Global LT
350 year-old Torah scroll returns to Vilnius
A 350 year-old Torah scroll that was used in Jewish religious services in the Vilnius ghetto during World War II is returning to the Lithuanian capital. […]
Month: June 2016
Defence
Lithuanian proposals to ‘criminalize disinformation’ go out to consultation
The Lithuanian parliament’s National Security and Defence Committee (NSDC) plans to return to discussing the State Security Department’s proposals to make disinformation a criminal offense in the fall. […]
Global LT
Outdoing Dad: Sabonis headed to Oklahoma City after going 11th in NBA draft
Domantas Sabonis is headed to the Oklahoma City Thunder after being taken as the 11th pick by the Orlando Magic before being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, home of NBA star Kevin Durant. […]
European Union
IMF press UK, EU to move ahead with Brexit quickly
The European Union and the United Kingdom should start the actual process of the UK exiting the EU as soon as possible to put an end to uncertainty in the markets, said Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) head, reports the Financial Times. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian anti-fraud police probing alleged misappropriation of €4m EU funds
The Lithuanian anti-fraud police have launched an investigation into an illegal attempts to obtain nearly €4 million in funding from the European Union and the Lithuanian government for 11 projects. The agency is investigating 68 […]
CORPORATE
Vilnius western bypass to open to traffic in 2016
The third phase of the Vilnius western bypass could be completed as early as this year with the road expected be opened to traffic immediately thereafter, according to Vilnius Major Remigijus Simasius. “Works are progressing […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian military to buy new helicopters for special forces
Lithuania is aiming to further strengthen its army by planning to buy new helicopters for its special forces units. The moves has been welcomed by former Special Forces soldiers and the United States welcome the […]
CORPORATE
What has the biggest effect on Lithuanians’ drinking habits?
The influence of friends not advertising was the biggest reason why Lithuanians chose to consume alcohol, a new survey by public opinion and market research company Sprinter tyrimai shows. 67% of respondents said that they […]
Opinion
CORPORATE
Avia Solutions Group seals €1 billion deal with Chinese company
Lithuania‘s Avia Solutions Group and AviaAM Leasing has signed a €1 billion cooperation agreement with the Henan Provincial Civil Aviation Development and Investment Company, China‘s second largest civil aviation company. Under the agreement, AviaAM Leasing, […]
European Union
Lithuanians in UK ‘shocked’ by Brexit
Lithuanians living in the United Kingdom say they are in shock after the majority of Britons voted in favour of leaving the European Union, said Dalia Asanaviciute, head of the country’s Lithuanian community. […]
Foreign affairs
Brexit: a short guide to what is likely to happen next
In a historic referendum, British citizens voted to leave the European Union on June 23, with 51.9 percent of voters choosing an exit. For the first time since its creation in the mid-1950s, the bloc will soon lose a member. The move is triggering a chain of events that will be felt around the globe, and it pushes both Britain and the European Union into a prolonged period of uncertainty that will fundamentally change the future of Europe. […]
CORPORATE
Three ways the West can defeat Putin – if it really wants to
There are a range of proven tactics that the West could use to destabilise Vladimir Putin‘s regime in Russia but the question is whether Western countries believe such action would lead to a Russia more favourable to Western interests. […]
European Union
Lithuania’s prime minister blames EU institutions for Brexit vote
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius said some of the blame for the vote to exit the EU by the British electorate should be placed at the door of EU institutions who had not listened to member states concerns enough. […]
European Union
EU will feel consequences of Brexit, says Lithuania’s president
The European Union will feel the consequences of Brexit in the short term but should be able to find a model of co-existence with Britain, said Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite after Britain voted to leave the EU. […]
European Union
Britain votes to leave EU sparking global turmoil
Britain has voted to leave the European Union by a margin of 52% to 48% leading British Prime Minister to announce his resignation and sending the world’s financial markets into free-fall. […]
Foreign affairs
Economy
Economists weigh in on Brexit effects on Lithuanian economy
If the United Kingdom were to vote to leave the European Union (EU) at Thursday referendum, this will have only limited negative effects on Lithuania in the short-to-mid-term. In the long run, however, negative repercussions of Brexit may actually reach Lithuania.
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Politics
Prosecutor general asks parliament to strip MP Gapšys of legal immunity
Lithuania’s Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis on Thursday addressed the Seimas (parliament) with a request to strip Vytautas Gapšys, a Labour Party MP, of legal immunity.
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Politics
‘No new taxes in the near future’ – new Finance Minister
The current government has no plans to introduce any new taxes, says Lithuania’s new finance minister, backtracking from her earlier statement that real estate and car taxes were only a matter of time.
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