BNS, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Wildfire in Latvia causes smoky skies in northern Lithuania

July 20, 2018 BNS 0

A massive forest and peat bog fire raging in western Latvia has caused smoky skies across northern Lithuania, the National Public Health Center said on Friday. […]

Largest investment in 20 years: Continental launches plant construction in Lithuania

July 20, 2018 BNS 0

German car parts giant Continental on Friday launched the construction of a new plant, worth 95 million euros, in Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas’s free economic zone, in a largest investment in the country in 20 years. […]

Continental starts building EUR 95 mln plant in Lithuania’s Kaunas

July 20, 2018 BNS 0

German car parts giant Continental is launching on Friday the construction of a new plant, worth 95 million euros, in Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas’s free economic zone. […]

Lithuanian MP refuses to go to Poland for questioning over fund misuse

July 20, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian MP Michal Mackevič, representing the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance, is refusing to go to Poland for questioning over misuse of funds allocated to the Association of Poles in Lithuania, the Lietuvos Rytas daily writes on Friday. […]

Lithuania has no doubts about United States’ NATO commitment

July 20, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania has trust in the United States’ commitment to NATO‘s collective defense, despite President Donald Trump‘s expressed doubts, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]

Lithuania ready to send military helicopter to Sweden to fight forest fires

July 20, 2018 BNS 0

Responding to Sweden’s request to help it fight forest fires, Lithuania is ready to deploy a military helicopter Mi-8 with a crew, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday. […]

Lithuanian firm charged with failure to take almost 6 mln tons of waste to Latvia

July 20, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) and Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office have handed over to court a criminal case in which a Lithuanian company is suspected of sham managements of metal and other packaging, causing the State of Lithuania damage worth 6 million euros. […]

Russian detained after smuggling 15 kg of amber from Kaliningrad to Lithuania

July 20, 2018 BNS 0

A Russian woman has been detained after smuggling around 15 kilograms of amber from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad into Lithuania, the State Border Guard Service said on Thursday. […]

Lithuania, 7 other European countries push for capital markets union as Brexit approaches

July 19, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania and another seven Northern European countries are urging the European Union to take more decisive action to build a single capital markets union in an effort to increase non-bank financing opportunities for businesses. […]

Vilnius to mark US declaration condemning Baltic occupation

July 19, 2018 BNS 0

A traditional celebration will be held in Vilnius’ Vašingtono Aikštė (Washington Square) on Thursday to thank the United States on the 78th anniversary of the Sumner Welles Declaration that condemned the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states. […]

Lithuanian government may decide on car tax in fall – finance minister

July 19, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian government may take decisions on a car tax in the fall in an effort to tackle the pressing problem of pollution and encourage motorists to choose less-polluting vehicles, Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka said on Thursday. […]

Lithuania’s 17th Mission Siberia expedition leaves for Kazakhstan

July 19, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s 17th Mission Siberia expedition is leaving for Kazakhstan on Thursday morning. […]

Lithuanian Army sends helicopter to Latvia to help put out forest fire

July 19, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Army has sent a helicopter to help put out a large forest and peatbog fire raging in Western Latvia. […]

Ex-Liberal leader Masiulis fails to get back cash seized during searches

July 19, 2018 BNS 0

Eligijus Masiulis, a former Liberal Movement leader on trial in a major political corruption case, has failed to recover cash that was found and seized during searches of his home. […]

President Dalia Grybauskaitė meets the Mission Siberia 2018 team

No one can deny truth about genocide against Lithuanian people – Grybauskaitė

July 19, 2018 BNS 0

No artificial barriers can prevent young people from honoring the memory of the victims of Stalinism, just as no one can deny the historical truth about the genocide against the Lithuanian people, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said as she met with members of Mission Siberia’18 team on Wednesday. […]