Politics
Lithuania starts drawing up national air pollution reduction plan
Lithuania starts drawing up a national air pollution reduction plan to meet its targets for cutting pollutant emissions by 2020. […]
Month: December 2017
CORPORATE
Vytautas Radžvilas. As always the Lithuanian position is to not have a position
When commenting on the Lithuanian decision to vote in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution over the status of Jerusalem, the state’s Foreign Ministry justified this decision on it being the “long-term European Union […]
CORPORATE
Valentinas Mazuronis. The great mistake of the Foreign Ministry and President Grybauskaitė?
I am talking about the Lithuanian vote in the United Nations in support of the UN resolution which describes the US President Donald Trump‘s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Chief foreign […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian Railways to run pilot train between Klaipeda and Sovetsk
Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) will in early January run a pilot passenger train between the Lithuanian seaport of Klaipėda and Sovetsk, a border town in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian ambassador to Sweden gets longer term regardless of pension age
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė this week signed a decree allowing Ambassador to Sweden Algimantas Rimkūnas who will soon reach retirement age to continue in the position for another two years. […]
Global LT
Global Lithuania Leaders Awards 2018 held for the sixth time
On Thursday, December 28, guests and laureates for the Global Lithuania Awards 2018 gathered at the Town Hall. With the now sixth year of these awards, international Lithuanians and Lithuania-related business, culture and science professionals, talents seeking to create a successful and acknowledged Lithuania on the global level were honoured. […]
History
Education and patriotic upbringing for women in the Age of Enlightenment
Women of the early modern period, even those from the privileged estates, could not enjoy full civil rights in their countries. Their activity was very often limited by the private space of her house and a woman was seen as a wife, mother and a housewife. Simultaneously, the modern period signified the beginning of core changes as the ideas of the day, particularly in relation to women’s position in the society, resonated throughout Europe, down to the farthermost corners of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. […]
Economy
Tricky hiring system pushes Ukrainians into shadow in Lithuania – daily
Unlawful labor makes a rather significant share of shadow economy in Lithuania, and the indicator is fuelled by unlawful employment of foreigners in the country. Tricky hiring conditions are currently one of the business obstacles, which is believed to go away after simplification of the process, Lietuvos Žinios daily said on Friday. […]
Society
Third of Lithuanians view 2017 as successful year – poll
One in three interviewed residents of Lithuania 34 pct) say the outgoing year 2017 was a success to them personally, while around one in six (16 pct) say the year was not successful, shows a poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Friday. […]
Economy
Lithuanian court acquits central bank’s official who monitored bankrupt Snoras
Kazimieras Ramonas, a former supervisor of commercial banks and the Snoras bank that is currently bankrupt, has been acquitted on all charges. […]
Society
Lithuania’s Supreme Court upholds 9-yr jail term for judge’s daughter for infant murder
Lithuania’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the verdict for Jurga Mataitytė who has been sentenced to nine years in prison for murdering her infant. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian ambassador to Belgium to be appointed as envoy to Japan
Lithuania’s outgoing Ambassador to Belgium Gediminas Varvuolis should be appointed as the country’s diplomatic envoy to Japan, according to drafts registered by the Foreign Ministry. […]
Economy
Shadow activity in Lithuania’s spirits market on increase – report
The overall scale of shadow economy in Lithuania is on the decline amid an improving economic situation, but shadow activity in the strong alcoholic drinks market is growing due to increased excise duties, according to a report by the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI). […]
Politics
Statue of Lithuania’s national symbol Vytis to be erected in Kaunas by July 6
The mayor of Kaunas and the Vytis Support Foundation signed on Thursday an agreement for a statue of the Lithuanian national symbol Vytis, originally proposed for Vilnius’ central Lukiškių Square, to be erected in Lithuania’s second-biggest city by July 6, 2018. […]
CORPORATE
Certain political powers in Lithuania are playing and will continue to play the Russian card
Can the coming year bring change to the EU and Lithuanian relations with Moscow? Are we right to say that the threat posed by Russia is the most relevant? Lietuvos Žinios discussed these and other […]
Society
Court closes case against Vilniaus Energija’s ex-execs due to limitation period
A Vilnius court Thursday closed a criminal case in which three former top executives of Vilniaus Energija (Vilnius Energy), a Lithuanian subsidiary of France’s Veolia, were charged with fraud and illegal manipulation with gas purchase prices, as a statutory limitation period has expired. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s relations with Poland are constructive – foreign minister
Lithuania’s relations with neighboring Poland are constructive, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday. […]
Economy
OECD to decide on Lithuania’s accession next April – daily
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will next spring decide whether or not Lithuania is ready to become a full-fledged member of the organization, the business daily Verslo Žinios reported on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Croatian defence minister to visit Lithuania
Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Damir Krsticevic and Mirko Sundov, the Chief of General Staff of the country’s Armed Forces, are coming to Lithuania on Thursday evening. […]
Politics
Two apply for job of director of Lithuania’s centralized defence procurement agency
Two candidates filed their application for the job of director at Lithuania’s centralized defence system procurement agency by the deadline on Wednesday afternoon. […]