Foreign affairs
Articles by the Lithuania Tribune
Society
Lithuanian postal service employees threatened by angry dogs
In the course of six months of the current year, loose and aggressive dogs have attacked more postmen than during the entire previous year. In all, dogs have attacked and injured seven employees of Lithuania Post this year. To compare, five such cases were reported last year, Lithuania Post informs. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s Linas Agro granted 30-million loan to expand in Latvia
SIA Linas Agro, a subsidiary of AB Linas Agro Group, has refinanced its existing liabilities and attracted new capital to develop its business in Latvia. The credit line for working capital in the amount of EUR 30 million has been granted by SEB and DNB banks in Latvia within the scope of the club loan with SEB Banka being the leading bank of the transaction. […]
Economy
Lithuanian mobile payment startup to expand in Central and Eastern Europe
Following a clearance by the Bank of Lithuania, WoraPay, a Lithuanian startup offering mobile payment services, will continue to expand in Central and Eastern European, invest in technology, and add new mWallets and sellers to its payment infrastructure platform, Startup Lithuania informs. […]
Politics
Lithuanian social security minister presents employment-boosting measures at international forum
Prevention of structural unemployment and development of an inclusive labour market is essential in order to remove obstacles to Lithuania’s economic growth. This was emphasised by the Lithuanian Minister of Social Security and Labour Algimanta Pabedinskienė who presented the country’s experience at II International Forum on Public Employment held in Madrid (Spain) on 24-25 July, Ministry of Social Security and Labour informs. […]
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Estonia bans pork imports from Lithuania
Estonia‘s veterinary authorities have announced a ban on pork imports from Lithuania following an outbreak of the African swine fever in Ignalina District, north-east Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
Energy
Lietuvos Energija says international investors interested in building cogeneration power plants
The state-controlled energy group Lietuvos Energija, which develops new cogeneration power plant projects in Vilnius and Kaunas, has attracted particular interest of potential partners with 24 legal entities from 10 different states expressing an interest to participate in the development of power plant projects, Lietuvos Energija says in a statement. […]
Society
ENAR demands apology from Lithuania’s Interior Ministry for racial profiling
The European Network Against Racism (ENAR), comprising of more than 170 non-governmental organizations, has turned to the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania and has asked for an official apology to Lithuanian Muslim community, the Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights (LCHR) informs. […]
Foreign affairs
President presents letters of credence to Lithuania’s ambassador to Council of Europe
President Dalia Grybauskaitė presented letters of credence to Vytautas Leškevičius, Lithuanian ambassador to the Council of Europe. […]
Society
Foreign affairs
Ambassador of Mexico presents letters of credence to Lithuanian president
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has received letters of credence from Mexican Ambassador Agustin Gasca Pliego, the presidential press service informs. […]
Economy
Lithuanian oil refinery under financial strains
The effects of negative macroeconomic climate for oil refining sector and the results of tests for impairment of fixed assets required according to financial standards, significantly affected the level of ORLEN Lietuva financial results in H1 2014, said the company in a statement. […]
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Latvia’s airBaltic becomes world’s first airline to accept Bitcoins
Latvian national airline AirBaltic has become the world’s first airline to accept Bitcoins as payment for its services, the company informs. […]
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Society
Measures taken to prepare handicapped Lithuanians for euro changeover
The Bank of Lithuania has initiated meetings with representatives of organisations representing people with disabilities (the blind and the deaf), seeking to ensure that information about changeover to the euro is accessible to them as well. […]
Global LT
Ambassador Pavilionis on Lithuanians living in the US
The Lithuania Tribune asked Žygimantas Pavilionis, Lithuania’s Ambassador in Washington, D.C., to share his insights about the Lithuanian community in the US. Some estimates suggest that there are some 1 million Americans of Lithuanian descent. […]
Energy
Former US Ambassador Keith C. Smith: No one wanted Mažeikių Nafta and Russians tried to take it for free
The Lithuania Tribune spoke to former American Ambassador to Lithuania Keith C. Smith. It was during his term in 1999 that Lithuania’s major oil refinery, Mažeikių Nafta, was sold to the American company Williams, a deal that went terribly sour several years later. […]
Foreign affairs
President presents letters of credence to Lithuania’s ambassador to Austria
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has presented letters of credence to Loreta Zakarevičienė, Lithuanian ambassador to Austria, the presidential press service informs. […]
Economy
Intermedix Corporation opens international service centre in Lithuania
The US giant in health care technologies and services Intermedix Corporation opened its first international services centre in Lithuania and invested LTL 17.5 million (EUR 5.07 million) in its centre in Kaunas, Invest Lithuania informs. […]