I have been witness to election campaigns since 2011 when I had a chance to prepare an election manifesto for one of the political parties. “What a strange homo sapiens giving a fresh political science graduate such an important task,” I thought at the time, I recall. […]
Visvaldas Matijošaitis is celebrating his victory in Kaunas after the first round, however in the other big cities, a fierce struggle over the post of mayor is only beginning. […]
Another startup company is joining the ecosystem in Lithuania. Exai, a company that specializes in content management technology (CMT) and AI, has announced that it’s opening a software development branch in Vilnius. According to Exai’s CEO, the company is expanding internationally after applying for a grant of 3 million euros from the Lithuanian Ministry of Economy. With offices now in Israel, the U.S., Macedonia, and the Philippines, Exai is slowly growing to be a multinational growth company. […]
The number of cyber incidents of high and medium importance in Lithuania increased by 40 percent last year, the country’s Defense Ministry revealed in a report on Wednesday. […]
Lithuania is ready to assume leadership of the Rail Baltica project to ensure its timely and successful implementation, the Baltic country’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Rokas Masiulis, wrote in a letter to the European Commission, the ministry announced on Wednesday. […]
The Ministry of Culture is to make a decision on how to continue restoring Gediminas Hill, lrt.lt writes. […]
In preparation for the potential withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union without an agreement, the Lithuanian government has backed legislative changes, which would ensure undisturbed social guarantees for Lithuanian citizens, who worked in the UK so far, and British citizens, who reside in Lithuania, which would be as favourable to individuals as possible. […]
“I hope that Kaunas will not declare independence from Lithuania. But such a trend exists looking more broadly at what is happening in Lithuania. The entrenchment of certain groups, which could call themselves parties, committees, parishes or such. In reality, all those committees are small local parties making political deals, sharing power and opportunities, sometimes they are good, but sometimes – selfish,” professor Vytautas Landsbergis says. In his opinion, the entrenchment of local parties, which create mini-states, is dangerous. […]
In the last 2 years, the number of Lithuanian MPs who declare with which interest groups or lobbyists they meet has doubled. Last year, parliamentarians also announced 1,5 times more meetings than in 2017. These figures are reported in research conducted by Transparency International Lithuania, which includes information from manosusitikimai.lt, official work calendars, and personal websites of the parliamentarians. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will meet Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on Thursday, lrt.lt reports. […]
The doors have been opened and food lovers are already welcome at a new concept pizzeria Charlie Pizza in the departure terminal of Vilnius Airport. The new restaurant adapted both its menu and the interior to the needs of hurrying passengers, a press release from Lietuvos Oro Uostai [Lithuanian Airports] states. […]
Although in many areas Lithuania is showing progress and catching up with Western European countries, we are still one of the worst-looking countries in the European Union when it comes to public health. Population surveys also show that only a small number of Lithuanians enjoy an impeccable health. A public opinion poll conducted by Eurovaistinė, a pharmacy network, revealed that actually only one in every 11 Lithuanians ranks own health as good. Medical experts say that this is due to the lack of attention of the population to the disease prevention and healthy lifestyle. […]
Maxima Grupė [Maxima Group] has entered the Polish market and sees the biggest potential for the company’s growth in this particular country. The head of the company Dalius Misiūnas is confident that a greater scale of operation and innovation will enable the company to make its activities more efficient and economical, which will allow the company to offer better conditions for those who shop in Lithuania. […]
On 11 March, Vilnius city dwellers and city guests will follow the Roads of Freedom in Vilnius. Everyone is invited to the march at which a 400 metre long Lithuania’s flag will be carried and to take free of charge tours around the Old Town. The tours will be given in a number of different languages by almost forty guides. Excellent news to everybody: public transport will take passengers to the festive events of 11 March free of charge as well, a press release from Vilnius city municipality states. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė warned on Tuesday that the nearing Seimas spring session will be beset by tensions over the coming presidential and European Parliament elections and also criticised the cabinet for lack of progress on reforms, lrt.lt writes. […]
Philosopher, politician and writer as well as presidential candidate Arvydas Juozaitis says that domestic policy is becoming more and more important and warns that we’ll be confronted with an even bigger wave of emigration and that, in his opinion, physical and military training in schools be stepped up. […]
What can we predict about the nearing presidential and European Parliament elections now that the municipal elections ended? […]
With Lithuania’s export volumes growing, the country’s companies are beginning to shift to less familiar markets. The National Development Agency and the national business financing partner Invega have reported that last year Lithuanian companies looked for new non-EU trading partners both in neighboring countries and in distant African and Asian markets. […]
With real estate developers recently taking note of people’s growing interest in settling closer to the center of Vilnius, specialists are talking about a parallel increase in pressure on the supply of offices in central locations in the capital city. But while in the first case there is no big imbalance so far between needs and opportunities, companies seeking quality modern workplaces in and around the capital’s Old Town often end up disappointed. […]
Political scientists are urging to review the regulations of the direct mayor elections because the aim to prevent a single individual from holding the office of mayor for decades has not been reached. In certain cities, long-time mayors are being re-elected and are only further strengthening their positions, thus it is proposed to consider limiting the number of mayor terms, lrt.lt writes. […]
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