Politics
President calls for online gambling regulation in Lithuania
On Friday President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed amendments to the Gaming Law, which will give rise to the supervision of online gambling. […]
Year: 2015
Economy
Klaipėda Port announces start of international container distribution centre
The 324.8-meter-long container ship MSC Charleston, which arrived to the port of Klaipeda, has entered the history of the seaport of Klaipeda as the longest ship ever sailed to Klaipeda and marked the official start of the operation of the distribution centre (hub), reports the Klaipeda State Seaport Authority. […]
Energy
Lithuanian energy minister says electricity links will bring positive changes
On Friday, 5 June, Minister of Energy of Lithuania Rokas Masiulis met with Director General of Nord Pool Spot power market Mikael Lundin to discuss the development of electricity links with Sweden and Poland. […]
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Economy
European long-term investment funds according to the adopted regulation of the European Parliament and the Council
According the European Commission, long-term investments clearly represent the important instrument while seeking the sustainable, advanced and integrated ensurance of European Union economic growth as well as the development of risk-resistant tomorrow’s economy. […]
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Economy
Defence
Lithuanian delegation visiting troops in Afghanistan
A Lithuanian delegation led by the country’s National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas is on a visit to Afghanistan where Lithuanian troops are serving in the NATO-led Resolute Support mission. […]
Society
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Swedish royal family to visit Lithuania in October
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will pay a state visit to Lithuania in October. […]
Society
An-2 sunken aircraft lifting operation ended, one body recovered
The lifting of the An-2 plane that crashed in the Baltic Sea in mid May was ended on Friday night, and the body of one of the pilots was recovered, Algimantas Raščius, director general of the state company Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation), told BNS. […]
Society
Lithuania’s former president Adamkus feels well after kidney removal surgery
Lithuania’s former president Valdas Adamkus feels well after undergoing surgery on Thursday for removing one kidney affected by cancer, his doctor said on Friday. […]
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EP report on Russia will let European leaders use stronger language, Lithuanian MEP says
European leaders will have additional leverage to use stronger rhetoric when speaking with Russia upon the adoption by the European Parliament of a report on EU-Russia relations, says Lithuanian MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis, one of the rapporteurs. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president proposes Kaunas judge for chief prosecutor
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has decided to nominate Kaunas regional court chairman Nerijus Meilutis for prosecutor general’s post. […]
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Lithuanian prosecutors to appeal against acquittal of OMON officers
Lithuanian prosecutors have decided to appeal against the court ruling to clear former commanders of the Soviet special militia unit OMON of charges, the Prosecutor General‘s Office said on Friday. […]
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UN Security Council to hold Lithuania-initiated meeting on Ukraine
The United Nations (UN) Security Council is Friday holding an extraordinary meeting initiated by Lithuania to discuss the clashes in Ukraine that jeopardize the ceasefire mediated by Europe. […]
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Ireland’s Lithuanians collect charity with basketball
Lithuanians from across Ireland came together in Dublin last weekend to play some ball and raise funds for children with cancer in the Basketball Day. […]
Defence
Economy
The rise of Lithuania as a force in IT: Why Google and Nasdaq are investing here
The tech sector thrives in this Baltic state, and education in the STEM field is at the core of its growth. […]
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