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Month: February 2016
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Vilnius top Baltic capital for quality of life
Lithuania‘s capital has a higher quality of life than other Baltic State capitals Riga and Talinn, and is ranked as the fourth best city in Central and Eastern Europe to live in, according to new research conducted by Mercer. […]
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Four out of five illegal cigarettes in Lithuania from Belarus
Four out of five packets of smuggled cigarettes in Lithuania come from Belarus, according to a survey of used packets conducted at the end of last year by Nielsen. […]
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Gulf states luring Lithuanian doctors with high salaries, perks
With salaries ten times higher salaries than in Lithuania, free accommodation, a personal driver and schools arranged for children, Lithuanian doctors are increasingly being lured to Gulf States like the United Arab Emirates (UAE). […]
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Lithuanian truckers hit by losses from illegal migrants
Lithuanian carriers are being hit by significant losses caused by migrants trying to get to the UK on trucks illegally, with Lithuanian drivers calling the situation in Calais a war zone, reports LRT. […]
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MPs disagree on whether Labour Code reform will bring more flexibility
Members of the parliamentary Social Affairs and Labour Committee have divergent views on whether the new Social Model – an extensive package of Labour Code and welfare reforms – will make the labour market more flexible, as is the stated purpose of the package. […]
Foreign affairs
Vilnius may name square after murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov
Vilnius politicians have unanimously backed an idea, proposed by the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats‘ political group, to name a street or square in Vilnius after murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. […]
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Rising carbon credit income allows for more renovations to make Lithuanian buildings heat-efficient
Last year, Lithuania received almost €28.5 million from carbon credits sold abroad through its special Climate Change program – the most it has ever received through this program. 40 percent of the money received from carbon credits is spent on renovation, and another 40 percent is spent on the use of renewable energy resources. […]
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Youth unemployment in way of Lithuania’s OECD membership
High youth unemployment might hamper Lithuania’s plans to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), says the country’s Labour Minister Algimanta Pabedinskienė. […]
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“National conscience” Marcinkevičius stirs emotions, national debate from beyond the grave
Diverging views on poetry has become an issue of a heated debate on history and censorship after Lithuania’s minister of defence denied a state award to an author whose analysis of the Soviet past did not match the minister’s own opinion. At the centre of the controversy is the poet Justinas Marcinkevičius whose name, for many, is synonymous with the country’s independence movement. […]
Society
Economy
No ‘pillow tax’ for Vilnius, says city council
On Wednesday, the Vilnius city council decided against considering a “pillow tax.” 16 voted for considering the change, 9 voted against it, and 16 abstained. […]
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Politics
Extraordinary Seimas session was not ended properly, commission rules
Parliamentary procedures were violated when an extraordinary plenary session, initiated by the opposition, was ended abruptly last week, the Seimas Commission for Ethics and Procedures said on Wednesday. […]
Defence
Joint EU army supported by more than two-thirds of Lithuanians
According to the most recent Eurobarometer survey, more than two thirds of Lithuanians would support the creation of a joint EU military force. […]
Society
Lithuanians more satisfied with their lives than ever, says EU survey
Lithuanians are more satisfied with their lives than they have ever been since the Eurobarometer survey began collecting data in Lithuania. According to the report, the level of satisfaction exceeds the pre-crisis level and has reached 75 percent, which is just 6 percent short of the EU average of 81 percent. […]
Economy
Hanner invests €30m in new Vilnius office block
Hanner Real Estate is to invest €30 million building a new 20,000 sq metre business centre in Vilnius’ financial district. […]