Lowering the value-added tax (VAT) rate for all goods and services would be preferable to exemptions on select products, like food, Lithuania’s Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius. […]
The first ship with a 13.6 metre draft has left Klaipėda port after the deepening of the port led to the adoption of a new 13.8 metre limit for ships. […]
Lithuanian population is in steady decline and domestic industry is losing consumers but so far the impact of this negative change has been reduced by a growing rate of domestic consumption. […]
Lithuania scored well on this year’s Economic Freedom of the World index, which put it in the 19th spot, ahead of other Baltic states and many European Union members. However, further advances could be hampered by corruption, says Fraser Institute economist Dr. Robert Lawson. […]
The Vilnius County Court has declared its decision in a case regarding corruption in the Migration Department. Two workers who admitted their guilt had their charges waived and three more individuals were charged and face fines. […]
Unfriendly neighbouring countries are the biggest current threat to Lithuania, said Artūras Paulauskas, chairman of the Parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee on Žinių Radijas. […]
Rolandas Paksas, leader of the Order and Justice party has called on Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis, who they nominated to the post, to step down after announcing his decision to run for the Peasant and Greens Union in upcoming elections yesterday. […]
One of the country’s most famous athletes, discus thrower Virgilijus Alekna has said he had no plans to join the Social Democrats for the upcoming parliamentary elections, and may not take part in the elections at all. […]
Lithuania has been ranked 19th in the Economic Freedom of the World index ahead of the other Baltic States but well behind other developed counties, according to a US research institute. […]
In the wake of the attacks in Brussels, Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė expressed her disappointment in Europe’s “naive” reaction to terrorism and called for a war on terrorism. […]
The first Wizzair plane from Luton Airport near London landed in Palanga Airport on Wednesday with the western part of Lithuania becoming an important transport hub. […]
With a slow but steady rise in their poll ratings, the Peasant and Greens Union have been seen by analysts as a rising star in Lithuania’s politics even before it snatched one of the most sought-after political newcomers, unaffiliated Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
About 3,000 dairy farmers are planning to rally outside the Ministry of Agriculture in Vilnius next week, demanding government assistance amidst collapsing milk prices. […]
The first batch of upgraded communications equipment procured by Lithuania as part of the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) and other foreign assistance funds was delivered to Karmelava Airport in central Lithuania on Wednesday. […]
The cabinet of Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is approaching the line where half of its original members will have been replaced, necessitating a confirmation vote in parliament. […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has invited China’s online retail giant Alibaba Group to set up a logistics and packing center in Lithuania. […]
The Bamako-based headquarters of the European Union Training Mission in Mali, where a Lithuanian officer is also serving, came under attack on Tuesday, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Wednesday. […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says the decision on Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis and whether or not he will remain in his post will be made after a meeting with Order and Justice party leader Rolandas Paksas. […]
Lithuanian national flags and flags of the European Union were Wednesday replaced by Belgian flags outside the Lithuanian government building following the Tuesday’s attacks in Brussels. […]
Lithuania is planning to spend €10 million in 2017 on developing infrastructure for electric cars. Seventeen new charging stations are planned to be installed on highways across the country in addition 150 in cities and towns. […]
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