July 2017 - Page 4 of 14 - the Lithuania Tribune

The Guest (Merchant) House in 15th century Vilnius

July 25, 2017 Aivas Ragauskas 0

Vilnius was a vibrant trade centre in Eastern Europe in the mid 15th century. Merchants from various countries flowed into the city, and Vilnius residents were active in a wide area (Antwerpen-Tallinn-Moscow-Istanbul). Due to growing competition with the merchants of neighbouring countries, which became fiercer after trade between merchants was banned in Gdansk in 1442, restrictions were also put in place for visiting merchants in Vilnius in the middle of the 15th century, eventually leading to the construction of guest housing specifically for foreign merchants. […]

Tax discussions – hints on new planned taxes

July 25, 2017 Martynas Zilionis 0

Minister of Finance Vilius Šapoka has announced that the 9% VAT exemption for heating is to be temporarily returned from autumn to the end of the year. What it will be like from 2018 has […]

Lithuania to temporarily bring back 9 pct VAT tariff for heating – Minister of Finance

July 25, 2017 BNS EN 0

The 9-percent value-added tax (VAT) discount tariff for heating will be reintroduced in Lithuania on a temporary basis between the fall and the end of 2017, Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka said. The discount for 2018 has not yet been specified. […]

Lithuanian Film Centre supported 21 film projects

July 25, 2017 Lithuanian Film Centre 0

Lithuanian Film Centre distributed a total of €811,701 to 21 film projects, including 5 minority co-production. […]

Lithuania may review graduate grading system within few yrs – Minister of Education

July 25, 2017 BNS EN 0

Relevant institutions in Lithuania will work to review the graduation grading system within the next few years to make it based not only on graduation examinations, says Education and Science Minister Jurgita Petrauskiene. […]

Lithuania’s Culture Ministry looking for new chief of National Opera House

July 25, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s Culture Ministry on Tuesday announced a call for applications for the new director of the National Opera and Ballet Theater. […]

Lithuania closely watching Russia-China military maneuvers in Baltic Sea

July 25, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s defense officials say they are keeping a close eye on the joint Russian-Chinese military exercise gaining momentum in the Baltic Sea. […]

R. Urbonaitė. Illusions of dialogue with Russia

July 25, 2017 Rima Urbonaite 0

Russia is our neighbour. This cannot be denied. One does not choose their neighbours. Unfortunately such is the case. You even have to make friends with your neighbours. We hear this sort of statement quite […]

Over 22,000 applicants invited to study in Lithuania’s universities

July 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

Over 22,000 applicants have been invited to study in Lithuania’s universities and colleges, including about 14,000 in slots financed by the state or on scholarships. […]

Survey: Voters’ patience wears thin

July 24, 2017 Dalia Plikune 0

With the public impatient for its expectations to be met, the cabinet’s ratings remain low. Based on a survey performed on June 19-26 by public opinion and market research company Spinter Tyrimai, the government’s ratings […]

NATO jets scrambled once last week over Russian warplanes

July 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

NATO fighter-jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission were last week scrambled once to intercept Russian warplanes flying above the Baltic Sea, the Defense Ministry said. […]

ESFA to buy EUR 22.5 mln worth of food for needy in Lithuania

July 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

The European Social Fund Agency has announced a tender for 22.5 million euros worth of 11,000 tons of food products for the needy, 15min.lt news portal said. […]

V. Uspaskich returns to politics – why now

July 24, 2017 Dalia Plikune 0

Viktor Uspaskich‘s return to the Labour Party coincides with an increasing portion of voters undecided or not planning to vote in the coming elections, which forms favourable conditions for both new and old political parties […]

the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater

Culture Ministry Tuesday calling competition for Opera House director

July 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s Culture Ministry will Tuesday call a competition for director of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater (LNOBT). […]

Government considers replacing economic attache with specialized envoys

July 24, 2017 Lithuania Tribune 0

In an effort to attract more investments and protect Lithuania’s interest abroad, the government has come up with an idea of replacing commercial attaches working in embassies with specialized envoys of institutions. […]

Lithuanian Ambassador to Japan Egidijus Meilunas Photo Ludo Segers

Ambassador to Japan moving to Ireland

July 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian diplomat Egidijus Meilūnas is completing his ambassadorial term in Japan and should be appointed as diplomatic envoy to Ireland. […]

IMF calls upon Lithuania for full education restructuring

July 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

Experts of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have recommended that Lithuania should continue with its structural reforms to achieve process, with a focus on fundamental restructuring of the education sector. […]

Social Ministry proposes additional compensation for refugees

July 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s Social Security and Labor Ministry has proposed paying one more benefit to asylum beneficiaries intended for rent of housing. […]

Rally of the Farmers and Greens in Vaisiai

Ruling Farmers party to circulate 300,000 copies of party paper

July 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) pledges to kick off the next political season with solution of the party’s main problem – communication faults, which, in the words of the party’s leader Ramūnas Karbauskis, has so far kept the political force from proper presentation of the decisions taken by the parliament and the government to the public. […]

Around 250 Czech troops to join NATO battalion in Lithuania next year

July 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Czech parliament has approved the deployment of around 250 troops to Lithuania in 2018 as part of NATO‘s multinational battalion stationed in the country. […]