PanPay
Economy

Chinese FinTech startup PanPay has arrived to Lithuania

The Startup Visa programme initiated in Lithuania nearly a year ago to attract foreign talents to Lithuania has gained momentum. The geography of young entrepreneurs aspiring to set up innovative startups in Lithuania stretches from China to the United States of America, and their business ideas are as good as prominent global business models. Lithuania is a state offering exceptionally favorable conditions for financial technology startups, Enterprise Lithuania writes in a press release. […]

Gabrielius Landsbergis and Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

Rating data of Lithuania’s conservatives, LFGU differ – Delfi/Spinter poll

The popularity of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the opposition conservatives battling at the top of the country’s most popular parties remains unchanged for now, according to a poll conducted by Spinter Tyrimai (Spinter Surveys) and published on delfi.lt news portal. […]

Algirdas Stončaitis
Politics

Lithuania’s new government chancellor seen as good administrator, not innovator

Algirdas Stončaitis who replaced his shoulder-straps of a police officer for a suit a few years ago is Wednesday again becoming the right-hand man to Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis – the man from western Lithuania is taking the post of governmental chancellor, although his teenage dream was to be a sailor. […]

February 16, 1918 Act of Independence
Foreign affairs

Germany handing over Feb. 16 Independence Act to Lithuania

Germany’s representatives will officially hand over the February 16 of 1918 Independence Act on restoration of Lithuania’s statehood to Lithuania on Wednesday. […]

Tourists
Society

Tourism Department suspends Travelonline Baltics’ license

Lithuania’s State Tourism Department has suspended the license of Travelonline Baltics after failing to establish whether the tour operator had enough insurance, therefore, the company’s clients will not be able to use the company’s services until the end of the month. […]