March 2016 - Page 19 of 24 - the Lithuania Tribune

Lithuanian cheese Džiugas ‘Made in Argentina’ found in Russian stores

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The famous Lithuanian cheese Džiugas has been found in Russian stores but marked as “Made in Argentina”. […]

Minister of Environment Kęstutis Trečiokas

Prime Minister vows to remove Environment Minister if it is proved he lied

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Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said that if it were to become clear that Minister of the Environment Kęstutis Trečiokas had lied in comments about his relationship with Druskininkai mayor Ričardas Malinauskas, he would be asked to resign. […]

Despite better qualifications Lithuanian women only take quarter of leadership positions

March 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

Despite having significantly higher levels of education on average than men, Lithuania women make up only a quarter of the leadership positions with real decision-making responsibilities both in the public and private sector. […]

Lithuanian analysts forecast better future for Russian economy than Russians do

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The Russian Ministry of Economic Development is predicting that because of record low oil prices and Western sanctions, the economic crisis in Russia will continue for at least 3 years. […]

Lithuanian housing bubble to unwind not burst say experts

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Last year, investment into residential real estate in Lithuania returned to the pre-crisis levels of 2007. Economists say, however, that the growth is sustainable and a real estate “bubble” could, in worst case, deflate a little rather than explode as it did in 2008. […]

Lithuania’s largest national military exercise in 2016 has begun

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This year’s largest national Lithuanian military exercise, Lightning Strike 2016, has begun. The Lithuanian military, together with police, firefighters, ambulances, border guards, municipal personnel and riflemen, will practice responding to the first stages of hybrid and other types of military actions. […]

Eurogroup commends Lithuania’s budget implementation, finance minister says

March 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuania has been commended by the Eurogroup, the meeting of eurozone‘s finance ministers, for its efforts to cut budget deficit and rein in public spending, says Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius. […]

Belarus – a threat long overlooked?

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Lithuanian and foreign military analysts have been looking into hypothetical scenarios of a hybrid war breaking out in the Baltics for some time now – most of them envisage an attack from Russia, forgetting or simply ignoring the possibility of such an attack coming from Belarus. […]

Schengen zone hanging by a thread, Grybauskaitė warns

March 7, 2016 BNS 0

Failure to protect the EU’s external borders poses an existential threat to its Schengen free travel area, according to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]

Lithuania will not ask EC to scrap daylight saving time

March 7, 2016 BNS 0

The Lithuanian government said on Monday it would not ask the European Union to scrap daylight saving time, saying there is no evidence that advancing clocks one hour during summer months has negative impact on people’s health or the country’s economy. […]

Lithuania in “medium-sized” political crisis but coalition likely to remain

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Lithuania is currently undergoing a “medium-sized” political crisis, according to Lithuanian political scientists and analysts, but one that should not threaten the current Government’s and ruling coalition’s composition. […]

Syrian refugee family lands in Vilnius, second to resettle through EU program

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On Monday, Lithuania’s Ministry of the Interior announced that two Syrian refugees had been relocated to Lithuania in accordance with the European Union’s agreement with Greece. […]

A digital concept of a Vilnius metro station

Several foreign companies interested in developing Vilnius metro, say supporters

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The idea of building a metro network in Vilnius, which some in the city have been considering for many years, could be implemented using exclusively private investment without any government funds, according to supporters of the idea. They also claim that several foreign companies have expressed interest in building a metro system for Vilnius. […]

Lithuania to reintroduce passport checks at Latvian border for training exercise

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The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service is opening a week-long training on Tuesday during which border guards will resume the control of the border with Latvia in the districts of Zarasai and Rokiškis. […]

Russia to conduct ‘most extensive nuclear missile tests in 25 years’

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Russia is planning to conduct its most extensive nuclear missile tests in over a quarter-century, according to media reports in Germany. […]

Controls on wiretapping still too weak in Lithuania, say critics

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The scope of wiretapping of telephone conversations in Lithuania has fallen in the last year but critics maintain that court control of the practice remains too weak as Lithuanian judges approve more than 96% of requests from prosecutors. […]

No ministers or Seimas members on Swiss bank account list, says tax inspectorate

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The State Tax Inspectorate (VMI) has announced that, among the official information it has received from the HSBC Bank’s division in Switzerland about Lithuanian nationals’ bank accounts, the VMI did not find the names of the Prime Minister, nor of any members of the Seimas or of other government members. […]

‘Asylum seekers cannot dictate their terms to EU’ Grybauskaitė says before EU-Turkey summit

March 7, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is leaving for Brussels on Monday for a special European Council meeting to discuss measures to stem migrant flows to Europe in cooperation with Turkey and preserve the functioning of the Schengen passport-free area. […]