ELTA EN, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Lithuanian leaders congratulate Poland on National Day

November 11, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian leaders have congratulated Poland on the occasion of its National Day on 11 November. […]

Lithuania tests its shale for toxic heavy metals

November 11, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of Environment (LGT) tested samples of rock with shale and found that the heavy metal levels in them presented no hazard to the environment. The samples were taken from rock at different depths of at least 1.2km, Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment said. […]

Mykolas Majauskas gets conservative nomination to run for Vilnius mayor

November 11, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Mykolas Majauskas will be running for mayor of Vilnius after receiving the nomination from the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats. […]

New Lithuanian interior minister promises to be creative

November 10, 2014 ELTA EN 0

New Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis has criticised the employment of former deputy minister Algimantas Juocevičius in Regitra, vehicle registration and driving licence issuing institution under the Ministry of the Interior. […]

Electricity price falls in Lithuania due to supply growth

November 10, 2014 ELTA EN 0

In October the average electricity price in Nord Pool Spot power market Lithuania trading zone was LTL 0.186 (EUR 0.053) per kilowatt hour (kWh), 6.4 percent lower than in September. According to independent electricity supplier Energijos Tiekimas, year-on-year electricity price was 16 percent lower. […]

Lithuanian PM looking for EUR 29.5m to raise government employees’ salaries

November 10, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says the Government is looking for LTL 102 million (EUR 29.5 million) in next year’s budget in order to raise salaries for government employees working under employment contracts. […]

Lithuania’s Labour Party announces candidates for local elections

November 10, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The Labour Party presented its candidates for 2015 municipal and mayoral elections at the 20th congress on Saturday. […]

Renovation cost in Lithuania rises 20 percent in one year

November 9, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Based on the data of Housing Energy Efficiency Agency (BETA), renovation cost of blocks of flats increased by around 20 percent in one year, while in separate cases by 30 percent, and reached LTL 350-400 (EUR 101-116) per square metre (excluding 40 percent government support). […]

Volume of retail trade grows in Lithuania

November 9, 2014 ELTA EN 0

In September 2014, compared with August 2014, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade fell 1.3 percent in the euro area and 1.2 percent in the European Union (EU), according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. […]

Lithuania to step up intellectual property protection

November 8, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Minister of Justice Juozas Bernatonis met with Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Francis Gurry. The two discussed the influence of the legal protection of intellectual property on the development of state and society, as well as obstacles in transferring intellectual property services to the electronic space. […]

7 of 10 Lithuanians avoid health check-ups

November 8, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Most Lithuanians (68.5 percent) go to see a doctor only when they are seriously ill. 68 percent of people aged 15-19, 70 percent aged 30-39, and 61 percent aged 60-74 said they have a doctor’s appointment only if seriously ill. The data comes from TNS Atlas survey carried out by market research company TNS LT. […]

Lithuanian banks lower expectations for real estate price rise

November 8, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian commercial banks expected a sharp rise in real estate prices early next year, but now they have reduced expectations. The number of banks expecting real estate prices to increase has halved, while most think that prices will not change. […]

Lithuanian PM at NB8-British meeting: It is important to promote innovation culture

November 7, 2014 ELTA EN 0

At the forum of Nordic, Baltic and British heads of Government, hosted by Finland, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius noted the importance of promoting innovations seeking to ensure sustainable economic development. […]

President Grybauskaitė: Regional security is common interest of Germany and Baltic states

November 6, 2014 ELTA EN 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck. Taking part in the meeting on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall were also Latvian President Andris Berzins and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. […]