Energy
Vilnius court upholds EUR 35m antitrust fine for Gazprom
Vilnius Regional Administrative Court has rejected OAO Gazprom‘s compliant against Lithuania’s Competition Council. […]
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Politics
Telšiai to hold run-off mayoral election
On 22 November, residents of Telšiai District in Lithuania will elect their new mayor – either Social Democrat Saulius Urbonas or Labour Party’s Petras Kuizinas. […]
Economy
Lithuania could cut black market, Europol says
Flourishing black market in Lithuania can be reduced with properly chosen and implemented digital solutions, experts claim. […]
Foreign affairs
Flights cancelled after Lithuania’s MFA advises against air travel to Sinai Peninsula
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has issued a recommendation against travelling to Sharm el-Sheikh Airport in Egypt and other airports in the Sinai Peninsula. […]
Defence
USA ready to sell Stryker IFVs to Lithuania
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the United States‘ Department of Defense issued a statement saying that Washington is ready to sell Stryker infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to Lithuania for USD 599m. […]
Defence
Lithuania to extend conscription
MP Artūras Paulauskas, head of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence, says that parliamentary groups of Lithuania have agreed that the country will draft conscripts in 2020-2021. Under current agreement, military draft was introduced for the period between 2015 and 2020. […]
Politics
Company linked to Lithuanian PM’s family involved in cartel agreement
The Competition Council of Lithuania has imposed fines on four companies for concluding cartel arrangements. Ministerium is among the fined enterprises. Until recently it was co-owned by the son-in-law of Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]
Energy
Lithuania halved greenhouse gas emissions since 1990
Between 1990 to 2012, greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania, including international aviation, were reduced by 55.6 percent, or from 49.12 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 1990 to 21.81 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2012. […]
Economy
EC downgrades Lithuania’s GDP growth projections to 1.7 percent
Economic recovery in the euro area and the European Union as a whole is now in its third year. It should continue at a modest pace next year despite more challenging conditions in the global economy, the European Commission said. […]
Economy
Ryanair launches new Kaunas to Israel service
Budget airline Ryanair has launched a new winter route from Kaunas to Eilat Ovda (Israel), starting on November 5 with a twice weekly service, Kaunas Airport reports. […]
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9 Lithuanian companies cleared to import meat to USA
On Tuesday, the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture officially announced the list of Lithuanian companies which will be allowed to import meat products to the USA. […]
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Economy
Lithuanian government to consider assistance to dairy cooperative Pienas LT
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has met with dairy producers and promised to inform them in two weeks how the state could assist the dairy production cooperative Pienas LT, enhance possibilities for cooperation of farmers and boost competitiveness of Lithuania’s dairy sector. […]
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Attempts to restrict media freedom in Georgia ‘worrying’, Lithuanian PM tells Georgian counterpart
After a meeting with Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili, Lithuanian PM Algirdas Butkevičius has said that attempts to restrict freedom of the press in Georgia are worrying. […]
Defence
Seimas speaker wants conscription to stay
Speaker of the Lithuanian parliament Loreta Graužinienė believes that military conscription must be kept beyond the five years it has been reinstated. […]
Politics
Former finance minister to run for Lithuanian parliament
Ingrida Šimonytė, deputy chairwoman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, will be running in next year’s parliamentary elections in one of Vilnius single-member constituencies. Her candidacy was put forward by the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD). […]
Politics
Lithuanian mayor removed from office on bribery suspicions
The Panevėžys city unit of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT) is investigating suspected bribery by Utena District Mayor Alvydas Katinas. […]