Vytaute Merkyte, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Lithuania’s Christmas tree competition: choose the nicest

December 18, 2018 Vytaute Merkyte 0

They say that the grass is always greener on the other side. What about Christmas trees? This time, Delfi invites you to elect the nicest Christmas tree. The candidates are not the ubiquitous Christmas trees of the large cities, it is instead time for the smaller Lithuanian towns to take to the stage. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Gitanas Nausėda and Visvaldas Matijošaitis

Presidential elections: the three main candidates have reasons to stay silent

August 16, 2018 Vytaute Merkyte 0

With less than a year to go to the presidential elections, individuals, who have yet to declare their intent to become the head of state remain the most popular candidates. Political scientists and sociologists state […]

Poll: due to uncertainty Lithuanians halt their plans to consume and borrow

June 2, 2020 0

A Spinter Tyrimai survey of Lithuanian residents performed in April on the current financial situation has revealed that within the coming three months, citizens are not planning any expenses. With the lockdown underway, the study […]

Ericsson: Lithuania’s chance for a great digital leap forward

May 29, 2020 0

After imposing the quarantine, all countries, including Lithuania, witnessed drastic changes in data consumption habits. Most mobile network operators noticed people having more and longer calls, with up to 100% increase in voice services. The […]

Lithuanian startups were not intimidated by the crisis

May 28, 2020 0

The COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed a significant number of businesses, but startups make the most of this situation: Lithuanian start-up developers say that responding in a timely manner to customer orders is a major challenge for […]

Are we going to vote in the Parliamentary elections as in the 21c?

May 25, 2020 0

Democratic elections usually fulfil two conditions. They have to be free and fair. The upcoming parliamentary elections are going to have one distinctiveness. They will be post-pandemic under one condition, that at the time of […]

Campain “Savi už savus”: invites to cope with the consequences of the lockdown together

May 19, 2020 0

In order to reduce the consequences of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus in Lithuania, the Lithuanian brewery Gubernija is launching a national movement “Savi už savus” (“Locals for Locals”) to support small and […]

Tax burden influences economic state aid

May 15, 2020 0

Nordic-Baltic business law house Fondia prepared an analysis of government aid for business and individuals in several countries. It turned out that state aid for economy correlates directly with the tax burden, calculated as a […]