Sports
Krupeckaitė wins cycling gold at World Cup in Hong Kong
Lithuanian cyclist Simona Krupeckaitė has won the gold medal in the final, third, track cycling World Cup stage hosted in Hong Kong. […]
Month: January 2016
Foreign affairs
Concessions to aggressive Russian policies would be disastrous, says Ažubalis
Answering aggressive Russian policies with concessions would be disastrous for the whole of Europe and needed to met with a firm rebuff, was the consensus at the annual Snow Meeting according to shadow Foreign Affairs spokesman, Audronius Ažubalis of the conservative Homeland Union party. […]
Culture
Vilnius to get new modern art gallery
A new Modern Art Centre is to be built in Vilnius by 2019. The design of a modern building by the Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind has been recently announced, and the construction is set to begin in 2017, Vilnius Convention reports. […]
Opinion
Lithuanian media often gripped by herd mentality in times of crisis, say experts
Lithuania has a free press but is prone to one-sided reporting and being gripped by a herd mentality, says a leading analyst. […]
Energy
Lithuanian gas prices should remain stable despite Gazprom price hike
Gas prices will rise for Lithuanian buyers of gas from Gazprom, Russia’s gas monopoly, but according to Dalius Misiūnas, the CEO of the Lietuvos Energija energy company holding in Lithuania, this should not translate into higher prices for end users. […]
Economy
Culture
Global LT
Sand sculpture commemorating January 13 made by artist in California
On Thursday, Bill Lewis, a sand sculptor based in Santa Cruz, California, shared a photo of a sand sculpture on Facebook that he made to commemorate the events of 13 January, 1991 in Lithuania. […]
Defence
New brigade in Lithuanian Land Force
A new unit of the Lithuanian Land Force, the Motorised Infantry Brigade Žemaitija, founded in an official ceremony on Friday. […]
Politics
Sports
Four candidates to compete for Lithuanian Football Federation presidency
The Lithuanian Football Federation have said that four candidates have been nominated for election as President of the Lithuanian Football federation. The federation and current president, Julius Kvedaras, is under investigation by state anti-fraud investigators. […]
Economy
Society
Kalashnikov manhunt tops Lithuania’s Google searches in 2015
Igoris Molotkovas, the guy who sparked a massive manhunt operation in Vilnius in November after escaping police with a Kalashnikov, was the most googled person in Lithuania last year. Google search results also show that Lithuanians were interested in solar eclipses, basketball and Snapchat. […]
Economy
New push to exploit Middle East markets for dairy and meat products
Lithuanian meat and milk processors and the Ministry of Economy have created a joint working group to prepare and implement a plan to expand Lithuanian food exports in emerging markets. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Russia strengthens military forces to send message to Baltic States
Russia reported a significant strengthening of military forces in the west of the country which it said was to counter the threat of NATO from the Baltic States. […]
Economy
Economy
Owners of real estate abroad under scrutiny of Lithuania’s tax authority
Lithuanian nationals who own real estate in other European Union countries might have to explain its provenance to tax authorities. […]
Foreign affairs
Snow Meeting discusses new threats and NATO summit
Lithuanian and foreign security policy experts are discussing mounting security threats and the upcoming NATO summit at the traditional Snow Meeting in Trakai district. […]
Economy
Lithuanian GDP ‘to rise by over 3% every year to 2019’
Contracted export market and Russian economic stagnation last year slowed Lithuania’s gross domestic product growth, but this year the growth will be twice as fast and will rise from 1.6 to 3.2 percent, announces professional services company EY in the latest publication the Euro Forecast. […]
European Union
London does not wish to breach fundamental principles of EU – Lidington in Vilnius
London is not seeking to restrict the free movement of persons or workers in the European Union, but finds it unfair that incoming immigrants can use the UK‘s benefit system without having contributed to it, said UK’s Minister of State for Europe David Lidington in Vilnius. […]