May 2016 - Page 18 of 25 - the Lithuania Tribune

Without injured Valančiūnas Raptors lose to Miami to tie series

May 10, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

A Jonas Valančiūnas-less Toronto Raptors let a nine-point fourth quarter lead slip, allowing a Dwayne Wade-inspired Miami to level the series in overtime last night. […]

Skyrocketing supermarket prices and ‘Reds under the bed’

May 10, 2016 Rory Kelleher 0

The first long overdue signs of consumer empowerment in Lithuania provoked by rapidly rising prices of basic goods has been met by incredible accusations of Russian conspiracies, despite the evidence clearly showing that prices have skyrocketed in the wake of the introduction of the euro. […]

The Pope Versus Hitler: ‘Docudrama’ on controversial WWII pope being filmed in Vilnius

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Pope Pius XII has long been called Hitler’s Pope for his failure to openly denounce Hitler‘s genocide in World War II, but a new “docudrama” being filmed in Vilnius for National Geographic – Pope Versus Hitler – aims to shed some light on this controversial pope’s actions. […]

Thousands expected as cruise ship season kicks off in Klaipėda

May 10, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The first cruise ship of the season arrived in Klaipėda on Monday bringing ashore 2,200 tourists and 700 ship personnel. […]

Supermarket boycott begins as Lithuanians hit back at rising prices

May 10, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanian consumers outraged at spiking food prices are starting a three-day boycott of supermarkets on Tuesday. Industry experts say, however, that the initiative will not have much of an impact. […]

Brexit’s biggest effect on Baltic States ‘would be political not economic’ – Swedbank

May 10, 2016 LT Daily 0

A new analysis by Swedbank of the effects of a Brexit on the Baltic States found that there would be little impact on trade but that the biggest impact would be a more divided Europe […]

From the Victory Day celebration in Antakalnis, Vilnius

May 9 celebrations used as justification for Putin’s current policies – propaganda expert

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Mantas Martišius, a Lithuanian expert on information warfare and propaganda, said that celebrating 9 May carries a special significance for Vladimir Putin‘s regime. […]

New giant turbine wind farm to supply 12% of Lithuania’s wind power

May 10, 2016 LT Daily 0

Estonian renewable energy company Nelja Energia has begun energy production at its 60MW wind farm in Šilutė in the south west of Lithuania, its biggest wind farm in the Baltic States. The wind farm will […]

Brexit would be the beginning of the end of EU – Lithuanian experts

May 10, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

As Britain is nearing a crucial vote on continuing its membership in the EU, Lithuanian experts say Brexit would have far-reaching effects on the entire block. […]

Leading Lithuanian bankers and lawyers named in latest Panama Papers leak

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The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) responsible for coordinating the release of the leaked Mossack Fonseca documents, or the Panama Papers, has released new documents that contain the names of leading bankers and lawyers from Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian national gas trading company nets €4m profits

May 10, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuania’s national gas trading company Litgas has made a profit of €4.9 million on revenues of €209 million in 2015. The company, which is a subsidiary of state-owned Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy) started to sell […]

Blocking Belarusian nuclear plant electricity ‘requires Baltic collaboration’

May 10, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuania’s Parliamentary Energy Commission met to discuss a study on the technical means to restrict electricity produced at the Astravyets nuclear power plant from entering Lithuania. The authors of the study said all the investigated […]

Astrvayets nuclear plant will be built despite Lithuania’s protests – expert

May 10, 2016 LT Daily 0

Holding rallies against Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant and threatening boycotts on Belarusian electricity is too late, a Lithuanian expert says. The facility just 50 kilometres from Vilnius will be built and Lithuania should focus on […]

Lithuanian politicians accuse Brussels of ‘Soviet behaviour’ on refugee rules

May 10, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuanian politicians have criticised the reform of the EU asylum rules proposed by the European Commission last week which would see EU member states fined for refusing to shelter the refugee, accusing the European Commission […]

Refugees in Lithuania begin search for work

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Refugees resettled in Lithuania have started looking for job, says the country’s Labour Exchange which set up a special unit to work with them. […]

Jaroslaw Kaczynski and President Adrzej Duda

Poland’s war on democracy

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A war being waged between the current Polish government and the country’s Constitutional Court is undermining the country’s democracy and rule of law according to leading experts. […]

Almost half Europeans want their own UK-style referendum – survey

May 9, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

As the United Kingdom is preparing for a referendum on its membership in the European Union, a survey suggests that almost half of voters in eight big EU countries would also like to have in-out votes. […]

Lithuania’s ambassador pays tribute to WWII victims in Moscow, but skips military parade

May 9, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Ambassador to Russia Remigijus Motuzas paid tribute to the victims of World War Two in Moscow on Sunday by visiting the Eternal Flame Memorial at the walls of the Kremlin. […]