Society
Lithuanian Jews in row over Vilnius community leader election
Lithuanian Jews are in a row over Wednesday’s election of the leader of the Vilnius Jewish Community (VJC). […]
Month: May 2017
Economy
Lithuania eases intra-company transfers of non-EU workers
Lithuania is easing the conditions of transfer of highly skilled non-EU nationals for temporary assignments in local units of foreign companies. […]
Defence
Vilnius institute wants students about Russian intelligence officer
Vilnius University’s Institute of International Relations and Political Science (VU TSPMI) has warned its students that a Russian intelligence officer mentioned in Lithuanian intelligence bodies’ report on national security threats has been seen attending the institute’s events. […]
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EU commissioner says no thaw in ties with Belarus until it proves its N-plant is safe
There will be no thaw in the energy dialog between the EU and Belarus until Minsk proves that the nuclear power plant it is building not far from Vilnius is safe, EU Energy Union Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said in the Lithuanian capital on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
CORPORATE
STT: corruption devours more than a tenth of Lithuania’s GDP
Corruption risks can plausibly cause both direct and indirect damage to Lithuania. According, to the results of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) conducted by the independent research centre “RAND Europe” based on the newest data, […]
Foreign affairs
India considers opening embassy in Lithuania
India is considering opening an embassy in Lithuania, Mobashar Akbar, the country’s minister of state for external affairs, said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]
Economy
Grybauskaitė sends EU-Canada free trade deal to Seimas for ratification
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has submitted the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) signed between the European Union and Canada last October to the Seimas for ratification. […]
Society
9 Eritrean refugees arrive in Lithuania under EU program
Nine Eritrean refugees arrived in Lithuania this week under the EU’s resettlement program, the Migration Department said on Thursday. […]
Energy
Lithuania ready to ensure power from unsafe plants has no access to its market – PM
Amid doubts whether Lithuania’s efforts to impose an embargo on electricity from the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus will be compatible with WTO rules, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the country will ensure that power from unsafe facilities has no access to its market. […]
Economy
Baltic grid synchronization with Europe possible via one LitPol Link – Sefcovic
The European Commission’s vice-president in charge of the energy union says that the Baltic countries could synchronize their power grids with the continental European system via a single LitPol Link line by expanding its capacity and that the project could receive EU support. […]
Politics
Politics
PM Skvernelis admits current govt coalition isn’t the best
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, whose government has been in office for half a year, says that the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) differ in their philosophies and approaches to many issues and admits that he never thought that the current coalition of the two parties was the best option. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė attends NATO summit in Brussels
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday is attending NATO‘s summit in Brussels that is expected to focus on defense funding and the Alliance’s role in the fight against terrorism. […]
CORPORATE
TOP most annoying political parties in Lithuania
Lithuanian citizens are usually asked, who they would vote for if the elections would take place in the near future. However, when they’re asked the opposite, which party has no chance and what people have […]
Politics
Palionis elected head of Lithuanian SocDems’ group in Seimas
Andrius Palionis, deputy chairman of the Seimas’ Budget and Finance Committee, has been elected as head of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s political group in the parliament, the party said. […]
Uncategorized
Ukrainian Govt delegation arriving to mark start of visa-free travel to EU
A Ukrainian government delegation will come to Lithuania next month to mark the start of visa-free travel to the European Union. […]
Society
Economy
Lithuanian media avoid criticizing bodies they get publicity funds from
Media organizations often avoid reporting negatively about authorities and institutions from which they receive publicity funds or report positively about them, a study by the Lithuanian office of Transparency International has revealed. […]
Economy
German business gives top ratings for the Baltic States
The Baltic States are among the best locations in Central and Western Europe. According to the economic survey conducted in 2017 by the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce (AHK), Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are outperforming the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary, German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce announced in a press release. […]