Society
Firefighters fighting four major fires in Lithuania
Firefighters are fighting four major fires in Lithuania on Friday. […]
Month: August 2018
Economy
Lithuanian Airports launches search for London City flight carrier
Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports), Lithuania’s state-run operator of the country’s three airports, has launched a search for an airline to operate business flights from Vilnius to London City Airport. […]
Society
How to return goods bought online?
Online shopping allows you to save time, but sometimes the received goods may not meet your expectations at all. In this case, as with the purchase in physical stores, they can be returned. How does it work? […]
Foreign affairs
Every euro spent on papal visit will be accounted for, Lithuanian PM says
Every euro spent from the state budget on the upcoming visit of Pope Francis will be accounted for to the public, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says. […]
Global LT
Lithuania will hold dual citizenship referendum, PM says
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says a dual citizenship referendum “definitely will be held” alongside the presidential election next year, fearing, however, that it might fail due to a low turnover. […]
Defence
Yandex.Taxi partners in Lithuania: from newcomers to experienced companies
Russian-capital company Yandex.Taxi, providing ride-sharing services in Vilnius, says it has five partners but only several of them have experience in the taxi business, and the remaining ones were established less than a year ago. […]
Economy
The car fleet is getting younger and more expensive
According to statistics by the company Mokilizingas, for the first six months of this year the average loan for hire purchase cars grew by almost 5% when compared with last year – from 2631 EUR to 2748 EUR. Usually car loans are taken out by men 18 – 30 years of age, who are living in cities, a press release from the company states. […]
CORPORATE
A riddle for our time: who are the grey cardinals? Part Three
The Nerijus Rasburskis and Lietuvos Energija version DELFI has repeatedly tried to contact Mr. Nerijus Rasburskis through Lietuvos Energija, but have invariably received a negative response and request to put any questions in writing to […]
CORPORATE
Factories rise one after another in Lithuania: thousands of jobs to spread across the country
Recently a positive trend can be observed in Lithuania – we are increasingly frequently hearing about factories being established in the country, about their development and new foreign investors. Experts are celebrating that the construction […]
CORPORATE
August the 7th and Georgia: anatomy of the betrayal of the decade
When talking about our history, we often remind ourselves to always remember the past in order not to repeat mistakes in future. Unfortunately, we have all but forgotten the story of betrayal of Georgia. Consequently, […]
Politics
Commission to rule whether Klaipėda councilor deserves impeachment
A special commission is holding a meeting on Friday to rule whether Viačeslav Titov, a Russian Alliance councilor in the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda, deserves impeachment. […]
Society
Heavy rain, squalls forecast in Lithuania on Friday and Saturday
Heavy rain and squalls are expected in Lithuania on Friday and Saturday, the country’s Hydrometeorological Service warns. […]
Society
More people came to Lithuania than left in July – figures
More people came to Lithuania than left in July, a third month in a row, the latest figures from Statistics Lithuania show. […]
History
Pagan holidays in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The writers of Eastern Baltic lands of the 13th-14th centuries were not particularly interested in the holidays and ritual commemoration of the sinful pagan nation. Therefore, one can only talk about them today based on random and fragmentary facts and indirect hints found in historical sources. […]
Society
Russian billionaire Abramovich visits Vilnius
Russian billionaire and owner of London Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich visited Vilnius this week, the 15min.lt news website reports on Thursday. […]
Politics
Ex-CEO calls Lithuania’s Port of Klaipėda’s lawsuit “hopeless”
Former CEO of Lithuania’s Port of Klaipėda Eugenijus Gentvilas doubts that the port will succeed in its bid to get him compensate alleged damage the port incurred during his management. The lawmaker is convinced that his case is “hopeless” and believes it’s a sign of the upcoming elections. […]
Society
JustMin initiates swift eviction of Lukiškės prison
Lithuania’s Ministry of Justice is initiative swift eviction of Lukiškės Remand Prison from central Vilnius. […]
Politics
Port of Klaipėda files EUR 1.9 mln lawsuit against ex-CEO
Lithuania’s Port of Klaipėda has filed a lawsuit against its former CEO and incumbent chairman of the Liberal Movement Eugenijus Gentvilas. This is how much damage the port suffered after its failure to pay to the builders of its embankments in time. […]
Society
Freetime
Visitors once again allowed onto Vilnius’ Gediminas Hill
Visitors are one again allowed onto Gediminas Hill in central Vilnius after a break of around eight months, the National Museum of Lithuania says. […]