Society
Month: July 2015
Defence
Lithuanian troops leaving for Somalia anti-piracy operation
Lithuania’s port city of Klaipėda is hosting on Monday a farewell ceremony for the Lithuanian troops leaving for the European Union’s (EU) anti-piracy operation Atalanta off the coasts of the Eastern African country of Somalia. […]
Society
Brussels to hear complaint on restricted broadcast of LGBT video in Lithuania
The European Commission (EU) plans to look into the complaint filed by the Lithuanian Gay League, an LGBT rights NGO, about the restrictions to air its video ad on television. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s new equal opportunities ombudswoman walks fine line between human rights and religion
From advisor on legal issues to the speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament, to deputy culture minister and, finally, to ombudsperson in charge of equal opportunities (EO). This would seem like a surreal career journey to some, but Agneta Lobačevskytė, the new EO ombudswoman, sees what seems like a stroke of luck to many as a logical and deserved turn of events. […]
Uncategorized
Lithuanian foreign minister unconvinced by Ukrainian separatists’ withdrawal statements
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says he is not convinced by statements of pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine about unilateral withdrawal of certain weaponry. […]
Politics
Poll shows unstable ratings of Lithuania’s liberals
The ruling Social Democratic Party of Lithuania has cemented its popularity with voters, and the opposition Liberal Movement’s popularity rating is fluctuating, a new poll shows. […]
Economy
Bank of Lithuania prepares proposals for promoting small and medium-sized businesses
The Bank of Lithuania with the Ministries of Economy and Finance have formulated and submitted to the Government proposals for measures whose implementation is expected to promote small- and medium-sized (SMS) business financing in Lithuania through the use of capital market instruments, the Bank of Lithuania reports. […]
Uncategorized
Tallink owners were interested in Air Lituanica
Estonian Tallink’s majority owner Infortar examined ways to acquire the Lithuanian airline Air Lituanica, but the transaction did not go through, Aripaev Online reports. […]
Economy
Reputation to be considered in Litgrid public tenders
Lithuania’s electricity transmission system operator Litgrid has updated minimum qualification requirements for its potential contractors. The updated requirements aim to make the evaluation process of the contractors more precise and efficient, as well as promote competitiveness within the energy industry companies, Litgrid reports. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s trade balance deficit at EUR 1.3bn in May
The first estimate for euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world in May 2015 was EUR 164.4 billion, an increase of 3 percent compared with May 2014 (EUR 160.2 bn). […]
Society
Lithuanians trust police and army more, banks less
Public trust in the police and army in Lithuania is growing, but the number of people who trust banks is down, according to a new survey published on Saturday. […]
Politics
Elections of Telšiai district mayor to be held in November
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission has decided that elections of new mayor of Telšiai District in north-west Lithuania will take place on 8 November, 2015. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s Labour Party wants to reorganize Ministry of Culture
Members of the Labour Party Vytautas Gapšys and Šarūnas Birutis, who is also the Minister of Culture, claim that the incorporation of the Department of Physical Education and Sports and the Department of Youth Affairs into the Ministry of Culture would allow to better represent youth and sports affairs on the highest political level. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister: Economic diplomacy bears fruit sooner or later
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that diplomats responsible for economic affairs are well informed about foreign markets that Lithuania finds attractive, however, the results of their work normally are revealed in the long-term perspective. […]
Economy
Bankruptcy opened in over 1,600 companies in Lithuania last year
Statistics Lithuania has released an annual publication Bankruptcy of Enterprises 2014. […]
Defence
Last German soldiers depart from Lithuania
On 16 June, last members of the 92nd Jaeger Battalion of the Bundeswehr deployed in Lithuania for combined training left for home. As part of the agreed NATO measures of deterrence over 200 German soldiers were conducting combined training and exercises for three months with soldiers from Lithuania and other NATO allies, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Society
Mission Siberia participants seen off to Russia
Participants of the 16th annual initiative Mission Siberia were on Friday seen off to the Russian region of Tomsk. […]
Global LT
New leader of Lithuanian World Community cautions against hasty referendum on dual citizenship
Dalia Henke from Germany, who has been elected the new board chairman of the Lithuanian World Community, believes Lithuania should not rush to hold a referendum on dual citizenship, pointing to a lack of agreement on the issue among political parties. […]
Politics
Lithuanians organize protest outside Russian Embassy over actions in Georgia
Around 50 people attended a rally organized by the opposition party Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats near the Russian Embassy in Vilnius on Friday, protesting against Moscow’s actions in Georgia and calling them “creeping occupation”. […]
Uncategorized
Oh Brutus, Where Art Thou?
“I would compare Putin to the Roman leaders in the time of Roman Empire’s agony. While Caesar’s Rome was the Rome of ascendancy, Putin’s Rome is the one of decay. The regime in Russia shows all signs of agony,” says Kremlinologist Lilia Shevtsova. […]