Society
Lithuania’s highest pedestrian bridge opened in Alytus
The town of Alytus in southern Lithuania has opened the country’s highest pedestrian bridge. […]
Month: June 2016
CORPORATE
Lithuania’s defence industry subcontracting market to hit €150m
Increasing defence spending by the Lithuanian government will increase the size of the defence subcontracting market up to €150 million over the coming years. Gintaris Satkus, director of the Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry association, […]
Defence
NATO forces on cross-Europe march arrive in Lithuania
Thousands of NATO troops and 400 pieces of materiel will be traveling through Lithuania as part of NATO’s Operation Dragoon Ride. The operation is an effort to demonstrate the Alliance’s ability to quickly redeploy its forces. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian state coffers to take €1m hit as MPs lose seats
The upcoming elections will see a range of payouts by the Office of the Parliament hitting up to €1 million as members of parliament lose their seats, with their assistants also entitled to severance payments. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian dairy farmers ‘can expect support from EU’ – Attaché
Lithuania’s agriculture attaché in Brussels says that the country’s dairy farmers can expect support from the European Commission, although there are no guarantees yet, LRT reports. Karolis Anužis says that the decision should be clear […]
Sports
Berankis secures spot as first Lithuanian tennis player in Olympics
Lithuanian tennis player Ričardas Berankis on Monday assured himself a spot in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian companies win four international advertising awards
Lithuanian companies have won a number of awards at the International advertising gongs, the Golden Hammer. McCann Vilnius received a gold medal for the brand Beer Library in packaging design category while Lithuanian agency Milk […]
Economy
Lithuania climbs to 41st in global prosperity index
Lithuania was ranked the 41st most prosperous country in the world, lagging behind Poland and the other Baltic States. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania‘s political parties hit with fines for illegal campaigning
With Lithuania’s parliamentary election campaigns gaining momentum, the Central Electoral Commission has had to take action over complaints of illegal political campaigning, reports TV3 Žinios. Opposition parties were up in arms last week after a […]
Economy
CORPORATE
Summer job market short on labour
The influence of the summer season on the job market is already becoming clear – the number of people in Lithuania looking for work has dropped by almost 14,000 over the last month, but almost […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania has third highest rate of preventable deaths in EU
Lithuania has the third highest level of preventable deaths in the EU according to a new Eurostat survey. Romania had the highest number of preventable deaths in the EU forllowed by Latvia and Lithuania. The […]
CORPORATE
Danske Bank completes deal with Swedbank in effort to focus on business banking
On Saturday, the Danish Danske Bank and Swedish Swedbank completed the deal they signed at the end of September last year regarding the sale of Lithuanian and Latvian retail banks. Verslo Žinios reports that the […]
Opinion
Is the West misreading Vladimir Putin?
Is the West misreading Russian President Vladimir Putin? Brookings Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for the United States and Europe Fiona Hill sets the record straight in a new article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. […]
CORPORATE
Opinion: Corruption scandals show Trumpism is rampant in Lithuania’s parties
Judging by the reactions of parties’ chairmen and their members to the cronyism and corruption scandals rocking Lithuania’s political parties, the leaders of Lithuania’s “classical” political parties – the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, the Social Democrats and the Liberal Movement – are rife with Trumpism, argues political observer Arkadijus Vinokuras. […]
Opinion
Managing the risks of the US-Russia confrontation in Eastern Europe
Unlike in the Cold War, the current Russia–United States confrontation is asymmetrical, which carries different dangers. Cooperation will remain limited and Barack Obama’s successor will most likely take a harsher stance on Russia. […]
Freetime
Picture of the Week: Honk if you’re the President of Lithuania
President Dalia Grybauskaitė and the rest of Lithuania celebrated International Children’s Day on 1 June. While participating in a charity event, however, things seemed to get a bit louder than anticipated. […]
Energy
EU must be united on Belarus nuclear plant, Lithuanian PM tells Juncker
The European Union has to speak with once voice about the safety of a new nuclear power plant that Belarus is building in Astravyets, close to its border with Lithuania, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius said during a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday. […]
Freetime
The Top 10 things to do in Lithuania
There are many things you can only do in Lithuania – or at least it wouldn’t be the same if you did it anywhere else. Here’s our pick of the top 10 adventures you can indulge in. […]
Politics
More anti-corruption investigations coming, Lithuanian Prosecutor General tells politicians
Though Lithuania’s political world is still reeling from recent corruption scandals, the Prosecutor General has promised to announce new interrogations and accusations for still more politicians and Seimas members. […]