Society
What are the best schools and universities in Lithuania?
New rankings show Lithuania’s best secondary schools and universities. […]
Year: 2016
Society
Passenger dies on train after allegedly being told air conditioning was ‘too expensive’
A man has died of heart attack on a train in Lithuania after attendants reportedly refused to turn on air conditioning, LNK reports. […]
Uncategorized
Latvia beats Lithuania to OECD membership
Latvia will become the second Baltic state to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The country’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it had received an invitation to join the 34-country bloc often described as the rich club. […]
Politics
Lithuanian Olympic discus champion to run for parliament
Lithuania’s Olympic discus champion Virgilijus Alekna has announced he will run for election to Lithuania’s parliament in the upcoming general elections. […]
Politics
Lithuanian government sets up new unemployment fund
The Lithuanian government and parliament groups have agreed to set up an unemployment fund. The money would be used to pay benefits to people who lose jobs after working at least three years for the same employer. […]
Society
Economy
Investment and trade office underscores ‘growing importance of Baltics to Flemish economy’
One of Europe’s most successful economic powerhouses, Flanders, opened a representative office in Vilnius. It was a festive celebration and brought one hundred guests to the new location of Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) office on Gedimino Prospektas in the heart of the Lithuanian capital. […]
Foreign affairs
CORPORATE
Liberals overtaking conservatives as leading centre-right party
The liberals are emerging as the leading centre-right force in Lithuania’s political field, overtaking the conservatives who have long been the go-to party for right-leaning voters. In the last general elections of 2012, the conservative […]
Society
Investigation into illegal construction in Lithuania’s regional parks launched
The Seimas Committee on Environmental Protection is considering asking the Lithuanian prosecutor’s office to investigate certain buildings built in the Pavilniai and Verkių regional parks to defend the public interest. […]
Economy
VAT cuts for meat will not lower prices – Lithuanian president’s adviser
VAT cuts are not the best way to rein in rising food prices, says the Lithuanian president’s top adviser. […]
CORPORATE
Property prices in Vilnius still over 30% below pre-crisis peak
Property prices in Vilnius are still 38.7% below their pre-crisis peak before a housing bubble burst with the financial crisis, only Tallinn of the Baltic capitals has seen its prices recover to near pre-crisis levels. […]
CORPORATE
Auction politics: Lithuanian parties compete to promise highest minimum wage
With parliamentary elections getting closer, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and the Labour Party have all promised to raise the minimum monthly wage during the next parliamentary […]
Economy
Farmers give out free milk in centre of Vilnius in protest
Lithuanian farmers gave out free milk to people in the centre of Vilnius outside the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday in protest at the low prices they are getting from retailers for their milk. […]
Uncategorized
Putin’s ‘master plan’ for the Baltic States – new investigation
A new documentary by leading Baltic journalists investigates the Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s master plan for and interference in the Baltic States by following a $100 million money trail that funds Russian-backed proxies in the Baltics. […]
Society
Lithuania drops in world rankings for LGBT rights
Lithuania has been ranked 36th out of 49 countries in a LGBT rights rankings of countries compiled by Rainbow Europe. […]
CORPORATE
What would Lithuania gain from TTIP?
The transatlantic trade and investment partnership contract (TTIP) would open up markets, reduce bureaucracy and costs and increase competition which would bring benefits to the Lithuanian consumers, according to political scientist Ramūnas Vilpišauskas. However, he […]
CORPORATE
Head of Lithuanian central bank says he worked with offshore companies lawfully
Vitas Vasiliauskas, chairman of the board of the Bank of Lithuania, has admitted to representing numerous offshore companies but also said that he did not open any accounts and did not break any laws. Speaking […]
Defence
Two Lithuanian soldiers injured in explosion
Two soldiers were injured when an explosive went off in a military training ground near Pabradė, Lithuania, on Tuesday evening. […]
CORPORATE
What do Lithuanian opinion formers think about a possible Brexit?
British voters are hitting the polls in six weeks to decide whether their country should stay or leave the European Union. The effects of Brexit would be felt throughout the 28-country block, so the EU and countries like Lithuania should also unobtrusively contribute to the debate in Britain, Lithuanian experts say. […]