Society
Month: March 2016
Freetime
Watch a live feed of this stork family that just returned to Lithuania from Africa
If you’re feeling pangs of longing for Lithuania’s historic cities and beautiful countryside, there’s a site that invites visitors to view live feeds from various points of interest throughout the country. Now that spring is coming in Lithuania, arguably the most popular feed out of those available – a stork family’s nest in the village of Naisiai – has livened up once again now that the family has moved back in. […]
Society
Refugee from Afghanistan asks for help from Lithuanian president – in Lithuanian
“Laba diena visiems iš Lietuvos,” Basir, a refugee from Afghanistan‘s Ghor Province, addresses people of Lithuania and the country’s president in a youtube video posted by an American journalist from a refugee camp in Greece. […]
Foreign affairs
US continues its support of radio broadcasts from Kaunas
The US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has decided to continue financing radio broadcasts transmitted from Lithuania to Russia and other eastern neighbors, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. […]
Economy
Property prices fall in Lithuania
Lithuania’s residential property prices fell 2.1% in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to data from Statistics Lithuania. […]
Society
SODRA public procurement contract under investigation
Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT) has brought suspicions against businessman Tomas Milaknis, CEO of Alna, as part of an investigation into alleged violations during public procurement at the State Social Insurance Fund (SODRA), sources have told BNS. […]
European Union
Lithuanian Prime Minister to meet EU Agriculture Commissioner
Lithuania’s Prime Minister is to meet with EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan, who is visiting Lithuania today, to discuss the situation in the Lithuanian dairy sector. […]
Culture
War and Peace tourist trail launches in Vilnius
A new War and Peace tourist trail will be launched in Vilnius today taking tourists on a tour of where the BBC’s War and Peace series was filmed in Lithuania’s capital. […]
Uncategorized
Russian separatist leader in Donetsk had a permanent residence permit in Lithuania
The leader of a Donetsk separatist military group, Eastern Front, Eduard Akopov is married to a Lithuanian and had a permanent residence permit in Lithuania, according to the State Security Department (VSD). […]
Defence
US to deploy new armoured brigade to Eastern Europe
The United States will increase its military presence in Eastern Europe by deploying an additional armoured brigade in the area to deter Russian aggression. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian companies ‘need to harness latest wave of digital tech to survive’
To survive in a changing digital market, Lithuanian companies must makes use of a second wave of advanced digital technologies: mobility, social networks, clouds, big data analytics, and the internet of things. […]
Politics
Health services will be more expensive in the future, Lithuanian minister says
Lithuania’s new Healthcare Minister Juras Požėla says that while patients should not be made to pay for services at the country’s public healthcare institutions, global trends point to health services growing more expensive in the future. […]
Economy
Food trucks get green light in Vilnius
The city of Vilnius has authorised the sale of products from automobiles and automobile trailers, paving the way for food trucks to operate throughout the city. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian Special Attaché appointed to EU on state border protection
Eugenijus Liubenka has been appointed as a special state border protection attaché of the Republic of Lithuania to Lithuania‘s representation to the EU. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian municipalities’ revenues €80m higher in 2015
Revenues collected by municipalities around Lithuania increased in 2015 with 57 municipalities receiving more than €80 million in extra revenues in 2015, according to Ministry of Finance data. […]
CORPORATE
Terrorist attacks will not encourage Lithuanian expats to return, says economist
Terrorist attacks or a sense of insecurity is not an issue that would encourage Lithuanian emigrants to return to Lithuania, said economist Gitanas Nausėda, adding that return migration policy should not be based on such ideas. […]
CORPORATE
Gazprom ‘tried to undermine Lithuanian LNG terminal’
Russian energy company Gazprom tried to undermine Lithuania’s liquefied natural gas terminal (LNG) at Klaipeda and attempted to put pressure on some of Lithuania’s major gas consumers, the State Security Department (VSD) claimed in a threat to national security assessment released on Wednesday. […]
CORPORATE
EC criticizes Lithuania for slow speeds on Rail Baltica
The European Commission says that the section of the Rail Baltica railway between Kaunas and the Polish border in Lithuania is too slow, vz.lt reports. […]
European Union
West must separate issue of counter-terrorism and Eastern aggression when it comes to Russia – analysts
In the eyes of much of the West, Russia‘s image has changed from that of an aggressor to that of an important partner in the fight against terror, says Eastern Europe Studies Centre analyst Linas Kojala. […]
Politics
Lithuanian prosecutors ask European Parliament to strip Paksas of immunity
Lithuanian prosecutors have asked the European Parliament to lift the legal immunity of Lithuanian MEP and leader of the Order and Justice Party Rolandas Paksas. […]