Politics
Opposition demands environment minister’s resignation
Opposition parties at the Lithuanian parliament have called for resignation of Interior Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas due to suspected corruption. […]
Month: March 2016
Economy
Politics
‘Increase Tax-Exempt Income’ party fails to launch
A new political party, calling itself Increase Tax-Exempt Income, has failed to launch. The Ministry of Justice refused to register the new party, saying the documents supplied by the organization do not meet the requirements. […]
Global LT
New book traces life and career of Lozoraitis couple
The House of Signatories, the building where the Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed in 1918, served as a suitable backdrop just the right background for a new book about the life of Stasys Lozoraitis, a Lithuanian diplomat, and his wife Daniela. […]
Politics
‘Let them turn to the Devil himself for all I care’ – MEP Paksas denies allegations of bribe taking
MEP Rolandas Paksas has denied allegations of accepting a bribe, saying that prosecutors’ announcement on Tuesday that they would seek his legal immunity stripped was just a continuation of a campaign against him that started in 2004. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian exports to Israel jumped 40% in 2015
Lithuanian exports to Israel increased by 40.6% in 2015 according to the latest statistics, and put Lithuania only second to Ireland in export growth to Israel among EU countries. […]
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Lithuanian school plans to teach computer programming from first grade
A Lithuanian school in Rokiškis, Juozas Tūbelis Pro-gymnasium, is to start teaching computer programming to its pupils in the first grade, in what may be a first in Lithuania. […]
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Unemployment continues to drop across EU while rising in Lithuania
According to Eurostat, the European Union‘s statistical department, unemployment fell through the Euro zone and the EU in January while growing slightly in Lithuania. […]
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Energy
Baltic States’ electricity prices move in different directions on Nordbalt effect
At the end of February, electricity prices across the Baltic states moved in different directions. Electricity prices fell by 2 percent in Lithuania and Latvia while rising by 4 percent in Estonia. […]
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Lithuanian brand tablet sales rise 50%, sold in 30 countries
Lithuanian Company eSTAR sold 50% more tablets in 2015 than in 2014 despite the fact that the tablet market shrank by as much as 30% in many European countries last year. […]
Economy
Society
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Why are Lithuanian 10th-graders’ test scores plummeting and what can be done about it?
Crisis in primary school education that reaches across Lithuania has been ignored for years […]
Culture
Economy
Irregularities uncovered in Vilnius public procurement contracts
Some public procurement contracts signed in 2014 between Vilnius Municipality, then under the direction of former Mayor Artūras Zuokas, and private companies were illegal and should be annulled, said the Public Procurement Office. […]
Politics
MEP Paksas suspected of taking €15k bribe
MEP Rolandas Paksas, leader of the Order and Justice party, is suspected of accepting a bribe of €15,000, Lithuanian prosecutors say. Since he is sheltered from prosecution as an elected official, prosecutors are planning to ask the European Parliament to strip the Lithuanian politician of legal immunity. […]
Culture
Heritage commission votes to strip Green Bridge statues of protection
The Immovable Cultural Heritage Assessment Council, part of the Department of Cultural Heritage, voted on Tuesday to recommend that Soviet-era statues, that used to stand on the Green Bridge in central Vilnius, be crossed out of the list of protected heritage. […]
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New consumer protections to stop hidden insurance charges on way – Lithuanian Central Bank
The Bank of Lithuania has proposed regulations for the insurance investment market, aimed at strengthening consumer protection and capping how much insurance companies can charge for asset management. […]