European Parliament in Strasbourg
European Union

Ministry of Justice proposes selection procedure for European Public Prosecutor’s Office

Lithuania’s Ministry of Justice is proposing a procedure for selecting candidates for the European Public Prosecutor’s Office being established. The new body will fight fraud and corruption in the area of EU support. […]

Quadrum in Vilnius
Economy

New building in Quadrum business centre in Vilnius will be built

The company Merko statyba which is part of AS Merko Ehitus group and Forumas 4, the company controlled by the Norwegian capital group Schage, signed a contract on const-ruction of a new office building Quadrum South in Vilnius, in Quadrum business city at the address Konstitucijos pr. 21. The value of the contract is higher than EUR 12 million. Completion of the works is scheduled in October 2019. […]

Special premises at the site of the complex of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius. Photo Saulius Žiūra (7)
Culture

Premises on Great Synagogue grounds in Vilnius let to 10 tenants

The City of Vilnius has rented special premises at the site of the complex of the Great Synagogue on the Vokiečių Street to host creative tenants, who will, in their turn, organise various artistic workshops, exhibitions, educational, innovative and artistic projects, teach crafts, there will be educational theatre and visual arts activities. All this will be happening in a 1000 square meters building which used to operate as a primary school and it is atop the former treasured heritage – the Great Synagogue – the Jewish Cultural and Education Centre (13A, Vokiečių Street). […]

A flat in the Kaunas old town
Economy

Losses in rented housing sometimes amount to six-digit figures

Apartment or house rent market is constantly increasing, whereas the major determinants of its growth include the rise of investments into housing intended for rent as well as the opened short-time rent opportunities through the online platforms such as Airbnb or Booking.com. Gains cannot be separated from risks; consequently, we hear increasingly more stories about people who entrusted housing to tenants or short-term guests and eventually had to deal with the costs of tidying up the vandalised premises. […]

Vilnius G-Spot of Europe
Economy

Vilnius rejects criticism over its “G-Spot of Europe” advertising campaign

Povilas Poderskis, director of administration at Vilnius Municipality, on Friday said the planned advertising campaign abroad, introducing the Lithuanian capital as “the G-Spot of Europe“, is the best for the international market. […]

TRAFI app, smart city and transport management
Economy

Economy minister to present Lithuania’s innovative solutions to German MP

Economy Minister Virginijus Sinkevičius will on Friday present Lithuanian-developed innovative smart city and transport management solutions to German lawmaker Katrin Goering-Eckardt. […]