June 2016 - Page 11 of 24 - the Lithuania Tribune

EC to discipline France on posted workers wage regulation

June 16, 2016 BNS 0

The European Commission (EC) intends to send an official letter to France on Thursday, notifying the country about the initiation of an infringement procedure in connection to its laws that puts foreign carriers working in its territory to pay the same wages that are paid to French drivers, EC member Elzbieta Bienkowska in charge of internal market said in Vilnius on Thursday.

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Brexit ‘challenge, not disaster’, says Lithuanian EC commissioner

June 16, 2016 BNS 0

If the United Kingdom left the European Union (EU), it would present an enormous challenge, but would not be disastrous, says Lithuania’s European Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis.

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Lithuanian inmate wins ECtHR case over beard

June 16, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

A Lithuanian inmate won a case at the European Court of Human Rights against the Prisons Department’s ban on growing beards at internment facilities.

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Lithuanian wages growing faster than productivity

June 16, 2016 LT Daily 0

The accelerating rate of Lithuanian wage growth has not been met with an increase on labour productivity and the Bank of Lithuania says this could be a problem for the country’s economy. Labour productivity has […]

Baltic Pride 2016 festival kicks off in Vilnius

June 16, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Baltic Pride LGBT festival kicked off on Wednesday and will culminate in a pride parade in Vilnius.

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‘European project not complete without Ukraine’ says Linkevičius

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Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Ukraine’s first president, Leonid Kravchuk, and said that Ukraine is a part of Europe and that the European project will not be complete without Ukraine.

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Documentary award puts Lithuanian filmmaker’s short on path to Oscar nomination

June 16, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The documentary by Lithuanian filmmaker Giedrė Žickytė “I Am Not From Here” won the best short film award at the biggest international documentary film festival Sheffield Doc/Fest in Great Britain, which opens the way for an Oscar nomination. […]

Domestic violence reports ‘grew several times’ over last 5 years in Lithuania

June 16, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuania adopted its law on domestic violence law five years ago and the number of reported cases of domestic abuse has been growing, which suggests that Lithuanians are increasingly recognising domestic violence as a crime. […]

Milk farmers to receive €17m in state support early

June 16, 2016 LT Daily 0

In response to particularly difficult situation of Lithuania’s milk producers, the Ministry of Agriculture plans to distribute state subsidies earlier. Milk producers will receive support for 2016 as early as late June or early July. […]

Lithuanian to head the company of Ukraine’s richest man Rinat Akhmetov

June 16, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuanian Valdas Puzeras has been appointed as the general manager of Ukrainskiy Riteil, a company owned by Ukraine‘s richest businessman Rinat Akhmetov, TradeMaster.ua reports. Puzeras started working in the position on June 6. Puzeras has […]

Food less affordarble in Lithuania than in Denmark

June 16, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuania, together with Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Hungary, are the European Union countries where food costs the least. However, it is still more affordable to the Danes who pay the highest price […]

Lithuania’s labour code reform ‘perfect example of how capital deals with low growth’

June 16, 2016 LT Daily 0

The purpose of a labour code is to distribute risks of possible crises between employers and employees and Lithuania’s new Labour Code draft disproportionally favours employers, said Sweden’s Linköping University professor emeritus Charles Woolfson. Woolfson, […]

Poland says energy throttle complaints are Russian interference

June 15, 2016 BNS 0

A representative of the Polish power transmission operator PSE has dismissed criticism about limiting of the Lithuania-Poland electricity link and the statements about Poland impeding the synchronization of the Baltic power networks with Western Europe.

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New Iron Maiden poster released in Lithuania that won’t scare children

June 15, 2016 BNS 0

The organizers of heavy metal legend Iron Maiden‘s concert in Lithuania have changed the band’s posters into a version that is less frightening for children.

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US to head one of NATO battalions in Baltics and Poland

June 15, 2016 BNS 0

The United States will head one of the four international battalions to be set up by NATO in the three Baltic states and Poland to deter Russia, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter confirmed on Wednesday.

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Lithuanian MPs suggest that businesses should share 25% of profits with employees

June 15, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on Social Affairs and Labour, which is debating a package of laws of the Labour Code reform, has proposed a provision that would have businesses share at least a fourth of their profits with employees.

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Bank of Lithuania expects 2.6% GDP growth

June 15, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Bank of Lithuania expects the country’s economy to grow 2.6%, leaving its earlier projections unchanged.

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Lithuanian leaders give their reasons for not joining Baltic Pride march

June 15, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s president, parliamentary speaker and prime minister say they will not join the Baltic Pride march this weekend in show of support of the country’s LGBT community. […]

Lithuania wants to buy defence systems from Norwegian government

June 15, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania would buy the NASAMS medium-range missile defence systems from the Norwegian government, not directly from the manufacturer Kongsberg, Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says.

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The little library in Bernardino Park being stocked with books Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune

Free Little Library, Bibliotekėlė, offers children’s books in Vilnius Bernardinai Garden

June 15, 2016 Ludo Segers 0

On Tuesday, a new little free library opened in Bernardinai Garden (Bernardinų sodai) in Vilnius.

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