Society
Lithuania to commemorate Roma Holocaust
An event in Vilnius on Tuesday will pay tribute to the genocide of Roma people during World War Two. […]
Year: 2016
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Russia offers to cooperate with Baltics and NATO to ensure aviation safety
A Russian Defence Ministry official says that Moscow is ready to work with the Baltic and Scandinavian states to prevent incidents in the Baltic Sea, Tass reports. […]
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Lithuanian education system: ‘Illiterate nation with university diplomas’
Dropping admissions to Lithuania’s universities and colleges – 82 study programmes failed to attract any students – have once again put focus on the chronic ills of the country’s education system. […]
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Lithuania hosts survival training in Baltic Sea
Nearly 100 soldiers are participating in international survival at sea training exercises organised by Lithuania in the Lithuania’s territorial waters. During the training, pilots, on-board technicians, military medical personnel will train how to escape from […]
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Salary increases to require €120m from Lithuanian budget
Finance Minister Rasa Budbergytė has met with the Labour Party parliamentary group to discuss possibilities to increase public sector salaries next year. “We can promise specific values only when we have clear budget figures. We […]
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Electricity price in Lithuania jumps by quarter due to lower NordBalt imports
With a decline of electricity flows through NordBalt by almost 60% and growing prices in neighbouring countries, electricity price in Lithuania has gone up by a quarter, Elektrum Lietuva reports. Last week, the average electricity […]
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Why Lithuania should increase its government debt by €7bn
Lithuania is at present in a unique situation where it could have a significant direct and indirect benefit by increasing government debt by almost 50%, argues Nerijus Mačiulis, Swedbank chief economist. Over the next five […]
Defence
US Congress ‘should approve missile export to Lithuania’
A recent visit to Lithuania by US Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, during which the Americans pledged to support the formation of a regional air defence architecture by deploying air defence elements in the region for training, underscores Washington‘s commitments to Baltic defence, DELFI reports. […]
Energy
Lithuanian minister dismisses ‘childish’ explanations about incident at Astravyets plant
Rosatom, the Russian company which is building reactors for Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, has downplayed a recent incident at the facility, but Lithuania’s environment minister says the explanation is “childish”.
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Sports
Team Lithuania at Rio Olympics: Swimming
Six Lithuanian swimmers will jump into the Olympic pool in Rio de Janeiro. Giedrius Titenis and Rūta Meilutytė are the favourites to return home with medals. […]
Politics
Government to seek balanced budget in 2017
In an effort to bolster financial stability, the Lithuanian Ministry of Finance intends to submit a deficit-free 2017 budget to the government, says Finance Minister Rasa Budbergytė.
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Sports
How many medals will Lithuanians bring from Rio?
With less than a week left until the beginning of Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, the American media has published predictions for each participating nation’s medal count.
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Politics
MP Gapšys giving up Seimas seat as of Wednesday
Lithuanian MP Vytautas Gapšys of the Labour Party has handed a request to the Central Electoral Commission to terminate his mandate as of August 3.
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Society
‘It’s like an action movie’ – Mission Siberia 2016
Participants of this year’s Mission Siberia expedition were greeted with deportee songs upon their return to Vilnius railway station on Monday morning.
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Freetime
Lithuanian farmer plants a cannabis labyrinth
A farmer from Ukmergė is offering an unusual tourist attraction. He has planted a 0.5-hectare labyrinth of hemp plants. […]
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Small farmers find it difficult to get their vegetables on supermarket shelves
Vegetable growers say that in order to sign contracts with the major retail chains, farmers need to ensure an uninterrupted supply of products. Moreover, only big farms can meet the demand from retailers, therefore it […]
Economy
Tax authorities investigate Lithuanians’ real estate holdings in Italy and Spain
Lithuanian tax authorities are investigating real estate assets owned by Lithuanians in Italy and Spain. After receiving data from these countries, Lithuanian inspectors say there are suspected cases of tax evasion.
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Foreign affairs
Lithuania should appoint politically neutral person for Astravyets N-plant
Lithuania would benefit from appointing a politically neutral person for issues of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Belarus, political scientist Ramunas Vilpišauskas has told the national television LRT. […]
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More Lithuanians optimistic about situation in the country
Four out of ten Lithuanians believe that the general situation in their country has improved over the last two months, according to a poll. In a Baltijos Tyrimai survey, commissioned by Elta news agency, 39% […]
Economy
Who are the richest people in Lithuania?
The weekly magazine Veidas has published its annual list of top richest people in Lithuania. For the sixth year in a row, the top spot is reserved for Nerijus Numavičius, the biggest shareholder of Vilniaus […]