Economy

Lithuanian Social Insurance Fund posts all-time highest revenue

In the first four months of 2015 the State Social Insurance Fund (Sodra) budget revenue was at its highest since its establishment and totalled EUR 945.7 million. […]

President Dalia Grybauskaitė with soldiers in Marijampolė. Photo by R.Dačkus
Defence

President Grybauskaitė congratulated soldiers on army-public unity day

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Sunday attended the Commemoration of Partisans, the Army and Public Unity Day in Marijampolė. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Lithuanian PM proposed new candidate for education minister

Lithuania’s Labour Party has submitted a new candidate to fill the vacant post of education minister. Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that he will reveal the candidate’s name once he receives a report on their reputation from the Special Investigation Service (STT). […]

Economy

Bank of Lithuania: Geopolitical tensions overshadow low interest rate concerns

Financial institutions operating in Lithuania consider the risk arising from the prolonged period of low interest rates as increasingly significant, although, with the persisting geopolitical tensions, the risk related to a likely exacerbation of Russia‘s and Ukraine‘s conflict and related consequences has been assessed as the major one, shows the survey conducted by the Bank of Lithuania. […]

Valentinas Bukauskas
Politics

Lithuania’s Labour Party chooses new candidate for education minister

The Labour Party has chosen a new candidate for the position of Lithuania’s education and science minister, but refuses to reveal the person’s name. […]