2016 - Page 196 of 222 - the Lithuania Tribune

Alternative fuel cars sold in Lithuania one of lowest in EU

February 9, 2016 LT Daily 0

Last year registration of new vehicles running on alternative fuels almost doubled in Lithuania but the rate remains one of the lowest in the EU, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. […]

Lithuanian scientists patent world-first in laser technology

February 9, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuanians have patented another world-first in laser tempered glass cutting technology that can be used to cut glass that would normally shatter, like car windscreens. […]

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. Photo Ludo Segers

Ukraine not doing enough to eradicate corruption, says Lithuania’s foreign minister

February 9, 2016 BNS 0

Not enough measures are being taken by the Ukraine to eradicate corruption, according to Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius. […]

Leaked correspondence shows Abromavičius told truth about Ukraine corruption

February 9, 2016 LT Daily 0

Ukrainian media have published evidence that Ukraine‘s former Economic Development and Trade Minister, Lithuanian Aivaras Abromavičius, was not lying about corruption in government blocking his reforms. […]

Druskininkai mayor admits paying contractors on property at centre of corruption investigation

February 9, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Mayor of Druskininkai Ričardas Malinauskas has admitted giving money to contractors who were working on a property that has been the subject of an anti-corruption investigation. He still denies that he is the owner of the property, insisting he was only mediating. […]

Lithuania blames slow refugee resettlement on Greece, Italy

February 9, 2016 LT Daily 0

Refugee resettlement to Lithuania is taking more time than anticipated because Greece and Italy are too slow in processing refugees, Vice-Chancellor of the government Rimantas Vaitkus told Žinių radijas. […]

Truck jam at international ferry ports over Russia-Poland dispute

February 9, 2016 LT Daily 0

Trucks carrying goods from Russia to Western Europe are stuck in three- to four-kilometre-long lines at international ferry ports on the Baltic after Russia and Poland failed to negotiate a deal on bilateral permits for the vehicles. […]

Russia’s influence in terminal decline in Lithuania, Baltic States – Forbes

February 9, 2016 LT Daily 0

Russia‘s influence on Lithuania and the Baltic States is in serious decline with Russian businesses and capital playing a smaller and smaller part in the region, according to Forbes. […]

Flu claims first victim in Lithuania

February 9, 2016 BNS 0

Flu continues to spread in Lithuania with 16 municipalities out of 60 having declared epidemics. One death from flu-related complications was reported on Monday. […]

How are low oil prices impacting Lithuania’s economy?

February 9, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

With falling oil prices, oil has started becoming a burden on nations that produce it but oil importers like Lithuania have been prospering from the price drop. […]

Belarus will not retaliate over Lithuania blocking nuclear plant, says Masiulis

February 8, 2016 BNS 0

The Lithuanian government does not expect Belarus to take retaliatory measures against Lithuania over the country trying to block the construction of a new Belarusian nuclear power plant at Astravyets, said Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis. […]

Winners of Lithuania’s science prizes announced

February 8, 2016 BNS 0

Recipients of the annual Lithuanian Science Prizes, acknowledging research achievements in the fields of natural and social sciences and humanities, were announced on Monday. […]

Quiet skies over Baltic for NATO jets in 2016

February 8, 2016 BNS 0

The beginning of the year 2016 remains calm for NATO air-policing jets guarding the Baltic skies – they again were not scrambled to identify and intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation or other countries last week, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence said. […]