tells court Belarusian agent was interested in US planes landing in Vilnius

Lithuanian citizen Romuald Lipskij, a former employee of state company Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation), accused of spying for Belarus, says Sergey Kurulenko, an agent of the Chief Intelligence Board of the Belarusian Armed Forces’ General Staff, wanted to know the numbers of US planes landing in Vilnius Airport. […]

Survivor of Nazi and Soviet repressions: I fear again when I see fascination with cruelty

Juliana Zarchi, the daughter of a German mother and a Jewish father, who survived Nazi and Soviet repressions in Lithuania, says her fears are rekindled again as she sees re-emerging fascination with cruelty, despite horrible lessons of the twentieth century. […]

Latvia would like to have common LNG terminal project in Baltic region

May 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Rolands Irklis, Board Member of the Public Utilities Commission of Latvia, who will be speaking at the Traditional and Renewable Energy Forum in Vilnius next week, says that it would be better for Baltic States to agree on common liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project and apply for EU funds to develop it. […]

Lithuanian president pays tribute to WWII victims