Society
Month: August 2016
Freetime
A new park in north Lithuania only for the barefooted
A new park in Biržai region, northern Lithuania, only admits barefooted visitors.
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Politics
Prime Minister asks for chief veterinary officer’s dismissal
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has asked Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė to look into whether Jonas Milius, the country’s chief veterinary officer, can stay in his post.
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Society
What are the prime killers in Lithuania?
Last year, 41,776 people died in Lithuania, most of them from diseases, though a significant portion from external causes, including suicide, according to the Hygiene Institute.
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Politics
€1.8m set aside for severance pay of outgoing Lithuanian MPs
Over €1.8 million has been reserved for Lithuanian members of parliament who are not reelected in October’s general elections, as well as their assistants and secretaries.
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Foreign affairs
11 Syrian refugees arrive in Lithuania
Another 11 refugees – originally from Syria but lately living in a refugee camp in Greece – arrived in Lithuania in the early hours of Friday.
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Energy
Belarusian president tells Lithuania to stop complaining and cooperate on nuclear plant
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that Lithuania should think of helping his country run the nuclear power plant, which Vilnius has vehemently criticized as unsafe.
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CORPORATE
1,500 candidates to compete for 141 seats in Lithuanian parliament
With about two months left until the general elections, political parties must submit their final application documents to Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission by the end of Friday. About 1,500 candidates will vie for 141 seats […]
Society
Resettled refugee family leaves Lithuania for Sweden
An Iraqi refugee family that were resettled to Lithuania last December have left for Sweden.
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Economy
Lithuania plans 6-fold expansion of electric car infrastructure next year
Lithuania plans to spend €3 million for developing infrastructure for electric cars next year.
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CORPORATE
Student apartment rents up by 10%
Students coming to study to Vilnius and Kaunas will have to pay up to 10% more in rents than last year. Real estate agents admit that Vilnius landlords are charging about 5% more compared to […]
CORPORATE
One of the world’s least-polluting cruise ships visits Klaipėda
With the cruise ship season in its middle point, one of the world‘s most environmentally-friendly cruise ships Mein Schiff 5 is visiting Klaipėda port. The ship’s modern systems reduce her gas emissions by up to […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania in top 10 foreign investment recipients per population
Lithuania is one of the world’s leaders that attract foreign investment and create new jobs, according to a new ranking. IBM Global Location Trends 2016 report shows that Lithuania takes the 10th position in the […]
CORPORATE
How big are the awards for Olympic winners of Lithuania?
Lithuanians Olympic medallists will most likely get awarded with brand new cars by sponsors and will get considerable premiums from the state. Lithuania‘s premiums for the Olympic medal winners fall somewhere in the middle among […]
Economy
Lithuanian PM to skip Olympics due to ridiculous flight fares
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius will not observe the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro due to what he said was unacceptable flight fares, the government’s press service said on Thursday.
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Opinion
The most beautiful woman of all time: Myths of Barbora Radvilaitė
In Lithuanian historical consciousness, Barbora Radvilaitė (or Barbara Radziwill, 1522-1551), the Grand Duchess of Lithuania and the Queen of Poland, occupies a special place. She is arguably the best-known woman in Lithuania’s history and one whose life has become a source of myth and fiction.
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Politics
Hazardous bacteria found in Lithuania’s Judex food products
Analysis of frozen food seized during a search in Judex, a Kaunas-based Lithuanian frozen food production company, has revealed hazardous bacteria, the Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office said on Thursday. […]
Sports
Team Lithuania at Rio Olympics: Weightlifting, wrestling, shooting and gymnastics
Sixty-eight Lithuanian athletes will compete in the Rio Olympic Games staht starts this Friday. One athlete will represent Lithuania in each of the following fields: weight-lifting, wrestling, shooting and gymnastics. […]
Opinion
Doping in sports: Winning at what cost?
The International Olympic Committee could have sent a strong message that doping in sport will not be tolerated, had it decided to ban the Russians from competing in the upcoming Rio Olympics. The ramifications of this scandal will forever change the face of doping. […]
Energy
EC to look into Lithuania’s complaints over Belarusian nuclear plant
The European Commission is looking into the address filed by three Lithuanian ministers about the Belarusian nuclear power plant under construction in Astravyets, some 50 km from Vilnius.
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