Society

Teachers and government fail to agree on ending strike

Teachers’ strike is to continue as unions say the government has failed to present an offer that would meet their demands. At least 70 education institutions plan to strike until the Lithuanian parliament convenes for its spring session in March. […]

Energy

Belarus nuclear plant just being used as election ploy, says Lithuanian analyst

Lithuania has been vocally protesting against Belarus‘ plans to build a new nuclear power plant in Astravyets, some 50km from Vilnius, with opposition parties recently publishing a strongly worded declaration urging the Lithuanian government to do everything to stop the project immediately. […]

Solar power plant
Energy

€150m deal signed to build Lithuanian solar power plant in Indonesia

Global BOD Group, a Lithuanian group unifying high-tech companies throughout the Baltics, has struck a deal with Sunjaya Purwadi, the governor of the Indonesian region of Cirebon, to build solar power plants in Indonesia. […]

Conservative Andrius Kubilius and Social Democrat Algirdas Butkevičius (potentially) are the first two prime ministers to last all term
CORPORATE

New era as Lithuania’s political pendulum loses momentum

During the last two terms of the Seimas, there have been two political firsts in Lithuania: between 2008-2012, Andrius Kubilius was the first prime minister to remain in his post for his entire term since Lithuania’s independence was regained. Now, the social democrats, who have been behind the government’s wheel for the last four years, have emerged with a strong lead in the polls – also the first time this has happened since independence. […]