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Society

Lithuania to change clocks for last time next spring – minister

People in Lithuania will change their clocks for the last time next spring as the country will keep summertime permanently, Transport and Communications Minister Rokas Masiulis said on Wednesday. […]

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Politics

Seimas probe finds LRT council has too many functions, proposes to set up board

The Lithuanian parliament’s ad hoc investigation commission scrutinizing the activities of the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) says the public broadcaster’s council currently has too many functions and proposes to establish a board. […]

Panemunė border checkpoint
Foreign affairs

Lithuania’s Panemunė border checkpoint will not work for four hours

The Panemunė-Sovetsk border checkpoint on the Lithuanian-Russian border will not work for four hours on Thursday, Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service said. […]

Vilnius airport
Economy

Ten percent increase in flight number. Measures for enhancing the airspace capacity under consideration

During the nine months of this year, air traffic controllers handled 204.2 thousand flights in the Lithuanian airspace, i.e. by 10 per cent more flights, compared to the same period last year. Overflights accounted for three fourths (155 thousand) of the total number of flights. Compared to the same period last year, the number of overflights increased by 9.7 per cent. Taking into account the considerable growth of flight number, Oro Navigacija is considering measures for enhancing the airspace capacity, a press release from the state enterprise states. […]

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Society

Works by Lithuanian designers in homes of world-famous celebrities

Due to their solutions and functionality, works by Lithuanian furniture designers cater for the needs not only of NATO but also of Claudia Schiffer. According to design specialists, we are known worldwide and have a reputation for being among the first to master the latest production technologies and perfectly coordinate aesthetics with functionality, a quality that plays an important role for the modern man, a press release from Litexpo states. […]

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Economy

Smart Energy Fund Invests EUR 250 Thousand into Lithuanian PVcase

Smart Energy Fund powered by Lietuvos Energija, managed by Contrarian Ventures invests EUR 250 thousand into the Lithuanian PVcase that will automate the designing of solar power plants. It is expected that the technology developed by the start-up will enable to significantly shorten up some designing stages of solar power plants and this way reduce designing expenses even more, a press release from Lietuvos Energija states. […]

Antanas Guoga
Economy

MEP Antanas Guoga: Before regulating any new technology first, we need to educate about it

Today, 03th of October, European Parliament voted in favour of the motion for a resolution on distributed ledger technologies and blockchains: building trust with disintermediation. All political group members supported the resolution, which sends a positive message that politicians see this technology as benefiting Europe, a press release from MEP Antanas Guoga‘s office states. […]

G. Nausėda, I. Šimonytė, V. Ušackas
CORPORATE

Three types of candidate aiming for Lithuanian presidency. Which will Lithuania choose?

One candidate to become head of state is watching basketball matches alongside the nation, another reads and quotes Jaroslav Hašek’s The Good Soldier Schweik, while a third bathes in the ice cold Baltic Sea in […]