Society
Month: June 2016
Economy
Top jobs in Lithuania for English speakers this week
If you are an emigrant thinking of coming back to Lithuania or an English speaker in Lithuania looking for a new role we will be picking out some of the top jobs available in Lithuania each week for English speakers across all industries and sectors. […]
Politics
Political leaders and commentators react to president’s State of the Nation address
In her annual address on Thursday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė did not put the blame for the country’s problems solely on the government and managed to maintain balance and not show her support for any political group in the run-up to the general elections, a political analyst said. […]
Politics
PM rejects criticism in President Grybauskaitė’s state of the nation address
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has reacted to the president’s state of the nation address, saying it was a thinly-veiled attack on the governing parties ahead of the elections. […]
Economy
Lithuanian government’s revenue targets surpassed 3.4%
Lithuania has exceeded tax collection targets for January-May this year, the Ministry of Finance says. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s riflemen want to keep semi-automatic weapons at home
As Lithuania’s parliament is debating amendments to gun control legislation, the country’s Riflemen Union argues that if its members and military volunteers were allowed to keep semi-automatic weapons, it would greatly boost Lithuania’s defence capacity. […]
Politics
Grybauskaitė delivers scathing criticism of inefficient state-owned companies
Lithuania’s state-owned companies operate inefficiently, pay no dividends to the state, their funds are used to purchase media outlets, and they serve as “havens for unemployed party members”, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday. […]
Politics
‘Lithuania is losing direction’ – President Grybauskaitė’s annual address
Lithuania is spending less and less time and effort on strategic decisions and the state is losing its strategic direction, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said in her annual state of the nation address on Thursday. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania state tax revenues up in first four months of 2016
The Lithuanian state collected €84 million or 1.6% more in revenue than projected in the first five months of 2016 Total revenue hit €2.42 billion showing an increase of 8.5% year-on-year. “The improving collection of […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian Railways posts first quarter loss
Lithuanian Railways posted a loss of €2.78 million in the first quarter of 2016 compared with a net profit of €6.3 million in the first quarter of 2015. The company’s income fell by 2.3% over […]
Foreign affairs
European parliament attacks Lithuania, other countries for apathy towards secret CIA prisons
The European Parliament passed a resolution on Wednesday criticising EU member states and institutions for their apathy toward the alleged operation of secret prisons in Europe under the CIA‘s rendition program between 2001 and 2006. […]
Society
Gruesome Iron Maiden concert ad banned by media ethics regulator
Legendary heavy metal band Iron Maiden will be performing in Lithuania this summer, but some of the posters advertising their concert will have to be taken down if the Office of the Inspector of Media Ethics has its way. […]
CORPORATE
Top Lithuanian students to intern in China at Huawei
Ten of the most talented telecommunication technologies students in Lithuania have signed the first agreement with the organizers of the project Seeds for the Future to do a two-week internship in China marking the end […]
CORPORATE
Kaunas-based Searchnode named most ambitious Lithuanian startup
Kaunus start-up SearchNode has been named the most ambitious startup in Lithuania by the global business portal Forbes. The Kaunas based start-up was accompanied by two more startups from Kaunas Technology University on the list […]
CORPORATE
Thermo Fisher, AIG top list of most trusted companies in Lithuania
Biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific and AIG topped a list of the most reputable companies in Lithuania according to a new Business Reputation Index. “The general public‘s attitude to companies reputation in many cases is […]
Foreign affairs
Trump’s ‘nonsense’ will make his presidential run difficult, says Lithuanian analyst
Lithuanian politicians and political experts discussed the US presidential elections on Wednesday, including Hillary Clinton‘s apparent victory in the Democratic primaries as well as Donald Trump‘s Republican candidacy. […]
CORPORATE
Explosion at Belarus nitrogen plant poses threat to Lithuania, Poland
An explosion occurred at the Grodno nitrogen factory in Belarus just 40 kilometres from the Lithuanian resort of Druskininkai on Monday, the fallout from which could pose an environmental threat to both Lithuania and Poland. […]
CORPORATE
Latvia, Estonia want to sign Rail Baltica agreement but Lithuania in no rush
While the Latvian and Estonian Prime Ministers want to move ahead and sign a tripartite agreement between the Baltic countries‘ governments on the European Rail Baltica project as soon as possible, the Lithuanian government said […]
Society
No one will be prosecuted from Lithuanian Holocaust perpetrators list, says Lithuanian prosecutor
Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office has analysed a list of some 2,000 people suspected of involvement in the Holocaust, but will not be pursuing charges, because not one of them is still alive, 15min.lt reports. […]
Foreign affairs