A third of Lithuanians would exchange guarantees at work for a higher salary, shows a poll commissioned by DELFI. Economists say this is nothing out of the ordinary, as people want compensation, while others say this indicates poverty of the working population. […]
To completely refocus on the West or, given accrued expertise and familiarity with the neighbours’ mentality, spend additional resources on the East? Entrepreneurs in many industries ask these questions while analyzing economic and financial indices as well as public moods in neighbouring countries. Tourism sector is no exception. […]
Sitting on the southern shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago is an important transport, financial and cultural hub. It hosts world-class universities, world-class museums and a famous opera and music scene that make for a fascinating and vibrant place to live and work. The city had to reinvent itself several times, never more dramatically as after the great fire in 1871. Chicago is also known as the centre of the Lithuanian community in the United States. […]
With a full year still remaining until the next Lithuanian parliamentary elections, incumbent Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius retains high approving rates. The majority of surveyed voters, 20.9 percent, believe he would be the best candidate for prime minister, a recent survey showed. […]
Klaipėdos Nafta (Klaipėda Oil), Lithuania’s state-run company managing oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, has issued a call for tenders to secure a loan of up to EUR 300 million. The money would be partly used to pay for the rent of the LNG storage vessel. […]
Troops of the Hungarian Air Forces are taking over NATO‘s Baltic air-policing mission for the first time, with an official contingent changeover ceremony involving Lithuanian and the Hungarian defence ministers planned at the Lithuanian Aviation Base in Šiauliai on Monday. […]
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis says a probe should be completed before condemning the border guard who shot an 18-year-old man in a chase of suspected smugglers. […]
Based on more comprehensive business, tax and price statistics, in the second quarter of 2015, GDP at current prices amounted to EUR 9,284.7 million, Statistics Lithuania reports. […]
During her visit to Lithuania yesterday, a serious offer was made for gas to be supplied to joint-stock power utility company Latvenergo, Economy Minister Dana Reizniece-Ozola (Greens/Farmers) told Latvian Television this morning. […]
The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP) remains the most popular party in the country. The latest survey has revealed that the Liberal Movement is the second most popular party. It and two other opposition parties garnered greater support in July. […]
The Fire and Rescue Department is still the most trusted institution in Lithuania. The survey revealed as much as 88 percent of the polled trust it. Meanwhile, growing confidence in police and national defence has continued to push the President’s Office from the top three of the most trusted institutions. […]
Lithuanian and European Commission officials say that speed limits in Poland are a key problem of the European-standard gauge railway Rail Baltica. […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, currently on a visit in Ukraine, has urged the Ukrainian government to proceed with the reforms in battling corruption in the country. […]
Deputy Speaker of the Seimas, Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs, Gediminas Kirkilas, at his meeting with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) to Lithuania, Claire Lawrence, discussed bilateral relations, especially trade, security and international policy, the press service of the Seimas reports. […]
Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevičius during his visit in Kyiv met with Volodymyr Hroysman, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and discussed the situation in Parliament and how to improve its activities. […]
Lithuania’s Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius, who is paying an official visit to Indonesia, says that the country is very interested in Lithuania’s renewable energy sector. […]
Former Swedish premier Carl Bildt says that the Baltic states must share the refugee burden with Southern Europe, if they want to expect solidarity in the future. In an interview to BNS Lithuania, Sweden’s prime minister from 1991 to 1994 and foreign minister from 2006 to 2014 said he did not see Russian threat to the Baltic states “at the moment” but urged the West to continue pressure on Russia and prepare for an “uncertain” future. […]
Dainius Numgaudis has been appointed Lithuanian consul general in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg and will assume office on Friday. He previously served as chancellor of the Ministry of Education and Science. […]
A young man was shot on Thursday morning during Lithuanian border guard’s chase of two vehicles with suspected smugglers near the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. The injured man later died in hospital, the country’s State Border Guard Service said. […]
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