Defence
Month: February 2017
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Social protests in Belarus give opposition new capacities – Lebedko
The unsanctioned protest rallies that kicked off in Minsk and other cities of Belarus against the so-called unemployment tax give more capacities to the Belarusian opposition, one of the country’s opposition leaders Anatoly Lebedko has said in Vilnius. […]
Society
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Social Democrats employ special tactic against “Farmers” to effect
During the weekend Social Democrat presidium meeting the Social Democrat Chairman Algirdas Butkevičius expressed anger that the Farmer and Greens Union is not deliberating with the Social Democrats and is not organising any joint discussions […]
Politics
Lithuania didn’t demand choice of another location for Astravyets N-plant – Seimas speaker
Lithuania did not contribute to the choice of a different location for the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which is being built in Belarus close to the Lithuanian border, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis, adding that the only thing the country can do now to stop the project is to restrict access of the plant’s electricity to the Lithuanian market. […]
Economy
Israel-capital Blender entering Lithuania’s p2p lending market
Israel-capital company blender intends to join the Lithuanian peer-to-peer lending market after operating as provider of consumer credits in the country for six months, Verslo Žinios business daily said. […]
Energy
Minister of Energy to ask about Latvian stance on Astravyets
Amid the discussions in Lithuania on ways to halt the construction of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) in Belarus, Lithuania’s Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas is addressing the issue in Latvia on Wednesday. […]
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Belarusian opposition think Russians may leave weapons after Zapad
The Belarusian society has fears about the upcoming joint war games with Russia, Zapad 2017, and the plans to bring numerous weaponry, Belarusian opposition activists have said in Vilnius. […]
European Union
Brexit minister in Vilnius: UK expects generous EU deal on migrants
David Davis, Britain’s minister in charge of the country’s exit from the European Union (EU), has said in Vilnius he expected a generous agreement from the community in connection to post-Brexit rights of EU citizens. […]
CORPORATE
What is the final geopolitical goal of the Astravyets nuclear power plant?
Prior to moving to the most important problem – the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) project it is worth at least briefly reminding of several present actors related to the topic Tomas Dapkus writes in […]
Defence
Durbin in Vilnius: Russia is a threat, but there’s no need to slam doors on it
The United States should not completely abandon cooperation with Russia, but it must be remembered that Moscow poses a threat, Democratic Senator Richard Durbin said in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
Energy
Electricity consumption highest in a quarter of a century
In 2016, the final electricity consumption in Lithuania totalled 10.47 kilowatt hours (or 10.47 terawatt hours, TWh). A record growth in the consumption was observed last year: residents, businesses, agriculture and transport used 4.5% more electricity compared to 2015. The growth rate in agriculture was as high as 8.4%, service sector 5.7%, residents 4.3%, and transport sector 4%. The lowest year-on-year growth rate (3.5%) was recorded in the industrial sector, Litgrid press office reported. […]
Defence
US Admin dispelled European doubts in Munich – president’s aide
An advisor to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that assurances given by top US administration officials during last weekend’s Munich Security Conference have assuaged worries in Europe about US commitments to NATO. […]
Defence
US Senator Durbin wants to see permanent presence of US troops in Baltics
Democratic US Senator Richard Durbin said in Vilnius on Tuesday that US troops should to be permanently stationed in the Baltic countries. […]
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Latvia’s reluctance to block Belarus’ N-plant may be due to economic reasons – MP
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that economic reasons could be behind Latvia‘s apparent reluctance to take a tougher stance toward the Astravyets nuclear power plant that Belarus is building close to its border with Lithuania. […]
Economy
Manager of 15min portal and BNS Lithuania leaves office
Tomas Balžekas, manager of 15min, one of the biggest news environments in Lithuania, and of the news agency BNS Lithuania, left office on Monday. […]
Politics
PM hails conservatives leader’s promise to support reforms
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has welcomed promises by Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), to support strategic reforms as a sign of constructive opposition. […]
European Union
PM vows to insist on non-discrimination against Lithuanians in Brexit talks
In talks on Britain‘s exit from the European Union, the Lithuanian government will demand assurances that Lithuanians living in the UK will not be discriminated against, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday ahead of a meeting with Britain’s Brexit secretary. […]
CORPORATE
Uspaskich – If Karbauskis bickers with Skvernelis, he will ruin Farmers’ group
The Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) leader Ramūnas Karbauskis has become hostage to Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and if R. Karbauskis were to bicker against the latter, he will ruin the LVŽS Seimas group, […]