Japaese Sakuras bloomig in Vilnius in 2016
CORPORATE

Why the Japanese feel like at home in Lithuania?

Japan is increasingly becoming familiar with Lithuania, with Lithuanian poultry exporters receiving permits to sell their produce in Japan, the Lithuanian embassy was flooded with requests for information on Lithuanian businesses, while this week Japanese […]

Rolandas Paksas
European Union

Chief prosecutor off to Brussels to explain about Paksas case

Lithuania’s Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis plans to attend a meeting of the European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on Legal Affairs to explain the reasons behind the request to lift the legal immunity of the Order and Justice party’s former leader Rolandas Paksas in a corruption case. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

PM meets with reps of opposition group

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis met with representatives of parliamentary opposition groups at the government on Tuesday. […]

Public transport in Vilnius
Economy

Riga minibus operator, Lithuania’s Transrevis wins Vilnius public transport contract

A consortium of Latvia’s minibus passenger service operator Rigas Mikroautobusu Satiksme (RMS) and Lithuania’s intercity minibus service operator Transrevis will operate one-tenth of Vilnius’ public transport service routes after winning one of two parts of a tender announced by the Lithuanian capital to select private passenger service providers. […]