Political scientist Linas Kojala said that Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian fighter pilot-turned-national hero who was recently released by Russia in a prisoner swap, will become a politician with outsize influence in her country – which can be dangerous if she doesn’t understand the “rules of the game.” […]
It took only six months for two Lithuanian entrepreneurs, Vilnius Malinauskas and Marius Bartkevičius, to establish a business and start exporting their products. Their company, Smells Like Spells, is making natural soy was candles and home fragrances which found a niche in the US, the UK, German and Latvian markets. […]
Belarus businesses are interested in adopting technologies developed and used by Lithuanian industry. This was discussed during a meeting between Lithuanian and Belarus entrepreneurs and public institutions in Lida. At the twelfth Lithuanian-Belarusian Forum, Belarusians […]
One of Lithuania’s biggest agricultural companies Kauno grūdai has launched an internal investigation after suspicions arose that former employees could have embezzled value added tax (VAT). Kauno grūdai insists that the company itself does not […]
It has emerged that the Special Investigation Service‘s (STT) investigation of former Liberal Movement chairman Eligijus Masiulis and MG Baltic Vice-president Raimondas Kurlianskis for suspected corruption began at least seven months before the suspicions were […]
The first quarter of 2016 saw increased borrowing by small businesses, improved corporate credit ratings and growing productivity. Farmers, retailers and manufacturing companies were the most active borrowers among small businesses, says Swedbank. Swedbank’s loans […]
Jonava Municipal Council decided to ban sale of strong alcoholic beverages during Joninės, Lithuania’s midsummer festival. The ban will apply not just on the festival site, but throughout the town, affecting shops, restaurants and bars. […]
Historical sources document medieval Lithuanian tribes to have been not just victims of crusader attacks but expansionists and pillagers in their own right, fierce warriors whose might terrorized their neighbours, including fellow Balts, and forged empires. […]
The European Commission has formally requested that Lithuania ease its national rules on the sale of land to foreigners, which now violate the European Union‘s free movement of capital and freedom of establishment. […]
The return of Lithuanian powerhouse Jonas Valanciunas to the Toronto Raptors line-up against Cleveland couldn’t stop the Cavaliers from inflicting a humiliating defeat on Toronto in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. […]
The Bank of Lithuania has asked the Prosecutor General’s Office to investigate alleged slander by a media group. […]
If you are an emigrant thinking of coming back to Lithuania or an English speaker in Lithuania looking for a new role we will be picking out some of the top jobs available in Lithuania each week for English speakers across all industries and sectors. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to build an “equal and fair dialogue” with the European Union on the eve of his visit to Greece. […]
Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of Lithuania’s conservative Homeland Union party, has officially given up his seat at the European Parliament. […]
Lithuania’s parliament recently added a new amendment to the Alcohol Control Law, which, from November 2016, will prohibit retailers from displaying discounts on alcoholic drinks. The discounts themselves are not banned, however. […]
Minister of Transport and Communications Rimantas Sinkevičius said that the state-managed Lithuanian Railways company will be restructured according to the European Commission‘s requirements. In this way, the company will avoid paying several tens of millions […]
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