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Ten times fewer millionaires in Lithuania after euro adoption

January 12, 2015 DELFI EN 0

After Lithuania adopted the euro, the number of millionaires – i.e., people with assets of over one million – in the country has gone down ten times. […]

Lithuanian Ambassador Pavilionis draped in the Lithuanian flag joined Ukrainian Ambassador Motsyk and the French Ambassador Araud in the silent march Photo Ludo Segers

Silent march in Washington to commemorate French terrorist attacks

January 12, 2015 Ludo Segers 0

On Sunday afternoon, several thousand people turned up in Washington for a silent march organised by the French Embassy. The march was held on the same day as millions joined the leaders of dozens of countries in Paris. In Washington, the ambassadors from several countries together with dignitaries, religious leaders and thousands of concerned citizens joined the French Ambassador to the USA, Gérard Araud. The participants gathered in front of the Newseum in Washington, a museum dedicated to the press and freedom of expression. […]

Stratfor: Poland and Baltic states will continue to promote Ukraine’s Western ties

January 11, 2015 STRATFOR 0

As the standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine continues into 2015, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will come to play an increasingly important role. Even before the crisis, the three Baltic states — as well as neighboring Poland — were among the most active EU member states attempting to bring Ukraine closer to the West and to challenge Russia’s role in the former Soviet periphery. Their efforts along these lines will intensify this year. Ultimately, however, more powerful players in the standoff will limit the impacts of their efforts, particularly Germany and the United States. […]

Opinion: Conflicts of the past year connected by corruption

January 11, 2015 Mary Beth Goodman 0

A retrospective look at the conflicts dominating the headlines in 2014 presents a grim picture of escalating conflict and human suffering. Underneath the headlines is a common thread connecting the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Ukrainian protesters in the Maidan, and the Nigerian families still desperately seeking someone to #BringBackOurGirls. That common thread is corruption, Mary Beth Goodman, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, writes on The Mark News. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister joins anti-terror rally in Paris

January 11, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is traveling to France on Sunday to pay homage to the victims of terror attacks and join leaders of other countries at a massive solidarity rally in Paris, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Fewer divorces recorded in Lithuania in 2014

January 11, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Based on preliminary statistical data, 131 fewer couples divorced in 2014, compared with 2013. Meanwhile, 1,600 more new marriages were recorded. […]

Lithuanian PM welcomes decision on private kindergartens

January 11, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has welcomed the decision of Kaunas District Municipality to support parents whose children attend private kindergartens. The prime minister called the decision “beneficial to young families, the municipality and the state”. […]

Industrial producer prices in Lithuania down 1.1 percent

January 11, 2015 ELTA EN 0

In November 2014, compared with October 2014, industrial producer prices1 fell by 0.3 percent in the euro area and by 0.4 percent in the European Union. In October prices decreased by 0.3 percent in the euro area and by 0.5 percent in the EU, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union said. […]

Over 4,300 run in Vilnius to commemorate January 1991 victims

January 10, 2015 BNS 0

Over 4,300 people on Saturday took part in a traditional run through the streets of Vilnius to pay tribute to the victims of the Soviet army’s bloody attack on unarmed civilians in the Lithuanian capital in January 1991. […]

Lithuania ranked 16th according to ICT skills

January 10, 2015 ELTA EN 0

According to the latest report by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Lithuania stands 40th in the world according to its development in information and communications technologies (ICT). Country’s best position (16th globally) is according to ICT skills; that measure the share of the population with higher education and the overall level of adult literacy, Invest Lithuania said. […]

Seventeen Ukrainian children come to Vilnius

January 10, 2015 BNS 0

Seventeen Ukrainian children arrived by coach in Vilnius on Saturday to take part in a support camp organized for them. […]

Non-residents own 24 percent of total shares issued in Lithuania

January 10, 2015 ELTA EN 0

In the third quarter of 2014, the annual growth rate of Lithuania’s financial assets (5 percent) exceeded that of liabilities (3 percent). In Q3 2013, the said growth rates accounted for 3 and 1 percent respectively. Net acquisition of financial assets in all sectors of Lithuania’s economy, except for households, was positive, the Bank of Lithuania reports today. […]

airBaltic – world’s most punctual airline

January 10, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Latvian national airline airBaltic has been recognized as the most punctual airline in the world. […]

Klaipėdos Nafta reloaded 640,000 thousand tonnes of oil products in December

January 10, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

State company Klaipėdos Nafta during December 2014 reloaded 640 thousand tonnes of oil products into its storage tanks, greater by 68.4 percent than during December 2013, when 380 thousand tonnes were reloaded. During December 2014 more oil products from the main client of the company Orlen Lietuva as well as from refineries of the Republic of Belarus were reloaded, compared to transhipment during December 2013, also during December 2014 additional heavy oil products from refineries of Russian Federation were reloaded, Klaipėdos Nafta announced. […]

Lithuania may launch new shale gas tender in spring

January 9, 2015 BNS 0

The terms and conditions for a new tender for shale hydrocarbon exploration rights in Lithuania are to be drawn up by the end of January, taking into account changes in legal regulations and in the country’s geopolitical situation, Deputy Environment Minister Daiva Matonienė said on Friday. […]

Vilnius Regional Administrative Court on Friday rejected the request by Lithuania’s Radio and Television Commission to halt broadcasting of the Russian-language TV channel Ren TV Baltic’s programs. The commission had asked to suspend broadcasting of programmes produced outside the European Union for 3 months. […]