Society
Year: 2016
Economy
GDP growth slows in Q3 due to shrinking investments
Annual Lithuania’s GDP growth decelerated to 1.7% in the third quarter of this year. Seasonally and working day adjusted quarterly growth decelerated from 0.4% in the second quarter to 0.1% in the third quarter. Household demand remained the main driver of growth, while shrinking investments was the largest drag on growth, Swedbank announced. […]
Politics
Justmin-designate scrutinized over drunk driving penalty
Lithuania’s justice minister-designate Julius Pagojus came under criticism on Wednesday after the media unveiled that he had lost his driver’s license a year ago for drunk driving. […]
Uncategorized
Russian citizen busted with gun brought from Kaliningrad
Lithuanian customs authorities on Wednesday said they busted a Russian citizen who had brought a gun, which usually fires rubber bullets, across the border from the Russian Kaliningrad region. […]
CORPORATE
After heated meeting – demarche from Christian wing of the Conservatives
The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat Party union Lithuanian Christian Democrats published a declaration regarding the situation in the party on 29 November. […]
Uncategorized
New Seimas speaker going to Riga on 1st foreign visit
Lithuania’s new Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis will make his first foreign trip to Latvia. […]
Foreign affairs
President appoints new ambassador to Greece
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday appointed Rolandas Kačinskas, a top-ranking diplomat of the Foreign Ministry, as the country’s new ambassador to Greece. […]
Economy
Bored Panda joins Vilnius Tech Park community
Bored Panda, the panda-friendly, viral content creating web magazine, is joining the Vilnius Tech Park community. The startup, launched in Lithuanian in 2009, is busy filling the internet with creative posts, amazing artwork, fun picture galleries and articles in English and Spanish, Vilnius Tech Park announced in its press release. […]
Politics
Seimas to discuss new Labour Code in detail in spring
In-depth discussion of the Lithuanian Labour Code, which some parties want enforced next summer, is scheduled for the parliament’s spring session, First Vice-Speaker Rima Baškienė says. […]
Foreign affairs
EC envoy: Populists, Russia, ISIS group aims to destroy Europe
The European Union (EU) is currently faced with pressure from populists, Russia and the ISIS group that aim to create the atmosphere of fear and chaos, says the European Commission‘s (EC) representative in Lithuania Arnoldas Pranckevičius. […]
Politics
President appoints Skvernelis-led Cabinet
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday signed a decree to appoint a new Cabinet led by Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis. […]
Society
We must ensure interests of all those living together – JustMin candidate
Lithuania must ensure the representation of the interests of all persons living together, Julius Pagojus, the candidate to become the country’s next justice minister, said on Tuesday. […]
Economy
Education reform, investment promotion as new govt’s priorities – Grajauskas
Danske Bank‘s chief economist for the Baltic countries believes that Lithuania’s incoming government should give priority to reforming the country’s education system in order to improve the situation in the labour market and help ensure sustainable economic growth, but he warns that possible differences in opinions between the ministry and the Seimas may prevent major changes from occurring. […]
CORPORATE
Sysas – this was a test for the “Peasants” and they failed it
With Darius Petrošius withdrawing his candidacy for the post of Minister of Justice, the Social Democrats have proposed Julius Sabatauskas. Ramūnas Karbauskis, however, has announced that he will not present this candidacy for the president. […]
Society
Vilnius to hold discussion on Kazys Škirpa
The Vilnius Town Hall is hosting on Tuesday evening a discussion on whether or not to rename a street named after Kazys Škirpa, which is located in the heart of the capital. […]
Opinion
Politics
New PM describes justmin candidate as young but experienced politician
Lithuanian Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis on Tuesday described Julius Pagojus, the Social Democrats’ new candidate for the post of justice minister in his incoming Cabinet, as a young and energetic but sufficiently experienced politician. […]
Politics
SocDems name Pagojus as candidate for justice minister
Julius Pagojus, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s candidate for the post of justice minister in the incoming coalition government, was to meet with President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday morning. […]
Energy
Achemos Grupė’s oil terminal sues Klaipėdos Nafta for EUR 6 mln
Krovinių Terminalas (Cargo Terminal), an oil product terminal owned by Achemos Grupė, last week turned to court over a deal between Klaipėdos Nafta (Klaipėda Oil) and Orlen Lietuva that allegedly violates the Law on Competition and restricts fair competition in the Klaipėda port’s light petroleum product market, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Tuesday. […]
Energy
EnergMin candidate says closure of ministry not a priority issue
Žygimantas Vaičiūnas, the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union’s candidate to become the country’s next energy minister, says that the proposed closure of the Energy Ministry and transfer of its functions to the Economy Ministry is an issue of secondary importance. […]