Ambassador of Sweden Maria Christina Lundqvist delivering the opening remarks at the Swedish Business Forum in VIlnius Photo Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune
Economy

Lithuania moving fast forward to becoming a cashless society

A future without cash was the subject of the Swedish-Lithuania Business Forum on Thursday in Vilnius. How to achieve that cashless society, the merits and some of the challenges was the main subject of presentations and panel discussions. Sweden gives us a closer look as to how the cashless future is shaping up. […]

Prof. Algis Krupavičius
CORPORATE

A few notes about the Augean stables of Lithuanian politics

Several last weeks with the e-mails from Eligijus Masiulis, former Liberal Movement Party leader and who is currently under criminal investigation, a scandal of e-mails from Ms. President with a „tulip“ pseudonym, hidden political influences from the MG Baltic corporation and leaked files from the State Security Department about politico-business relations at least partially opened the curtain of the backstage „kitchen“ of Lithuanian politics. Although it was not a big surprise to the insiders of national politics that instead of kitchen of politics we might be brought suddenly to the Augean stables. And exactly this has happened. A smell and picture here are far from nice. […]

Viktor Uspaskich
Politics

Uspaskich to run for Vilnius mayor

Viktor Uspaskich, the founder and chairman of Lithuania’s Labor Party, says he plans to run for Vilnius mayor. […]

Vitalijus Gailius
Politics

I’m not really favorable for MG Baltic, MP Gailius says

Vitalijus Gailius, a member of the opposition Liberal Movement, says he disagrees with the State Security Department‘s claims that he’s a favorable person for the MG Baltic business group. […]

Coach Antanas Jakimavičius could with doping substances
Sports

2 Lithuanian national track cycling team coaches suspected of doping distribution

Police in Klaipėda have brought formal suspicions against two coaches of the Lithuanian track cycling national team as part of a pre-trial investigation into prohibited doping substances. […]