The Lithuanian cabinet of ministers is to decide whether to call off a controversial decree on zoning requirements in resort areas. The decree, which was adopted by the government last September, lifted construction restrictions in […]
The Council of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has approved the party’s electoral platform with the key objective of creating a strong middle class to drive the country’s future development. The Social Democrats said the […]
The Russian government has decided to increase the tolls smaller trucks up to 12 tonnes will pay after a plunge of the ruble decreased flows into Russia‘s roads fund. Carriers‘ union president Mečislavas Atroškevičius warned […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has promised to step down as the leader of the Social Democratic Party if the party has to return to the opposition benches after the upcoming parliamentary elections. Butkevičius said […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius will be holding a meeting on Monday to discuss food pricing changes in stores in Lithuania. He said that Statistics Lithuania had not observed any large monthly price changes, but he […]
More than a million passengers have already passed through Vilnius Airport this year, with passenger numbers up 17% in the first quarter of 2016. The capital’s airport hit the million passenger mark two weeks earlier […]
Swedish-produced electricity transported via the NordBalt cable underneath the Baltic Sea is back on the wholesale market on Friday, following the latest interruption on April 21. Operators of the interconnection between Sweden and Lithuania are […]
From the first of May all consumers will have to pay more for purchases from non-European Union countries. On May 1, 2016, the new EU Customs Code will enter into force and the new code […]
Germany is to send more troops to Lithuania, the influential German news magazine Der Spiegel reports. “Due to requests from Eastern partners, NATO will send more troops to the border of Russia,” reports Der Spiegel, […]
Lithuanian basketball legend Arvydas Sabonis will be the face of Lidl‘s forthcoming advertising campaign as it opens a raft of stores across Lithuania. […]
Shortages of skilled IT and technology industry project managers in Lithuania will drive up salaries and create increasing opportunities for female managers according to recruitment experts. While there are more than 6,200 project managers in […]
Lithuania‘s economy will grow faster this year driven by increases in exports and strong domestic demand, according to SEB Bank. SEB analysts expect that GDP growth in 2016 will be 2.8% and rise to 3.2% […]
Companies owned by the Lithuanian state have reported €216,3 million in net profits over 2015, a drop of 5.7% from 2014. The best results come from the oil company Klaipėdos Nafta, while profits of the […]
Part of the credit unions operating in Lithuania are opposing a new law aimed at solidifying the market. The Ministry of Finance drafted the law in response to a series of bankruptcies three years ago […]
Forming cooperatives is the only way for Lithuania’s small farmers to survive, says Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė. Farmers throughout Europe have been hit by small prices and even medium-sized farms are struggling to stay afloat, […]
The Valerijus Simulikas-led movement, For Šiauliai, will participate in upcoming parliamentary elections on the Peasant and Greens Union list. The Union‘s leader Ramūnas Karbauskis said that his party was seeking to bring together all movements […]
The Lithuanian government is planning to have a balanced budget in 2017 and run a small surplus in 2018-2019, according to the Stability Programme presented by the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday. “This would allow […]
Lithuanian scientist, professor Arminas Ragauskas has been nominated for the European Inventor Award, the first Lithuanian ever to be nominated for this award. […]
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