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Energy

Buying gas from Russia’s Gazprom may be risky

Some Lithuanian political scientists say that the growing share of Russia’s gas giant Gazprom on the Lithuanian gas market may be risky, although the new deals made by Lithuanian companies on cheaper Russian gas make sense. […]

Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

At least 2 to challenge Landsbergis in Conservatives leadership election

With less than a week to go before a deadline, 12 candidates have been proposed for the post of chairman of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and three of them, including the current leader of the country’s largest opposition party, say that are determined to fight to the finish. […]

Lithuania's students studying in the UK
Global LT

Thousands of talented Lithuanians spread across the world – how to bring them back

For a decade we have heard repeated stories of foreign companies entering Lithuania and successfully establishing their branches here, but this could become a rarer sight if the country’s demographic crisis is not stymied. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Dalia Grybauskaitė
CORPORATE

PM on 2017 – reforms will be rather radical and difficult, but unavoidable

The new Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the concluded 2016 was a difficult year for Lithuania, with emigration rates rising rather than decreasing. Problems in the education system also remained among the most important to resolve, while the bureaucratic networks in Lithuania did not diminish. That said the PM is intent to do everything possible to begin to resolve this as soon as possible. […]