Greece
European Union

Lithuanian government to discuss Greek bailout next week if there’s a deal

If eurozone finance ministers agree on Friday on a long-term assistance program for Greece, the Lithuanian government will discuss this issue on Monday. […]

Linas Linkevičius
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian foreign minister going to Ukraine

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius is on Thursday going to Ukraine for a two-day visit and is scheduled to meet with the country’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and other officials. […]

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Politics

Lithuanian PM wants to raise pensions in early 2016

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius wants pensions in Lithuania to be raised in early 2016, instead of the middle of the year. […]

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Economy

Indie developers JetCat Games receive first venture capital in Lithuanian gamedev industry

JetCat Games, founded by three game developers from Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia, has just marked a new milestone in the Lithuanian gamedev industry by becoming the first game developer to receive venture capital from a Lithuanian risk capital fund. The indie game development company, which moved to Vilnius almost a year ago, has just received EUR 100 000 from Lithuania-based venture fund Practica Capital. […]

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European Union

Refugee relocation causes cultural anxiety in Baltic states

The Baltic states, along with other European Union nations, have agreed to take in a portion of refugees that have been fleeing wars in the Middle East. Diminutive though these numbers are, the fact that the refugees come from predominantly Muslim countries seems to inspire some fears among Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians. […]