Defence
Month: April 2018
Economy
Government set to recover EUR 200 mln from shadow in 2019
Lithuania’s government plans to recover 200 million euros from the shadow next year in an effort to reduce the scope of shadow economy, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis siad on Monday. […]
Politics
More emergency crews among planned reforms of Lithuania’s health care system
Lithuania’s government intends to increase the number of the brigades of the emergency medical service as one of the innovations envisaged in the package of structural reforms presented by the government on Monday. […]
Society
Klaipėda University rector resigns
Eimutis Juzeliūnas is resigning from the post of rector of the Klaipėda University, the university based in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda said on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines to launch direct Astana-Vilnius service
SCAT Airlines is set to launch in late May direct flights between Kazakhstan‘s capital of Astana and Lithuania’s capital of Vilnius. […]
CORPORATE
The prime minister needs party support, thus B. Markauskas may remain
The news reported by the 15min.lt news portal that the minister of agriculture cultivated land without its owner’s permission and received European funding on behalf of his mother has become yet another challenge to the […]
Economy
Foreign affairs
Lithuania supports actions against Syrian regime – formin
The Syrian regime crossed a number of red lines, therefore, Lithuania supports the actions taken by the United States, the United Kingdom and France, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s Polish MP again seeks publishing info on admitted ex-KGB agents
After Lithuania’s parliament over six months ago rejected the proposal of publishing the names of former KGB agents who had admitted their past, MP Zbignev Jedinskij has again initiated the amendment. […]
Politics
PM proposing lawyer for justice minister
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has proposed lawyer Giedrius Danėlius for the country’s justice minister. […]
CORPORATE
M. Maldeikis. What is D. Trump telling Lithuania?
Over a year has passed since Donald Trump‘s electoral victory in the US presidential elections. However, in the USA, EU and Lithuania this victory is still often presented either as an unfortunate accident or as […]
Society
Ex-MP Pūkas’ sexual harassment case reaches court
Lithuanian prosecutors have handed to court a criminal case where ex-MP Kęstutis Pūkas is charged with sexual harassment and violation of firearm storage rules. […]
Politics
Government has no plans of liberalizing immigration policies – PM
Lithuania’s government has no plans of liberalizing the migration policies, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, adding it was currently well-balanced. […]
Economy
FlexStart investment of 3.3 million Eur approved by Klaipėda Free Economic Zone board
The Klaipėda FEZ board has just approved investment for the exciting new 3.3 million FlexStart project in Lithuania. FlexStart will be a ready to use purpose built manufacturing and administrative complex that will give businesses the ability to have their operations up and running in only 3 months, a Klaipėda FEZ press release states. […]
Society
Experts forecast lower 2018 emigration statistics for Lithuania
Experts predict that the wave of emigration from Lithuania will this year be smaller than in was in 2017, while immigration into the country will grow, shows a survey conducted by BNS. […]
Economy
Lithuanian c. bank initiates dialogue on cryptocurrencies
The Lithuanian central bank has initiated a dialog between commercial banks and virtual currency traders on their attitudes toward cryptocurrencies. […]
CORPORATE
In search of transparency: blind date between business and the parties
There are calls in the Seimas to once more establish the right for legal entities to back political powers, but not directly, instead through a blind party support fund so the companies would not know […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian favourites surfacing: “Farmers” may have a plan B
Saulius Skvernelis is increasingly viewed as suitable for the post of prime minister, but in presidential candidate ratings, he is increasingly far behind the favourite candidate, economist Gitanas Nausėda. Based on a Spinter Tyrimai survey […]
Politics
Dargis says won’t run for Lithuanian president next year
Robertas Dargis, businessman and president of the Lithuanian Industrialists’ Confederation, said on Friday that he does not plan to run in next year’s presidential election. […]
Politics
PM says it’s hard, but possible for agriculture minister to stay on
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that it will be difficult, but possible for Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas to continue in his post after President Dalia Grybauskaitė has called on him to resign amid criticism over his family’s farming practices. […]