A competition for the contract to build and run a multi-functional complex in Šeškinė area of Vilnius is to be launched on Wednesday. The complex is to be constructed at the location of the failed […]
Lithuania has come under much criticism for failing to draw up a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy. Dr. Paulius Skruibis highlights the case of Kupiškis municipality and its “Gatekeepers” initiative which has already produced notable results. […]
The company Nota Bene, which has gained notoriety for its involvement in the so-called army utensils scandal, continues to appear in controversial public procurement contracts, DELFI reports. In one of them, the State Service for […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he will be looking for a replacement for Minister of Healthcare Juras Požela who has been in hospital for several weeks now. Currently, the Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas […]
Gas as an energy source brings about a number of negative associations in Lithuania due to the lengthy period of time when the country was depended on its sole supplier, Russia’s Gazprom. After Lithuania kicked […]
Left-handed Lithuanians seeking to purchase goods tailored to them can only really do so abroad. Experts say the niche is too small for office supplies or tools sellers to hope for much profits. That said, […]
The Parkas Outlet shopping centre in the Šiaurės Miestelis area of Vilnius is reopening on December 12. The shopping centre will seek to attract Lithuanians to do their outlet shopping in Lithuania, rather than going […]
A number of Lithuanian ministries have been marred in corruption scandals in the run-up to the general elections this year. Both the so-called army utensils scandal at the Ministry of National Defence as well the […]
A large group of Chechens have set up a camp in Brest, a Belarussian city next to the Polish border, in protest of having been barred from entering Poland. The Polish government has said that […]
Latvia, which has agreed to take in over 500 refugees under the European Union’s resettlement programme, struggles to meet the quota and making sure that the refugees stay in the country. The migrant crisis in […]
Four parties would enter the Seimas, Lithuanian parliament, if elections were held this week, according to a recent Vilmorus survey. Kauno Diena reports that, based on the survey data, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has […]
Gediminas Kirkilas, former prime minister and a leading figure in the Social Democratic Party, has said he would have stepped down if he were in the shoes of Lithuania’s minister of national defence, without going […]
Vilnius Airport is shutting down for 35 days in summer 2017 to upgrade its main runway that dates back to 1958. With the country’s biggest airport closed, this may prove an opportunity for Kaunas which […]
The ban on selling alcohol on September 1 has been successful in reducing alcohol abuse by minors who celebrate the start of the academic year on that day, specialists say. Specialists have concluded that the […]
The packaging deposit system, whereby buyers pay a deposit on most plastic bottles and cans when buying drinks, has significantly changed recycling and even buying habits of Lithuanian consumers. As of this year, buyers in […]
Provincial schools struggle to attract specialists to teach at the same time as low wages and poor conditions deter educators looking for work. Provincial Lithuania is in a peculiar position where there is fairly high […]
Though some supermarket chains recorded bigger beer sales this summer compared to last year June, a new trend is taking hold among Lithuanian consumers: they are are choosing non-alcoholic wine and beer with increasing frequency. […]
SEB Bank has revised down Lithuania’s GDP growth projections, estimating that the country’s economy will grow 2.2% this year and 2.5% in 2017. In its earlier projections, the bank expected Lithuania’s GDP to grow 2.8% […]
Some fifty Lithuanian businesses produce spare parts, components or even entire vehicles for global automobile industry giants. While the quantity supplied by Lithuanian companies is significantly smaller than, say, the Chinese, specialists highlight that Lithuanian […]
With the general elections in a little over a month, an online resource can help voters make up their mind about which parties best represent their interest. Manoseimas.lt (“My Seimas” or “My parliament”) offers a […]
Copyright © 2026 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes