Society
Month: February 2016
Economy
New super strength Lithuanian concrete is eight times tougher, say scientists
Researchers at Kaunas University Technology have developed a type of ultra-high performance concrete they say is eight times stronger than the standard concrete. The innovative Lithuanian material will allow architects and engineers considerably more options when designing compact structures requiring great strength. […]
Uncategorized
Britain ‘preparing for NATO-Russia conflict in Eastern Europe’
A major British army exercise to practice an Iraq invasion-scale operation with US forces in Jordan is in preparation for a possible confrontation with Russia in Eastern Europe. […]
Global LT
Economy
Lithuania tops European rankings for shared services in region
Lithuania picked up five major awards at this year’s Central and Eastern Europe Shared Services and Outsourcing Awards in Warsaw and came out on top overall for the second year running. […]
Defence
Over 250 international troops to take part in special forces exercise in Lithuania
Over 250 soldiers and civilian staff of the armed forces are to take part in an international special forces exercise Flaming Sword this spring. […]
Society
Vilnius should have monument to people who saved Jews, says Jewish community leader
The Lithuanian Jewish community would like to see a monument built in Vilnius to people who were saving Jews during World War Two. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Why Baltics should hope Marco Rubio wins US presidential election
The election for US President is well underway and the races are so close that only a few percentage points could have an enormous effect on not only the Baltic States, but all of Europe. […]
European Union
Refugee resettlement in Lithuania and EU ‘is failing’
Lithuania and the European Union is likely to fail to implement the refugee resettlement plan, says Government Vice-Chancellor Rimantas Vaitkus. […]
Culture
Lithuania celebrates Užgavėnės – a festival to drive the winter out
Although there is no snow outside and the spring, it seems, may already be getting ready to arrive, Lithuanians celebrated the annual festival Užgavėnės in Rumšiškės and around the country to drive the winter out. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania’s corruption levels ‘closer to Mozambique than Denmark’
Lithuania’s corruption levels are more similar to a Soviet state than an EU country, because the extent of bribery in Lithuania is still a major problem, according to Sergėjus Muravjovas, the head of the Transparency International bureau in Lithuania. […]
CORPORATE
New internet payment platform to be created by Lithuania’s central bank
The Lithuanian Central Bank is putting new rules in place to promote a new internet payment service that will create alternative payment platform for customers who buy goods in online Lithuanian stores. […]
CORPORATE
Shortage of ammunition despite Lithuania’s new weaponry
Over the past few years Lithuania has been buying plenty of new weaponry for its armed forces, but the purchase of ammunition reserves to go with them has not kept pace. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian politicians will ‘do whatever they can get away with’ – political scientist
Many Lithuanian politicians have no moral standards at all and will do whatever they think they can get away with, with many operating in a Brezhnev way of doing things, according to political scientist Liutauras Gudžinskas who was speaking on Žinių Radijas. […]
CORPORATE
Economy
40% of public procurement purchases to be ‘green’ this year
Lithuania wants to increase the share of “green” contracts in the government’s public procurement deals. […]
Politics
Agriculture minister under scrutiny for awarding contracts to party-linked companies
Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė might have to explain herself to official ethics watchdogs after it has emerged that the ministry’s food for poor programme awarded a government contract to a company linked to the minister’s party colleague Viktor Uspaskich. […]
CORPORATE
Sports
Energy
Statoil’s rising LNG market share ‘good sign for consumers’ in Lithuania
The increasing share of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Lithuanian market and the decreasing dependence on Russian gas is a good sign for consumers in Lithuania, according to analysts. […]