Rasa Budbergytė
Economy

Finmin calls on new Govt not to make draft 2017 budget worse

After the European Commission has asked for clarification from Lithuania over its draft 2017 budget, Finance Minister Rasa Budbergytė says that the EU’s executive body wants additional information regarding the government’s request for a higher deficit due to the so-called social model. The Finance Ministry says, meanwhile, that the Commission does not request additional explanations and does not comment on the draft budget sent to it on October 17, but only reminds the country that its new government, once formed, will have to submit an updated daft budget. […]

Economy

Lithuania slips to No. 21 in World Bank’s of Doing Business ranking

Lithuania ranks 21st among 190 countries in the World Bank‘s latest ease of Doing Business report, a notch lower than last year. […]

A dish at the Sweet root restaurant
Freetime

10 Lithuanian restaurants listed in the White Guide Nordic

Most diners in Denmark and Sweden are familiar with the trademark and the many initiatives of the White Guide. For thirteen consecutive years, White Guide has published comprehensive local guides about the gastronomy of Sweden and Denmark, and 2014 saw the arrival of the very first guide in English covering the entire Nordic region. On 31st October, the third, most comprehensive edition yet will be released – this time covering almost 400 restaurants in the Nordics with additional chapters covering Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. […]

Stasys Jakeliūnas
CORPORATE

Jakeliūnas already planning reform affecting millions of citizens

With the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS), its candidate for Minister of Finance Stasys Jakeliūnas spoke to Delfi on the first tasks he plans to focus on if he were to take the post. Delfi reminds that for two years (up to the end of 2014) he was PM Algirdas Butkevičius advisor for finance, but resigned, citing issues with working productively. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Ramūnas Karbauskis, Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

President wishes Peasant & Greens to form transparent, responsible coalition

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has wished the Peasant and Green Union, which triumphed in the parliamentary elections, to set up a transparent and responsible ruling coalition. […]