Panevėžys
Society

Biggest cities fear new planned refugee integration scheme

Mayors of some of Lithuania’s biggest cities fear the government’s plans to move refugees directly to municipalities from April and bypass the stopover in the Rukla Refugee Reception Centre, Lietuvos Žinios daily said on Wednesday. […]

Viktoras Pranckietis
Politics

Lithuania didn’t demand choice of another location for Astravyets N-plant – Seimas speaker

Lithuania did not contribute to the choice of a different location for the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which is being built in Belarus close to the Lithuanian border, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis, adding that the only thing the country can do now to stop the project is to restrict access of the plant’s electricity to the Lithuanian market. […]

Foreign Minister Linkevičius in Ukraine
Uncategorized

Lithuania to seek sanctions for Russia until it leaves Ukraine

Lithuania will seek that sanctions for Russia are continued until it “withdraws from the illegally occupied territory of Ukraine,” Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, marking three years of occupation of Crimea. […]

LitPol Link
Energy

Electricity consumption highest in a quarter of a century

In 2016, the final electricity consumption in Lithuania totalled 10.47 kilowatt hours (or 10.47 terawatt hours, TWh). A record growth in the consumption was observed last year: residents, businesses, agriculture and transport used 4.5% more electricity compared to 2015. The growth rate in agriculture was as high as 8.4%, service sector 5.7%, residents 4.3%, and transport sector 4%. The lowest year-on-year growth rate (3.5%) was recorded in the industrial sector, Litgrid press office reported. […]

Gabrielius Landsbergis ir Saulius Skvernelis
Politics

PM hails conservatives leader’s promise to support reforms

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has welcomed promises by Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), to support strategic reforms as a sign of constructive opposition. […]