International transport conference in Stockholm “Business Opportunities and Logistic. Scandinavian and Eastern Europe case”
Economy

International conference in Stockholm discusses transport opportunities for Scandinavia and Baltics

On September 10th an international transport and logistics conference took place in Stockholm. On the initiative of the Lithuanian Embassy in Sweden, the conference was organized by Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications, JSC Lithuanian Railways, port of Klaipėda, Turkish-Swedish business association Sweturk and International Swedish Freight association. […]

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Economy

Kaunas Airport attracting aviation-related businesses with new AEROHUB KUN

Kaunas Airport is changing rapidly, with a progressive future vision. The creation of Lithuanian Airports last year, following the merger into one entity of Vilnius, Palanga, and Kaunas airports, has established a clear strategic direction. This sees Kaunas Airport become the base for aviation-related businesses through implementation of the AEROHUB KUN investment project, Invest Lithuania, the state investment promotion agency, reports. […]

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Society

Two Lithuanians died during floods in Spain

Two Lithuanian have died in Andalusia’s province of Granada in Spain after heavy rains caused floods, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BNS on Wednesday. […]

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Economy

Google marketing manager: Business must understand how technology changes customer expectations

Marketing manager at Google Regimantas Urbanas says that internet enables direct service sharing; customers can get the necessary service from other customers. In this sense technology coerces businesses to improve, make creative decisions and communicate with their customers personally. Urbanas shared his insights on changes of customer‘s and entrepreneur’s behaviour in Vilnius Innovation Forum ‘Innovation Drift’ last week. […]

Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius    Photo Ludo Segers

Linkevičius in Georgia: Decisions of today will determine Europe’s destiny tomorrow

At the international conference in Tbilisi on 7 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius spoke about Europe’s current geopolitical situation, Lithuania’s MFA reports. […]

Swedish Business Awards
Economy

Swedish Business Awards 2015, the first sustainable event in Lithuania

This year is an exceptional year for the Swedish Business Awards in Lithuania. The event celebrates its 10th anniversary. The ceremony of the Awards will become the first sustainable event in the country, organized in accordance with the requirements of ISO 20121:2012 standards. Moreover, the ceremony of the Awards will be honored by the presence of H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė and other prominent Lithuanian and Swedish business, science and political leaders. […]

Tarptautinis valiutos fondas
Economy

Lithuania now a mature economy, says IMF

According to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest economic analysis, Lithuania has successfully transitioned from an emerging market into a mature economy. As such, the Baltic country is now considered to be in the same economic category as countries like Germany, the USA and Japan, Invest Lithuania reports. […]

Dainius Šileika
Defence

Third-generation expatriate joins Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Force

Among the 13 soldiers of the National Defence Volunteer Forces who gave oath to serve their country on 21 August, was Dainius Šileika, a third-generation Lithuanian expatriate. […]

Zoltan Pecze
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian foreign minister talks about migration with Hungarian ambassador

In a meeting on 2 September with Hungarian Ambassador Zoltan Pecze, who is about to end his term of office in Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, expressed his gratitude for ambassador’s contribution to development of bilateral relations and expressed hope that the two countries will continue their friendly relations based on common values and solidarity, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]

Jens Stoltenberg, Dalia Grybauskaitė, Juozas Olekas
Defence

Lithuanian defence minster: NATO headquarters one more step strengthening security of whole Alliance

“The Establishment of a NATO headquarters in Lithuania and six other Allies testifies that NATO is taking all necessary steps to provide security to its member states and to be prepared to implement the tasks necessary to deter anyone attempting on the security and territorial integrity of any of the Allies,” the Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said at the inauguration of the NATO Force Integration Unit in Vilnius on 3 September. […]

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Economy

AirBaltic opens five new routes from Vilnius

This week, Latvian airline airBaltic is opening five new routes from Vilnius International Airport, the airline has informed. […]