Year: 2019

Astravyets NPP
Energy

Lithuania now has substantial legal arguments to deny access for electricity produced in the unsafe Astravyets Plant

February 13, 2019 EN.DELFI 0

On 7 February 2019, the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) in Geneva definitively concluded that during the construction of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the vicinity of the Lithuanian border and Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, Belarus had infringed three articles of the Convention thus failing to justify the selection of the construction site and consult with the countries that are most likely to be affected. […]

Vytautas Bakas
Defence

Vytautas Bakas: ‘We need to be more receptive to the needs of servicemen’

February 13, 2019 EN.DELFI 0

The Committee on National Security and Defence of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania held a meeting to hear the presentation on the most recent studies by the Military Academy of Lithuania into the attitudes of Lithuania’s population, young people and soldiers towards military service as well as into the motivation of professional military soldiers and conscripts called up to initial mandatory military service. […]

Laptop
Economy

Internet entrepreneurs misleading the authorities

February 13, 2019 EN.DELFI 0

The State Tax Inspectorate (hereinafter referred to as the STI) hereby informs that the operational analysis of Lithuanian residents who trade in online marketplaces and offer services on sharing economy platforms, which has been carried out by the Bussines in Electronic Area and By Electronic Means Control Division, revealed more than 1.5 million of undeclared income. It is an interesting fact that some people who use electronic means for business purposes not only “forget” the income they have received, but also try to hide their mistakes from the tax administrator in the most unusual ways, for example, by editing or completely deleting parts of publicly available information. […]

Detention
Society

Police seize hashish cargo worth 20 mln EUR

February 13, 2019 Xinhua 0

The Lithuanian police announced on Wednesday that they have seized 1.5 tons of hashish shipment worth around 20 million euros (22.6 million U.S. dollars), the largest in the country’s history. […]

Rail Baltica
Economy

Rail Baltica developing efficient and sustainable energy supply system

February 11, 2019 EN.DELFI 0

The joint venture of the three Baltic states RB Rail AS has commenced the Study for the Development of the Rail Baltica Energy Subsystem Procurement and Deployment Strategy. The contract for the delivery of the Study was signed in January 2019 with the Consortium INECO – ARDANUY, consisting of Ingenería y Economía del Transporte S.M.E. M.P., S.A (INECO) and ARDANUY Ingenería, S.A (ARDANUY). Both Consortium partners have proven experience in the railway sector and specifically in energy subsystem. […]

Linas Kojala
Opinion

The role of Lithuania in Eastern Partnership Policy

February 8, 2019 Linas Kojala 0

The Eastern partnership policy, a cornerstone of the European Union in terms of developing relationships with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, will soon celebrate its first decade of operation. From its inception, it has been based both on values (strengthening democracy at the side of the EU) and pragmatic interests (strategic stability, development of economic relations). […]

Irma Gudžiūnaitė
Politics

Ruling party and PM seek to undermine authority of the president

February 8, 2019 Lithuania Tribune 0

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis was surprised by President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s decision not to appoint Irma Gudžiūnaitė to be Environment Minister. He claimed that the presidential candidate had promised a positive decision on her suitability for office. The Prime Minister claims that it will not be possible to reconcile new nominees for Environment Minister with the President, LRT.lt reported. […]

Robots
Economy

Swiss Mikron Group set to produce automation modules in Lithuania

February 7, 2019 EN.DELFI 0

Switzerland-headquartered Mikron Automation has announced opening a production facility in the area of Kaunas, Lithuania. The facility will initially produce modules for automation solutions, mainly for customers in the automotive industry. In the following several years, Mikron will build a team of up to 50 specialists, including mechanical technicians, mechanical and control engineers, electricians, and supply chain managers. […]

Irma Gudžiūnaitė
Politics

President rejects environment minister candidate, PM lashes out

February 6, 2019 Xinhua 0

The Lithuanian president rejected on Wednesday the candidacy of Irma Gudžiūnaitė for the environment minister’s position, prompting the prime minister lashing out. […]

Vladimir Putin
Opinion

Russian politics in Putin’s new term

February 5, 2019 Chris Miller 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin is the great survivor of European politics. Western leaders come and go, but Putin has persisted. He has managed to hold on to power for nearly two decades, through three foreign wars, two economic crises, multiple presidential and parliamentary elections (of varying degrees of fairness), a series of leadership reshuffles, the rise and fall of oil prices, and successive waves of economic sanctions. […]

Ursula von der Leyen with German troop in Lithuania
Defence

Germany pledges to invest 110 mln euros in Lithuanian military bases

February 5, 2019 Xinhua 0

German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen pledged continued support to Lithuania’s military with investments and troops during her visit to Lithuania on February 5. […]