Defence
Lithuanian and American troops start joint exercise
Lithuanian and US army logistics specialists are this week attending a logistics training in Lithuania and Poland. […]
Year: 2015
Opinion
Opinion: Is the West really about to betray Lithuania or Ukraine?
Last Tuesday, NATO decided to reduce the number of fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of the NATO air policing mission. The number of fighter jets is to be cut from 16 down to 8. […]
Defence
Foreign affairs
Last interview with Ambassador Pavilionis in Washington: ‘We are still in the discovery stage in America’
We meet with Ambassador Žygimantas Pavilionis on a quiet Sunday morning in the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington, D.C., for the last interview before he leaves the USA and returns to Lithuania. […]
Economy
Cargo handling grows in Klaipėda Seaport
From January to June of 2015, Klaipėda Seaport cargo handling turnover increased by 6.2 percent to 18.86 million tons or 1.1 million tons more compared with the corresponding period of 2014, the port reports. […]
Culture
Society
Lithuanian judge born in deportation removes himself from hearing Soviet agent case
Judge Pranas Šimkus in the northern Lithuanian city of Panevėžys has withdrawn from hearing the case of Jonas Gailiūnas, 87, a former Soviet secret service agent who is standing trial for the deportation of Lithuanian people during the Soviet times. […]
European Union
Lithuania’s Agriculture Ministry to ask for EUR 32m support from EU
Lithuania’s Ministry of Agriculture has applied the European Commission, asking for EUR 32 million support to Lithuania’s dairy sector. […]
Energy
Electricity price edges down in Lithuania
On 27 July – 2 August, the average electricity price in the Nord Pool Spot Lithuanian bidding area was EUR 44.32/MWh. It was by 5 percent lower compared with the previous week, but lower by 29 percent compared with the same period of 2014. […]
Economy
Lithuania loosens rules for for haulers
On 31 July, Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications Rimantas Sinkevičius signed order regarding the authorization of permits to drive on the state roads for over-dimensioned and heavy goods vehicles, the ministry reports. […]
Uncategorized
Society
80,000 children in Lithuania to get free school meals
There are plans in the upcoming school year to provide around 80,000 schoolchildren in Lithuania with free school lunch. The state is also to give financial assistance to 78,000 children with purchasing school supplies. […]
Society
Reconstructed Ventė Cape ornithological station opened in Lithuania
On 30 July, the ornithological station of Ventė Cape was opened after reconstruction. The guests of the opening ceremony included Lithuania’s Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas, the Environment Ministry reports. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s transport ministry proposes new operating model for state companies
Lithuania’s Ministry of Transport and Communications together with independent consultants, after analysing all legal and financial options, submitted a proposal to set up a new corporate group formed from companies of the transport sector, the ministry reports. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s foreign trade balance deficit at EUR 0.3bn in June
Statistics Lithuania reports that, based on non-final data obtained from customs declarations, Intrastat reporting and VAT returns data, Lithuania’s exports in June 2015 amounted to EUR 2 billion, imports – EUR 2.3 billion. […]
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Estonia minister proposes ban on wearing burka
Estonian Social Security Minister Margus Tsahkna made a proposal at the cabinet meeting on Thursday to introduce a ban on wearing a burka and other articles of clothing concealing the face in public, Postimees Online reports. […]
Culture
Lithuania opens unique treetop walkway
A canopy walkway was on Friday officially opened for the public in Anykščiai, eastern Lithuania. The treetop walk, meandering in the picturesque forest of Anykščiai Regional Park, is the first and so far only such structure in Lithuania and Eastern Europe. […]
Economy
Lithuanian exporters weather through one year Russia’s embargo with heads held high
Statistics Lithuania reports that in June, the volume of Lithuania’s exports decreased by 3.6 percent on a year-on-year basis. But the decrease was influenced by a significant fall of re-exports, since exports of Lithuanian-made goods grew by 3.7 percent. […]
Uncategorized
Economy
Lithuanian mobile game casts players as Greek deities in training
You can build a big mobile game company anywhere these days. The latest proof comes from Klapėda, Lithuania, where Realore Games is announcing the launch of its free-to-play mobile game Divine Academy. […]