September 2015 - Page 14 of 18 - the Lithuania Tribune

Brussels asks Lithuania to accept additional 780 refugees

September 9, 2015 BNS 0

The European Commission (EC) has proposed that Lithuania should accept 780 refugees, in addition to the number agreed upon previously, who are currently in Hungary, Greece and Italy, diplomatic sources told BNS on Wednesday. […]

Lithuanian PM wants parliament debates on hosting refugees

September 9, 2015 BNS 0

The issue of refugees to be received by Lithuania should be discussed by the Political Council of the ruling coalition and presented at the parliament, says Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]

Belarusian businesses keep moving to Lithuania

September 9, 2015 Invest Lithuania 0

The current unpredictable economic situation in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine forces businesses to seek a safe haven for their money and ideas in the West. From year to year, the number of companies that have moved from the CIS countries to Lithuania is increasing, Invest Lithuania, the country’s investment promotion agency, reports. […]

Central bank revises down Lithuania’s economic growth forecasts

September 9, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Economists at the Bank of Lithuania, have revised down the country’s 2015 economic growth forecasts in view of latest trends in the domestic and foreign markets. However, employment and average wages will continue to grow, while decreasing general price level will increase the purchasing power of the population. […]

Lithuanian PM says Israel ‘strategic regional partner’

September 9, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said in Israel on Tuesday that the country was a strategic regional partner, expressing hope for future strengthening of the partnership. […]

Lithuanian MP suggests confiscating drones in case of violations

September 8, 2015 ELTA EN 0

A Lithuanian MP has suggested that violation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operation rules should be subject not only to a EUR 100-500 fine but also to the confiscation of a UAV or a free flight aircraft model. […]

Faster economic growth may be expected in 2016, DNB Lithuania analysts say

September 8, 2015 ELTA EN 0

According to analysts of DNB bank, this year Lithuania’s economy felt the painful consequences of subsiding exports, although faster economic growth may be expected in 2016. […]

Lithuania’s labour unions to hold rally in Vilnius in protest of labour code reform

September 8, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On Thursday, 10 September, Lithuania’s trade unions are organising the largest rally since the 2008 financial crisis. The event is to take place outside the Lithuanian Parliament in Vilnius. Approximately 2,000 people will protest against the planned labour code reforms, the so-called new social model. […]

Lithuanian PM pays tribute to Holocaust victims in Jerusalem

September 8, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust in the Yad Vashem Museum in Jerusalem on Tuesday. […]

Vilnius to host rally in solidarity with refugees

September 8, 2015 BNS 0

Vilnius will host a “friendly demonstration” on Saturday to express solidarity with refugees. Around 200 people are expected to attend the demonstration, the organizers said. […]

Ukraine’s economy minister keeps Lithuanian citizenship

September 8, 2015 BNS 0

Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavičius has retained his Lithuanian citizenship, although the law says that citizenship is lost when a person works for a foreign country’s civil service without permission. […]

Lithuania’s energy minister going to Poland to discuss GIPL

September 8, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis is going on a visit to Poland to discuss ways to speed up the implementation of GIPL, the Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania project, and other energy cooperation issues. […]

Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian communities celebrate Baltic Unity Day in Sweden

September 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 6 September near Stockholm, in Grödinge, the Lithuanian ambassador Eitvydas Bajarūnas greeted Lithuanian, Estonian and Latvian communities in Sweden on the occasion of Baltic Unity Day. […]

Lithuania’s real estate market ends summer with vigour

September 8, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Although Lithuania’s real estate market in August 2015 was less active than in June and July, it was more active compared to August 2014. […]

Dutch media: Baltic states will be asked to accept fewer refugees

September 8, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The European Commission (EC) most probably will ask the Baltic states to take in twice fewer refugees than unofficial sources have been reporting so far: Lithuania’s share would be around 780 people, the Dutch daily De Volkskrant reports. […]

Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius Photo Ludo Segers

Linkevičius in Georgia: Decisions of today will determine Europe’s destiny tomorrow

September 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

At the international conference in Tbilisi on 7 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius spoke about Europe’s current geopolitical situation, Lithuania’s MFA reports. […]

Swedish Business Awards 2015, the first sustainable event in Lithuania

September 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

This year is an exceptional year for the Swedish Business Awards in Lithuania. The event celebrates its 10th anniversary. The ceremony of the Awards will become the first sustainable event in the country, organized in accordance with the requirements of ISO 20121:2012 standards. Moreover, the ceremony of the Awards will be honored by the presence of H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė and other prominent Lithuanian and Swedish business, science and political leaders. […]