Year: 2017

Habit and Armour
Culture

For films shot in Lithuania – prestigious International Emmy nomination and success at International Film Festivals

November 13, 2017 Juste Michailinaite 0

Lithuania is an attractive destination for those foreign filmmakers who come here seeking not only flexible prices for film production and services but also a professional crew and suitable locations. Last year, Lithuania attracted the highest number of foreign productions since the introduction of its 20 percent tax incentive in 2014. Worldwide known directors, actors and producers work with the projects partly shot in Lithuania. Films produced in this country have also been noticed on the international film market. The Founder and producer of a Lithuanian production company, ARTBOX, Kęstutis Drazdauskas shares his International co-production experience. […]

Residence permit
Society

Lithuania denies residence permits to 18 foreigners posing as business people

November 10, 2017 BNS 0

Eighteen foreigners posing as business people have been denied residence permits in Lithuania, the Migration Department said on Friday. […]

Rokas Masiulis
Foreign affairs

After meeting with Vestager, transport minister mum on future decisions for railway company

November 10, 2017 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Transport and Communications Minister Rokas Masiulis has so far provided no comment on the decision to be taken by the country’s government to fix the competition violation established by the European Commission in connection to Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG) dismantling of a railway stretch to Latvia, a move that led to an EC fine of nearly 28 million euros. […]

Artūras Skardžius
Politics

Seimas panel: MP Skardžius might have confused interests

November 10, 2017 BNS 0

Lithuanian MP Artūras Skardžius took care of renewable resources at the parliament, therefore, could have violated his public and private interests in public service, the parliament’s Anti-Corruption Commission concluded, advising the Seimas to turn to the Chief Official Ethics Commission for a decision. […]

Astravyets NPP Construction
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian watchdog scrutinizing Belarusian Astravyets N-plant stress test findings

November 9, 2017 BNS 0

Lithuania’s State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) has opened scrutiny in Belarusian findings of stress tests of the Astravyets nuclear power plant. The Lithuanian government said the stress tests did not address the key problems of the power plant, as they had not been conducted in full and not in accordance to European methodology. […]