This year, educational institutions in Vilnius received more than LTL 29 million (EUR 8.4 million) for refurbishment and modernisation of their premises. LTL 14 million (EUR 4.06 million) of the sum was allocated for building a new kindergarten in Santariškės. […]
27 July marks the 23rd anniversary when seven Lithuanian officers were killed in the Medininkai border post on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. […]
Even though Lithuania’s economic growth rate surpasses that of other European Union member states, unemployment rate is higher than the regional average and, most importantly, it does not seem to be decreasing, notes economist Gitanas Nausėda. […]
A poll commissioned by Aviva Lietuva shows that almost half, or 49 percent, of respondents hope to receive retirement pensions equal to their current salaries, while 39 percent have even higher expectations and hope to receive bigger pensions than their current monthly income. […]
The European Union (EU) is moving forward with sanctions for individuals and companies involved in escalating the events in eastern Ukraine, but Lithuania will nor rush to impose national sanctions. […]
Artillery shells, mines and grenades are only a small part of dangerous explosives that prevented the work of laying the submarine power link from Lithuania to Sweden. Explosives were found in the Lithuanian territory during the work on the project. These explosives were neutralised by explosive ordnance disposal personnel of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. However, experts predict that more explosives might be discovered. […]
On Friday the Office of Prosecutor General of Lithuania launched a pre-trial investigation into the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in a farm in Ignalina district. The investigation will be carried out to learn if animals have not been infected on purpose. […]
On Friday, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will pay a visit to Klaipėda on the Baltic coast, where she will open the Sea Festival and will attend its events. The traditional festival is being hosted by Klaipėda for the 55th time. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed a decree to return the Metropolitan Concession Law to the Seimas for re-consideration. […]
As the renovation of apartment blocks is gaining momentum, the Ministry of Environment is planning to establish a special commission to oversee coordination of the renovation process and work control. […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius refuses to disclose any details regarding the construction of Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), a project that has been in a limbo since a referendum in 2012, and invites to wait for the study by the Lithuanian Energy Institute. […]
Lithuania’s Minister of Environment Kęstutis Trečiokas says that the major obstacle for the the ongoing campaign to renovate decrepit and energy-inefficient residential buildings is people’s mentality and passivity. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has inaugurated the new Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas during a formal change of command ceremony on Thursday in the Cathedral Square, Vilnius. […]
The new Minister of Environment Kęstutis Trečiokas has reservations about the idea of building a bridge to the Curonian Spit. […]
Following the final decision of the European Union’s General Affairs Council of Ministers on Lithuania’s participation in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) from 1 January 2015, governor of the Bank of Lithuania Vitas Vasiliauskas warns Lithuanians not to rush to exchange their savings in litas for euros. […]
Facebook remains the most popular social network in Lithuania, used by 68 percent of all internet users in the country. Forty-six percent say they use it every day, a survey reveals. […]
On Wednesday, an exhibition entitled “Wind in the Sailyards” is opening in Klaipėda, featuring works by graphic artist, book illustrator Šarūnas Leonavičius from the collection of the Lithuanian Sea Museum and the personal collection of the artist. […]
Saulius Girdauskas, Vladislovas Kondratovičius and Arijandas Šliupas – all the three Deputy Ministers of Transport and Communications – have been reappointed to their offices. […]
Responding to public information about further activities and difficulties experienced by oil refinery ORLEN Lietuva, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius reminds that the company, just like other petroleum refining companies operating in the European Union, is facing structural problems propelled by fundamental changes in the global fuel market. […]
After the EU General Affairs Council adopts the final decision on the adoption of the euro in Lithuania, a countdown timer above the door of the Bank of Lithuania in Vilnius, Gedimino avenue, will be launched. […]
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