A failed vote in the Lithuanian Seimas on Tuesday will prevent the leader of the ruling Order and Justice party, Rolandas Paksas, to run for parliament in next year’s elections. Observers say the situation has been engineered by the Labour Party which wants to steal Paksas’ voters. […]
The National Commission for Energy Control and Prices has approved a methodology which will be used to set liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices for heat and electricity producers who are obliged to buy a set share of their gas from the LNG terminal in Klaipėda. […]
At an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Monday, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius called for closer ties between the EU and Ukraine and Georgia. […]
Electricity prices in Lithuania could drop by over 5% following the inauguration of two new electricity interconnectors with Poland and Sweden. Calling the moment the start of a new energy era, experts say the links will give Lithuania more freedom to pursue its energy policies, although challenges remain. […]
Lithuania’s average monthly inflation, calculated based on the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), is projected to be negative and stand at minus 0.2%, compared with prices recorded in November. […]
Lithuania’s economy should grow 2.9% next year, almost double this year’s rate of 1.7%, according to the director of Economics and Financial Stability Service of the central Bank of Lithuania. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that she is going to sign the 2016 budget, endorsed by parliament last week, into law, although it has been criticised by the European Commission and the National Audit Office. […]
The Lithuanian community is celebrating the holidays with a crib and manger Nativity display that Lithuanian artist Mumgaudytė, with the help of children from the Belgian-Lithuanian community, erected in the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels. […]
With several high-profile success stories, the Lithuanian start-up scene is showing much promise, although entrepreneurship support infrastructure still needs work in order to propel the country into becoming a global powerhouse. […]
The Bank of Lithuania has released a new euro coin which is a tribute to the Lithuanian language. While some of the one million new coins will be reserved for collectors, most will be put into circulation, according to Miglė Mockutė-Zaleckienė, a representative of the Bank of Lithuania. […]
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The Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) once again did not pass a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that would have allowed former Lithuanian president Rolandas Paksas, who was impeached for violating the constitution in 2004, to run again for the Seimas or for the president’s office. […]
A new list of candidates for the military draft will be compiled in three weeks, the Ministry of National Defence announced on Monday. However, people who were on the old list but have not reported for medical check-ups will not get off the hook and will be hit with fines. […]
The biggest military purchase in the history of the Lithuanian army will present plenty of opportunities to local entrepreneurs. After the Lithuanian government decided to open talks on acquiring almost one hundred German Boxer infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), negotiators say they will try to secure maintenance contracts for Lithuanian companies as part of the deal. […]
On Tuesday, 15 December, the first refugees from the Middle East will arrive in Lithuania from Greece through the EU’s refugee program. According to Deputy Interior Minister Elvinas Jankevicius, they will be a four-person Iraqi family consisting of two spouses and two minors. The family speaks English. […]
Kunigaikštis Vildaugas, Vilnius’ legendary “duke” who was famous for singing “America” at the top of his voice in the city’s old town, passed away in his apartment on Monday night, Vilnius’ police have confirmed. […]
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