Articles by Lithuania Tribune

The Seimas
CORPORATE

Faces we won’t see in the new Seimas

October 26, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

On October 23 voters closed the door on a number of political old guard, the hopes of many who wished to keep their membership in Seimas were broken. The moods of those who failed to be re-elected vary – some intend to savour their freedom, some intend to seek work or spend time with their families. In total there will be 82 new faces in Seimas, 5 of them returning after a break. 59 members of Seimas were re-elected, but a large number of the old guard will be gone. […]

Ramūnas Karbauskis ir Gabrielius Landsbergis
CORPORATE

ELECTIONS. Stumbling blocks to Conservatives and “Peasants” cooperation

October 14, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

During their elections campaigns both the Conservatives (TS-LKD) and the “Peasants” (LVŽS) stressed the need for education and social reform. How the reform should be done, however, particularly education, is where their opinions split. For […]

Lithuania's Mindaugas Kuzminskas during Lithuania Latvia basketball game
Opinion

Why relations between Lithuania and Latvia aren’t all that fraternal

October 12, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania and Latvia have much in common on a strategic level. Yet relations between the two aren’t especially brotherly. That’s how political expert Linas Kojala put it on LRT.lt. In his opinion it is difficult to pin down a special closeness between the two countries with actual examples. Vytautas Magnus University Professor Alvydas Butkus notes that representatives of the two countries’ governments would seemingly like to communicate but there aren’t close ties between the two societies. […]

"Iskander-M" in Kaliningrad region already?

Russia transporting Iskander missile system to Kaliningrad

October 7, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

According to a government source known to ERR’s Estonian news portal, the Russian Baltic Fleet is moving an Iskander-M missile system from Ust-Luga to Kaliningrad on a civilian vessel, ERR News reported. […]

Hasan Serkan Binyar
Economy

Turkish Airlines to open service centre for Nordic region clients in Vilnius

September 28, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

One of the biggest airlines in the world, Turkish Airlines, is opening a customer service centre in Vilnius to service its clients in Nordic and Baltic countries, Invest Lithuania reported. […]

Eimantas Kiudulas
Economy

Why the new Labour Code is good for Lithuania. Interview

September 26, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

A newly adopted Labour Code is a signal to the investors that investment climate is improving in Lithuania. After the change, labour relations in the country will be more flexible, and this will create better conditions not only for investors but also for employees. At the same time more favourable conditions might be one of the incentives not to emigrate and stay in Lithuania, and this will increase the number of workers in the country. […]

Saulius Pikturna
CORPORATE

Link between Minister Olekas and Defence attaché to Russia

September 21, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

The so-called “golden fork” scandal has not yet settled, but it may very well be that Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas could be faced with yet another controversy. This time it relates to the controversial family status of an officer who was slated to be posted in Moscow, DELFI.lt reported. […]