Talinn
Foreign affairs

Lithuania’s president to discuss defense, cyber security, energy with US Pence in Tallinn

Lithuania’s Dalia Grybauskaitė and her Baltic counterparts will meet with US Vice-President Mike Pence in Tallinn, pledging to address US military assistance, cyber security, the Belarusian nuclear power plant in Astravyets and supplies of US liquefied gas to Europe. […]

British Airways
Economy

British Airways gives no comment on future flights to Vilnius

After the Vilnius administration on Wednesday decided to earmark about 2.1 million euros within the next three years for marketing of flights to one of London’s key airports in hopes of attracting the United Kingdom’s largest airline British Airways, the latter has not given any comments on its plans in this respect. […]

State Tax Inspectorate
Politics

Janušienė appointed as Lithuania’s new tax chief

Edita Janušienė, former chief auditor at the central Bank of Lithuania, has been appointed to head the country’s State Tax Inspectorate (STI) for the next four years. […]

Heating
Economy

Lithuania to temporarily bring back 9 pct VAT tariff for heating – Minister of Finance

The 9-percent value-added tax (VAT) discount tariff for heating will be reintroduced in Lithuania on a temporary basis between the fall and the end of 2017, Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka said. The discount for 2018 has not yet been specified. […]