Economy
Lithuanian port of Klaipėda to resume operations after stormy weekend
The Lithuanian port of Klaipėda will on Monday try resuming navigation, which was disrupted by strong winds on weekend. […]
Year: 2015
Politics
Lithuania’s social democratic PM says family is key priority for his government
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius delivered a speech on Sunday at a Catholic family event in Šiauliai. He said the event showed the importance of the family institution in the lives of the nation and church. […]
Society
LRT chief: Lithuania’s national television must be alternative to mass production
The main task for Lithuania’s national television, LRT, is to provide an alternative to mass production, says LRT head Audrius Siaurusevičius. He stresses that it is important not to forget less visible things whose value in the future will only increase. […]
Economy
Lithuanian central bank chief: Euro changeover going smoothly
The governor of the central Bank of Lithuania says there have been no major difficulties in the process of changeover to the euro, which the country adopted on the first day of 2015, the Verslo Žinios business daily reports. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Lithuania’s Russian-speakers – what they’re for and what they’re against
Do Lithuania’s ethnic Russian citizens make integration into the society a priority or do they do quite the opposite, using the privileges of Lithuanian citizenship and leaning nevertheless toward Mother Russia? Is being Russian not just a question of blood and faith but also of identifying with Russian civilization and a fragmented nation that must be united? […]
Economy
Lithuania’s automotive market up 18 percent
Preliminary data of the automotive research company AutoTyrimai shows that in December 2014, registration of new passenger vehicles (M1 and N1) increased by 0.5 percent to 1,182 vehicles in Lithuania. […]
Economy
Lithuanian fruit and vegetable growers receive over EUR 120,000 in aid
According to the State Enterprise Lithuanian Agricultural and Food Market Regulation Agency, by 31 December ten companies have taken benefit of support measures for perishable fruit and vegetables related to the import embargo imposed by Russia. Thirty-six applications were submitted to give fruit and vegetables to charity and 10 applications not to harvest fruit and vegetables. […]
Energy
Lithuania’s power interconnections with Poland and Sweden to be launched within year
The construction of high voltage interconnections LitPol Link and NordBalt to connect Lithuania with Poland and Sweden is moving ahead: two thirds of NordBalt and half of LitPol Link works have been completed since last spring. LitPol Link and NordBalt will be put into operation after twelve months, at the end of 2015, Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid said in a statement. […]
Society
Lithuanian Jews show support for Jewish community in Ukraine
Lithuanian Jews have shown support to the Ukrainian Jewish community which is experiencing difficult times. Last week, before the end of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, Lithuanian Jews presented books written by Grigory Kanovich to the Ukrainian Jewish community. […]
Defence
Lithuanian military to participate in six multinational missions in 2015
Lithuania, as an active member of international community – NATO, the European Union, the United Nations – this year is planning to participate in six multinational operations and missions, about 100 Lithuanian troops will be deployed abroad, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
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Economy
Lithuania’s consumer rights authority warns businesses over giving change in litas
A number of Lithuanians have already turned to the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority (VVTAT) over change given in litas instead of euros in some of the major shopping centres. […]
Society
Economy
Lithuanian Customs Department chief transferred to Klaipėda after end of his term
Antanas Sipavičius, director general of the Lithuanian Customs Department, has been transferred to the western port of Klaipėda after his 5-year term ended on 31 December, the department said. […]
Economy
Lithuanians have exchanged EUR 11.6 million in post offices
As of Saturday, residents of Lithuania have exchanged about 40 million litas (EUR 11.6m) in post offices of Lithuania, said Inga Dundulienė, the head of the Network Service of Lietuvos Paštas (Lithuanian Post). […]
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US study finds growing plagiarism among Latvian scholars
A study conducted in the United States reveals growing plagiarism among Latvian scholars, reports LETA, referring to TV3 News. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM to have serious conversation with Labour Party
2015 should be a quieter year in Lithuania’s political life, although the Government can never expect an uncomplicated year, says Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. He believes that the Coalition will face a number of challenges and first of all because of the geopolitical situation. […]
Society
First Lithuanian citizen requests to indicate ethnicity in passport
On the first working day of 2015, the Migration Board of Vilnius County Police Headquarters received a request from a Lithuanian citizen to have her ethnicity indicated in her passport. The option, which was introduced in a recently adopted law, was exercised by a woman of Ukrainian descent. […]
Economy
Lithuanians exchange their litas for euros at post offices
Residents of Lithuania have started exchanging their savings in litas to euros. A total of 330 post offices will be exchanging litas to euros free of charge from 2 January. […]