Politics
Individual constitutional complaint amendment passes 1st vote in Seimas
A draft constitutional amendment to allow an individual access to the Lithuanian Constitutional Court passed the first vote in the Seimas on Thursday. […]
Month: November 2018
Politics
Karbauskis’ firm buys fertilizers from Russian under intl sanctions – media
Agrokoncernas, a company owned by Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), imports fertilizers from Minudobreniya, a Russian company whose majority shareholder is under international sanctions, the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) reported on Thursday. […]
Economy
Icelandic tour operator chose Vilnius for international growth
Arctic Adventures, an Icelandic adventure tour operator, has announced plans to open its first office abroad in Lithuania. The company is looking to hire around 75 employees for their Vilnius team within the next three years, a press release from Invest Lithuania states. […]
Economy
BaltCap Growth Fund invests in KOOL petrol station and convenience store chain in Latvia
BaltCap Growth Fund (BGF) has signed the shareholder agreement, becoming a significant shareholder in KOOL Latvia, with an approximate 30% stake. In return, KOOL Latvia, a newly developed local petrol and convenience store chain, will obtain higher growth capital, enabling the company to accelerate further expansion, a press release from BaltCap states. […]
Economy
Newsec and Redgate Capital signed a partnership agreement
Changes in Baltic region‘s real estate field are happening – international real estate consulting company Newsec and Baltic investment banking company Redgate Capital signed a partnership agreement to offer real estate services to clients in Estonia. Redgate Capital‘s real estate advisory team will now operate under the Newsec trademark name in Estonia, a Newsec press release states. […]
Politics
Constitutional Court to hear case on rights of gays married abroad
The Lithuanian Constitutional Court will hold on Thursday a public hearing on a case regarding the rights of same-sex persons who married abroad. […]
Foreign affairs
Sign marking Vilnius street named after late Polish president to be unveiled
A sign marking Vilnius’ street named after the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski will be unveiled in a ceremony on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania contributes EUR 20,000 to UN Central Emergency Response Fund
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it has allocated 20,000 euros in humanitarian aid to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). […]
Cyber security
How to recognize and neutralize the propaganda-spreading “trolls” and “bots” that are occupying the Internet
As the social media culture took hold of our society, it opened up opportunities not only for socialization, self-realization, and the spread of information, but also for abuse. Today, Internet online harassment or bullying aims not only at specific individuals, but also at the broader society. Below, Tomas Stamulis, the manager at the Informational security control group ATEA (JSC), explains how to recognize “trolls” and “bots”, as well as how to counter the abuse they spread online. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s outgoing ambassador to Warsaw receives Polish award
Lithuania’s outgoing ambassador to Poland, Šarūnas Adomavičius, has been awarded for his special merits in developing cooperation between the two neighboring countries. […]
Politics
Klaipėda councilor to attend economic forum in Russia-annexed Crimea
Viačeslav Titov, a member of the City Council of Klaipėda, plans to attend next year’s Yalta International Economic Forum in Russia-annexed Crimea. […]
Politics
Seimas committee won’t give info to commission probing influence on politics
An ad hoc commission set up by the Lithuanian parliament to investigate unlawful influence on political processes has failed to obtain the requested information from the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense (NSGK). […]
Economy
Germany’s Rewe takes control of Lithuanian supermarket chain Iki
Germany’s retail giant Rewe has increased its stake in Palink, the owner of Lithuania’s largest supermarket chain Iki from 55.58 percent to 93.75 percent, Palink said on Wednesday. […]
CORPORATE
Bakas: some of the members of Širinskienė‘s commission should be investigated themselves
Seimas National Security and Defence Committee chairman, “Farmer” group member Vytautas Bakas did not support the special commission on LRT activities conclusions in Seimas and the conclusions were not approved. Recently, V. Bakas has increasingly […]
Economy
Antanas Guoga invests in ice-cream business
The Soprano ice cream shop chain, which has operated in Lithuania for 18 years already, has finished its first seed funding round (A round) and plans expansion into Europe. The network, which is comprised of seven ice cream shops, saw investment by Antanas Guoga and entrepreneur Vytenis Mažiulis with both bringing equal investment. Mažiulis will also take up the Director position of UAB Ledai enterprise, which controls the Soprano brand. […]
Society
Lithuanian theater, movie actor Storpirštis dies
Lithuanian theater and movie actor Arūnas Storpirštis has died at the age of 68, his actor brother Gediminas told BNS Lithuania. […]
Society
Court starts viewing video recordings in political corruption case
Vilnius Regional Court is starting viewing video recordings submitted to court as part of the high-profile political corruption case. So far, the court has listened to sound recordings only. […]
Foreign affairs
All Astravyets NPP’s deficiencies must be removed before its operation, Lithuanian vicemin
Lithuania must ensure the safety of the Astravyets nuclear power plant, under construction in Belarus, before it starts operating, a Lithuanian vice minister of foreign affairs says. […]
Economy
We want to balance forest policy, Lithuanian environmin says
Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment wants to balance the environmental policy with the newly-proposed logging restrictions, Environment Minister Kęstutis Navickas says. […]
Cyber security
Searching for things in common between Lithuanians and Poles may be the best response to the efforts to divide them
States antagonistic to Lithuania often employ the strategy of “divide and conquer” to foment division within the country and between it and its allies. Below, Dr. Viktor Denisenko, Assistant at the Political Communications Department at the Vilnius University Communications School sheds light on what the tools are used to exert informational pressure and to divide Lithuanian and Polish societies, as well as on how to best search for common ground between the two nations. […]