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Local rules need to be explained to refugees, president’s advisor says
“Cultural norms” and laws will have to be explained to refugees who will be resettled in Lithuania, says Lithuanian president’s chief foreign policy adviser Renaldas Vaisbrodas. […]
Economy
Lithuania to offer €10m to foreign investors for research
Lithuania’s Ministry of Economy to distribute €10 million from EU funds to foreign companies willing to invest in research in the country. […]
Economy
ESO starts trading shares on Nasdaq Vilnius
Electricity supply and natural gas distribution company Energijos Skirstymo Operatorius (ESO), the new company that was formed by merging the state-owned companies Lesto and Lietuvos dujos, started trading its shares on the stock exchange of Nasdaq Vilnius on Monday. […]
Society
Lithuanian population shrank 1.1% last year
The Lithuanian population has lost 1.1% or 32,700 people over the last year, preliminary estimates from Statistics Lithuania suggest. The primary reason for the negative growth is emigration. […]
Society
Lithuanian investigators question director of National Land Service again
Officers of the Special Investigation Service in Vilnius have questioned the director of the National Land Service Daiva Gineikaitė again after receiving findings from the State Forensic Medicine Service that supported suspicions that there was an attempt to conceal the fact that the director caused a road traffic accident while driving under the influence of alcohol. […]
Foreign affairs
No injured Lithuanians in Hurghada hotel attack
No Lithuanian tourists were hurt during an attack on an Egyptian hotel in Hurghada last Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. […]
Politics
Overtime rules and other labour code changes being discussed by Seimas
This week, the Seimas Committee on Social Affairs and Labour deliberated on changes to the Labour Code and approved the majority of new types of labour contracts that were proposed. The committee also approved a new maximum overtime amount of 180 hours per year and ensured that these would be paid for as well. […]
Defence
Lithuania to reach agreement with Boxer IFVs supplier in July
Lithuania expects to conclude its deal with Artec over acquiring infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) Boxer in July, the country’s army chief Lieutenant General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said. Before that, the army needs to finish talks with the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) which will negotiate the deal with Artec on Lithuania’s behalf. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM wants Labour Code reforms adopted in spring
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius hopes that the Lithuanian Parliament will adopt the new social model, a package of Labour Code and welfare system reforms, in its spring session which commences in March. […]
Economy
Politics
President signs citizenship amendments into law
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed amendments to the Law on Citizenship, allowing people with “great merit” to the Lithuanian state to keep dual citizenship. […]
Politics
PM sceptical about setting up new institutions in wake of Saviečiai double homicide
After a tragedy in Kėdainiai District when a father killed his two children by throwing them into a well, the government will consider giving more power to the State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius told LRT radio. […]
Society
Double family homicide prompts government to look into family programmes
After a tragic incident of domestic violence that left two children dead in central Lithuania, the government is setting up a commission to look into what should have been done to prevent it. […]
Politics
Tax collection breakthrough gives finance minister optimism for 2016 deficit budget
Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius says that 2015 was a breakthrough in tax collection for Lithuania and that extra revenue is projected for 2016. […]
Culture
First raising of Lithuanian tricolour flag to be honoured on Gediminas Tower
On 1 January 2016, Vilnius residents and guests will be able to attend a solemn ceremony on Gediminas Tower to mark the day in 1919 when the Lithuanian tricolour flag used today was first flown. […]
Economy
Lithuanian export downturn predicted by producers and exporters
In the upcoming months, Lithuania’s producers and exporters predict a decrease in Lithuanian industrial exports. According to a poll distributed to the heads of industrial companies by Statistics Lithuania, 14 percent of businesses predict a decrease while 17 percent predict an increase (a month ago, these percentages were 12 and 31 percent, respectively). […]
Politics
Party charged with influence peddling and money laundering by investigators
The Special Investigation Service‘s (STT) Vilnius Department has brought charges against the Order and Justice political party over suspicions of influence peddling and money laundering. […]
Defence
Politics
EU Commissioner Andriukaitis: Paksas should not be held hostage to the situation
Lithuania should adopt constitutional amendments to allow Rolandas Paksas, the impeached former president, to run for elected office, says Vytenis Andriukaitis, European commissioner for health and food safety and member of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. However, he is critical of a recent resolution passed by the Lithuanian parliament, advocating Paksas’ rehabilitation. […]