Economy
Marriott targets Lithuania for more hotels
US hotel giant Marriott is looking at opening new hotels in a number of cities around Lithuania.
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Month: June 2016
Economy
Lithuania aims to lure Chinese tea giant
Lithuania is aiming to entice China’s biggest tea grower to set up operations in the country.
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Society
Lithuanian TV watchdog lifts sanctions on pro-Russian broadcasts
Lithuania’s media watchdog has cancelled restrictions on two Russian-language TV channels after signals from the European Commission that the sanctions may run counter to EU legislation.
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Society
Archaeologists discover tunnel used by Jews to escape Nazis in Lithuania
An international team of archaeologists has located a tunnel in Lithuania used by Jewish prisoners to escape the Nazis during World War II. […]
Foreign affairs
Grybauskaite condemns ‘despicable’ terrorist act
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaite has condemned the deadly suicide attack in Istanbul airport.
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Foreign affairs
Flights between Vilnius and Turkey to resume on Thursday
With Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport restarting operations after Tuesday’s suicide bomb attack, Turkish Airlines is set to resume flights between Vilnius and the Turkish city on Thursday.
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European Union
Merkel: Russia sanctions need to be extended
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said last night that extending sanctions against Russia was necessary.
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CORPORATE
New proposal to legalise dual citizenship for Lithuanian citizens
A new proposal to provide that citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, who acquired their citizenship by birth, to combine their citizenship with that of another country has been put forward by two MPs. “It […]
European Union
Strasbourg court to hear case against Lithuania over ‘CIA secret prison’
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is to hear on Wednesday a case against Lithuania over suspicions that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operated a secret prison for terror suspects in the country a decade ago.
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CORPORATE
Lithuanian IT skills, maths ability in spotlight in OECD survey
A significant proportion of the adults in Lithuania have low levels of problem solving skills using technologies but Lithuanians have higher than average numeracy and literacy skills, according to a new OECD survey. The number […]
European Union
Both sides must prepare to make Brexit as painless as possible – Grybauskaitė
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is currently participating in a European Council meeting at which she and other European heads of state discussed Great Britain‘s decision to leave the European Union.
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CORPORATE
Palanga to get new €55 million tourist complex
Around €55 million will be invested by the German wellness association in constructing a huge new wellness complex along with a 150-room hotel in Palanga. Construction on the complex has already begun and it should […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania’s population crisis highlighted by new figures
The depth of Lithuania’s demographic crisis is laid bare by new data showing Lithuania’s population has decreased by more than 418,000 in 10 years. About as many people live in four Šiauliais or more than […]
Society
New artificial insemination law makes life harder for infertile Lithuanian couples, say experts
Obstetrician-gynecologist Reda Verbickienė believes that the conservative assisted fertilisation law passed today is a loss for Lithuanians because modern treatment methods have become inaccessible, forcing patients to seek treatment abroad or waste money on procedures that may not only fail to deliver results, but may wind up harming them as well.
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CORPORATE
Investors’ Forum pushes Seimas to sort out foreign worker visas
The Investors’ Forum, which brings together the largest investors in Lithuania, is pushing parliament to adopt a law on the legal status of foreigners and amendments to facilitate attracting professionals from abroad until the end […]
Foreign affairs
Terrorist attack on Istanbul airport leaves at least 36 dead
A terrorist attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport has left 36 people dead and injured more than 140. Foreign tourists are believed to be among the dead but there is no information on whether any Lithuanian tourists were caught up in the attack. […]
Uncategorized
Brexit leaves Lithuania’s neighbours uneasy over EU, Russia
After the British Brexit referendum on its European Union membership, Polish politicians fear that the British decision will sow more chaos, fragment Europe, and leave Poland in the margins.
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CORPORATE
How the new Labour Code will affect CEOs and top level employees in Lithuania
With a new Labour Code being passed by Lithuania’s parliament, legal experts explained to the Lithuania Tribune the implications for the employment contracts for chief executives and top level managers in companies in Lithuania. The […]
Economy
Butkevicius invites Israeli scientists to use Lithuania’s ‘science valleys’
Lithuania is inviting Israel’s scientists to use its integrated science, studies and business centres, or “science valleys” said Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius said.
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Society
Constitutional amendment linking definition of family to marriage moves one step closer
The Lithuanian parliament approved an amendment to the Constitution that would tie the legal definition of a family to marriage and parenthood after the first debate on Tuesday.
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