Vilnius
Economy
Gitanas Nausėda
Economy

Lithuanian expert sees minimum wage increase as retribution for labour code reform

The government’s decision to increase the minimum monthly wage by 25 euros to 325 euros in July and hints about its potential hike to 350 euros in January may be a retribution for the so-called social model, which includes amendments to the Labour Code, an analyst has said. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius and Zhang Gaoli
Economy

PM Butkevičius invites China to send food experts to Lithuania

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on weekend invited China’s Deputy Prime Minister to send experts to check the Lithuanian dairy and meat processing companies before autumn. […]

Vilniaus oro uostas
Economy

Lithuanian Airports authority surveys foreign aviation experts on myths about Lithuania

Over 60 percent of foreigners can still be surprised by the fact that Lithuanians love pink-coloured soup, the state company Lithuanian Airports had an opportunity to learn this while presenting the country with a fun video at the international aviation event. Participants were asked to vote on whether the facts about Lithuania and Lithuanians are true or just a myth. They will be able to test the correctness of their answers next year when one of the most important events of aviation world will be held in Vilnius, Vilnius Airport said. […]

Vygaudas Ušackas
Uncategorized

Ambassador Ušackas: EU has nothing to do with seizures of Russian assets abroad

The European Union (EU) has nothing to do with recent seizures of Russia‘s assets abroad and Russia’s countermeasures regarding the situation must be legal, said EU’s Ambassador to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas on Friday to Russian radio station Kommersant FM. […]