Month: July 2018

July 4, 2018 Corporate Client article 0

The European Commission is expected to publish on Wednesday a stress test review of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, under construction in Belarus. According to the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the report revealed quite a number of the projects’ drawbacks, and experts from the EU and other countries presented important recommendations on ways to eliminate them and improve the nuclear facility’s safety level. […]

What is an unconference?

An ‘unconference’ differs from a traditional conference in that attendees generate and lead the schedule, sessions, discussion topics, and interactions. This prioritises conversation over presentation – where most innovations occur – and encourages contribution, flexibility, and collaboration. […]

Lithuania resisting Astraveyts NPP wrong way – MP

Lithuania is resisting the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, under construction in Belarus, the wrong way, Gediminas Kirkilas, chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party, says. […]

Lithuanian president congratulates Trump on American Independence Day

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has extended congratulations to US President Donald Trump on the 242nd Independence Day of the United States of America. […]

EU Brexit negotiator Barnier to meet with Lithuanian leaders

The European Union‘s top Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is starting his visit to Lithuania on Wednesday and is scheduled to meet with Lithuanian leaders. […]

All the participants and judges. Photo Deividas Podvolskis

Hot curry on a hot night

July 4, 2018 0

The British Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania (BCCL), ended their 2017-18 season with the 5th Annual Curry Cook-off on the Čiop Čiop roof top terrace in Vilnius. Six teams prepared various curry dishes for an audience of BCCL members and friends on 28th June, and before three judges – Rajinder Chaudhary, the Honorary Consul of India to Lithuania and owner of Sue’s Indian Raja in Vilnius; Gaspar Fernandes, Chef at Gaspar’s Restaurant in Vilnius and Brand Chef at Baltic master, Evaldas Žaliukas, who was joining the judging panel for the first time. […]

Minister Linas Kukuraitis speaking at the EBN event Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune

The long road integrating and employing persons with disabilities

July 3, 2018 Ludo Segers 0

The European Business Network (EBN) presented on Thursday as part of their monthly breakfast presentation ‘Work and employment of persons with disabilities’ in Vilnius. The minister of Social Security Linas Kukuraitis, himself a former Lecturer of Social Work at Vilnius University was the keynote speaker. Jonas Ruškus, Professor at Vytautas Magnus University, a specialist in employment for disabled people and a member of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the United Nations spoke about the situation of disabled people in Lithuania, the challenges and the progress made so far. […]

Astravyets NPP’s stress tests are only beginning of road – Lithuanian formin

The European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) review of the stress tests carried out at the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, under construction in Belarus, which revealed a number of drawbacks, is just the beginning of its assessment, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said. […]

Data center developer Arcus Novus poses threat to national security – Lithuanian court

Arcus Novus, the developer of a data center project near Vilnius, and its majority shareholder, Denmark’s SatGate Holding, pose a threat to national security as they are linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) through their direct and indirect shareholders, a court has ruled. […]

Lithuania may contribute to easing US-EU tensions – Grybauskaitė

President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday that Lithuania may contribute to easing tensions between the European Union and the United States. […]

Minsk may fail to fully implement N-plant project – Lithuanian PM

Lithuania expects that Belarus will fail to fully implement its Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) project, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday. […]

Challenge to the ruler of Vilnius region, LLRA – KŠS

July 3, 2018 lzinios.lt 0

The representatives of eight political parties are uniting their forces in Vilnius region in the run-up to next year’s municipal elections. This is done in the hopes of forming real competition to the long-term ruler […]

Belarusian N-plant assessment shouldn’t be limited to stress tests – president’s aide

With the European Commission expected to publish on Tuesday its assessment of stress tests at Belarus‘ Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s chief advisor says that the tests are only part of the assessment of the facility under construction close to Lithuania’s border and fail to give full answers to Vilnius’ questions. […]

Lithuanian president sees no major changes in govt’s tax reform

While the Lithuanian government and the ruling parties’ lawmakers consider the recently passed tax and pension system reforms to be essential, President Dalia Grybauskaitė sees the amendments she has signed into law as adjustments whose results will depend on how they are put into practice, the Delfi.lt news website reported. […]

Lithuanian expats’ affairs coordination commission to hold its 1st meeting in 2 yrs

The Commission for Coordination of Affairs of Lithuanians Living Abroad is meeting on Tuesday for the first time in two years. […]

Lithuania’s ambassadors, honorary consuls start annual meetings

Lithuania’s ambassadors and honorary consuls on Monday started their annual conventions. […]

Seimas approves overhaul of health facilities

The Lithuanian parliament has approved an overhaul of health facilities that gives the health minister the right to decide on the network of such facilities. […]

Expats expect Lithuanian Constitutional Court to back lower referendum threshold

The Lithuanian World Community (LWC) expect the Constitutional Court to rule in favor of the Seimas’ decision to lower the yes-vote threshold for a dual citizenship referendum. […]

NATO jets in Baltics scrambled 6 times last week over Russian military aircraft

NATO’s fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled six times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]

Klaipeda LNG terminal to remain useful to Lithuania in future – energy specialists