Politics
Conservative MP proposes constituency for expatriate Lithuanians
MP Kęstutis Masiulis of the conservative Homeland Union has proposed to establish a separate electoral constituency for Lithuanian citizens who live abroad. […]
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Economy
Lithuania moves up in World Bank’s Doing Business report
In the Doing Business 2016 report by the World Bank, Lithuania moved one positions up compared to the previous year and came 20th among 189 economies in the world, while among member-states of the European Union it was 8th this year. […]
Economy
Lithuanian banks lower expectations for real estate market
Lithuanian commercial banks are revising their expectations of real estate prices. A year ago, banks hoped that housing, particularly new developments, will see a rise in prices, while in a survey performed this autumn there wasn’t a single bank expecting a rise in housing prices, the Bank of Lithuania said. […]
Society
President Grybauskaitė meets with director general of CERN
On 27 October, Tuesday, President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Director General of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) Professor Rolf-Dieter Heuer and President of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Professor Valdemaras Razumas. The meeting discussed the contribution of Lithuanian scientists to the most significant discoveries and experiments in the world as well as further cooperation between Lithuanian scientists and CERN. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s resource productivity among lowest in EU
In 2014, Lithuania’s resource productivity accounted for only 0.65 EUR/kg, down by 1.1 percent since 2012. The country’s domestic material consumption stood at 50.4 million tons, up by 59.8 percent from 2012, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), reports. […]
Energy
One year of Lithuania’s LNG terminal: No one can cut off our gas
One year after Lithuania inaugurated its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Klaipėda, Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis says that the facility has brought security and competition for the first time in Lithuania’s gas market history and can be called a regional terminal. […]
Society
Lithuanian minister on Russian army choir concert: No place for Moscow’s divisive policies
Lithuanian Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis has commented on the decision of Visaginas Culture Centre to cancel a performance by the Alexander Ensemble, the official army choir of the Russian armed forces, saying that there is no place in Lithuania for Moscow’s divisive policies. […]
Economy
Head of Enterprise Lithuania resigns
The Director General of Enterprise Lithuania, Mantas Nocius, has announced he will resign on 9 November, citing personal reasons. […]
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Lithuanian president expects constructive work with new Polish government
Lithuania respects the choice of the people of Poland and is ready to work with the new government of Poland, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė commented on the outcome of the parliamentary elections in the neighbouring country. […]
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Foreign affairs
Politics
Current leaders among most trustes public figures in Lithuania
For several months in a row, Lithuanians trust most the current leaders of the country, the latest poll shows. Political experts link this to a stable political and economic situation in the country and the leaders’ authority. […]
Politics
Grybauskaitė and Adamkus most popular public figures in Lithuania
Last month, ratings of three politicians grew while those of five others fell. A survey commissioned by news agency ELTA and carried out on 12-22 September by pollster Baltijos Tyrimai has revealed that President Dalia Grybauskaitė and former president Valdas Adamkus were the most favourably evaluated public figures in Lithuania, among 70 percent of the polled each. […]
Defence
Citizens’ donations to Lithuanian military grow seven-fold
In 2015, people more actively donated to the Lithuanian army by transferring 2 percent of their personal income tax. The number of such contributions has increased seven times. […]
Politics
Parliament wants to undermine independence of prosecutor general, Lithuanian president says
On Friday Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with legal experts to discuss how to ensure transparent and effective work of the Prosecutor General‘s Office. Experts have noted that independence of the prosecutor general has been established in the Constitution. However, there have been repeated attempts to make the institution into a tool for politicians which is diminishing confidence in the state, the president believes. […]
Defence
Lithuania enters PZH 2000 howitzer partnership project
On October 21 at a session of the Land Combat Vehicles (LCV) Support Partnership of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) in Luxembourg, Lithuania joined the PzH2000 self-propelled 155mm howitzer user project by a unanimous agreement of Croatia, Italy, Germany, Greece, and the Netherlands – all the countries taking part in the project. […]
Society
Lithuanian parliament adopts amendments to prevent sexual offences against children
At its plenary sitting, the Seimas of Lithuania has adopted the amendments to the Law on Fundamentals of Protection of the Rights of the Child, aimed at preventing sexual offences against children. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė to have papal audience
On 28-29 October, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will visit Italy and Vatican, where she will have an audience with Pope Francis. […]
Defence
Lithuanian soldiers begin training in Trident Juncture
Military personnel from Lithuania and other countries of the NATO Alliance taking part in NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 have redeployed to Spain, set up military camps in San Gregorio and are beginning to train according to the exercise scenario, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]