Economy
Month: August 2017
CORPORATE
A response to the falsifiers of post-war history: the harsh truth about the life and death of the partisans
“The Crucifixion of the Resistance in Lithuania between 1944 and 1953: Myths and Realities” a book by Vladas Terleckas which has just come out is a “book unlike any other, a golden nugget of a […]
Politics
Police reform complete in Lithuania
Lithuania’s Police Department has announced having completed the reform of the country’s police force. […]
Defence
Foreign affairs
Defence
Software linked with Russia has spying gaps – deputy defmin
Lithuania’s cyber security specialists are currently searching for a replacement of the unsafe software used by state institutions. Linked with Russia, the software leaves gaps that allow system hacking, Defense Vice-Minister Edvinas Kerza said. […]
Energy
Baltic PMs agree on another 2 weeks for LNG market deal
The prime ministers of the three Baltic states agreed on Friday on additional two weeks for the final agreement on the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, adviser to Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said. […]
Culture
Society
Court lists Russian citizen as suspect in huge drugs smuggling case
A Klaipėda court on Friday listed a Russian citizen as suspect in an investigation of smuggling nearly 49 million euros worth of drugs. […]
History
Reformation in Renaissance Samogitia: the family of Skaczewski
The story of Stanislaw Skaczewski (Lith. Stanislav Skaševskis) (†1579), coming from the gentry and having moved to Samogitia from Masuria in Poland (Szczytno, Zakročin) in the first half of the 16th century, and that of his family is sufficient proof that emigrants from the Polish gentry were well-adjusted to the life in GDL. Furthermore, it adds vivid details to the development of Reformation process in this region and sheds light on the influence of clientele relations in Evangelical movement. […]
CORPORATE
VP Group shareholder split – talks of a secret room with gold and masses of cash
The founders of Lithuania’s largest business group are clashing – did the Vilnius Akropolis office building contain a special room or not? A safe which held the businessmen’s gold and large sums of cash. Minor […]
Defence
Dutch PM: regional security situation poor, NATO should continue taking responsibility
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said in Lithuania he did not see signs of improvement of the regional security situation. […]
CORPORATE
Good times for the Lithuanian economy, what about the Lithuanian people?
Significant discussions have arisen in the public sphere – if the Lithuanian GDP is growing, are the people reaping the benefits of it? Economists assure that economic growth has been a positive impact on most […]
Society
Court rules to extradite Google, Facebook fraud suspect to US (Updated)
The Lithuanian Court of Appeals on Friday ruled to extradite Evaldas Rimašauskas, a Lithuanian national accused of swindling US tech giants Facebook and Google off 100 million US dollars via an email fraud scheme, to the United States. […]
Defence
NATO battalions integral part of regional defense – Lithuanian president
International NATO battalions in the Baltic Sea region are an integral part of regional defense, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Rukla, central Lithuania, on Friday. […]
Foreign affairs
70 years of Indian independence and 25 years of relations with Lithuania
This year India is celebrating its 70th Anniversary of Independence and has become one of the most important economic, political and cultural centers in the world. August 15, 1947, the Indian Independence Bill took effect and during the last seventy years since that time a free, democratic country has reached new heights and gained international recognition in various fields such as space technology, physics, medicine, chemistry, literature, music, film industry or sports achievements. Moreover, the country’s diverse cultural heritage and spectacular landscape have meant that India is currently one of the most attractive tourist areas. […]
Foreign affairs
PM going to Punsk for Assumption Day
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is going to the Polish city of Punsk next week to celebrate the Assumption Day with the local Lithuanian community. […]
CORPORATE
In power not so long ago – where do former politicians work now?
Politicians who held high offices last term, but did not enter Seimas again are enjoying their status as private individuals and some of them are unwilling to discuss their current lives. A number of the […]
Society
Buyer appointed as CEO of ELTA news agency
Gitana Markovičienė, former commercial director at Respublikos Leidiniai (Respublika Publications) media group and formerly one of the leaders of the Labor Party who intends to buy the controlling stake in the Lithuanian news agency ELTA, has been appointed as the agency’s CEO. […]
Energy
Seimas speaker expects Latvian support to Baltic gas deal
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis met with his Latvian counterpart on the eve of Baltic prime ministers, expressing hope that the neighboring state would support the agreement on liquefied natural gas, which would pave way for applying for European Union (EU) support for gas infrastructure projects of all three states. […]