Society
What world leader did a grandmother in Klaipėda receive a letter from?
A grandmother from Klaipėda, Lithuania has received an unexpected letter from a world leader congratulating her on the end of World War II. […]
Year: 2016
Uncategorized
Latvia celebrates 26th independence anniversary
Latvia is celebrating the 26th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union on Wednesday. […]
Economy
CORPORATE
Fall in Lithuania’s industrial producer prices among biggest in EU
Lithuania has reported one of the biggest falls in industrial producer prices among the 28 European States in March. Industrial producer prices in March 2016 fell 6.3%, compared to March 2015, according to Eurostat data […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian company lands contract with Western Union
The Lithuanian company Vertex, which offers SMS marketing solutions, has secured a contract from the American money transfer giant Western Union. Vertex will be conducting marketing for the American company via text messages starting this […]
Society
Cameras to stop Vilnius drivers using new public transport lanes
Vilnius is going to introduce sophisticated monitoring for public transport lanes to fine and prevent unauthorised drivers from entering the lanes, said Vilnius mayor Remigijus Šimašius. […]
Economy
New Baltic Amber two euro coin released by Bank of Lithuania
Lithuania’s central bank, the Bank of Lithuania, has issued two commemorative two-euro coins with the country side minted with one of the most prominent Baltic cultural characters – Amber circle-amulet. […]
Society
OSCE praises Lithuanian president’s veto of law on court reporting
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has welcomed Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s decision to veto amendments to the Criminal Code criminalizing the disclosure of information from closed court proceedings. […]
CORPORATE
Big companies may be taxed to support competition regulator
Some companies in Lithuania may face a new tax through which they would be obligated to support the Competition Council (CC). Businessmen have expressed their opposition to the tax, indicating that it would twist competition […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian entrepreneurs push for adoption of Estonian tax model
A number of Lithuanian entrepreneurs are pushing for Lithuania to adopt Estonia‘s approach to taxation to stop a flight of companies from the country to its Baltic neighbour. “Income tax administration in Lithuania both for […]
CORPORATE
Brussels forecasts slower growth for Lithuania
Lithuania’s economy will grow, but at a slower pace than predicted, according to European Commission forecasts with GDP growing by 3.1% in 2017 instead of the 3.4% previously predicted. However, the Commission said Lithaunia‘s economy […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian farmers warn of late harvests due to bad weather
After an unusually cool spring this year, Lithuanian farmers say that harvests will be late. Potato farmer Edas Sasnauskas tells LRT Radio that bad weather delayed works in the fields by at least two weeks. […]
CORPORATE
Why are Lithuanian boys doing so badly at school?
For several years, Lithuanian education specialists have been noticing a worrying trend – Lithuanian boys’ school grades have been falling steadily. […]
Opinion
Society
Head of Lithuanian bank to appear before Seimas after leak shows offshore connection
Vitas Vasiliauskas, the head of Lithuania’s central bank, has been asked to provide an explanation to the Seimas after it was reported that he represented an offshore company linked to Russia’s oligarch Nikolai Tsvetkov before becoming the head of the bank. […]
European Union
Lithuanian Seimas backs ‘yellow card’ procedure against EC’s proposal
The Lithuanian parliament has decided to back Poland‘s initiative to block the European Commission‘s proposal to have posted workers in EU member countries receive equal pay as local workers. […]
Economy
Politics
Former coach of Lithuania’s national basketball team to run for parliament
Antanas Sireika, a former head coach of the Lithuanian national men’s basketball team, plans to run for parliament this autumn on the Social Democratic ticket. […]
Economy
Lithuanian government considers more tax breaks for low-earners
The Lithuanian government is planning to raise tax-exempt income levels again next year, following a hike this January. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to send military doctors to Jordan – president
Lithuania is planning to send several military doctors to Jordan to help the Middle Eastern country handle refugees from Syria, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said. […]