After an unusually cool spring this year, Lithuanian farmers say that harvests will be late. Potato farmer Edas Sasnauskas tells LRT Radio that bad weather delayed works in the fields by at least two weeks. […]
For several years, Lithuanian education specialists have been noticing a worrying trend – Lithuanian boys’ school grades have been falling steadily. […]
Lithuania’s Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis has said that Lithuania is still looking to purchase the Norwegian-owned LNG terminal moored in Klaipėda port in an effort to reduce gas prices in Lithuania further. Masiulis was speaking […]
Lithuania’s Labour party are proposing to cut VAT on basic food products from 21% to 5% under new proposals. “We propose to reduce VAT from 21% to 5% to food products: bread, fresh meat, fish, […]
Lithuanians living in Britain say that many expats simply do not believe that the Britain will decide to leave the EU, but there would be less fear of a Brexit if there were more precise […]
After acquiring retail banking businesses in Lithuania and Latvia from the Danish Danske Bank, the Swedish Swedbank is looking for more acquisitions in these countries. “We are ready to buy the portfolios of other banks […]
Despite the Lithuanian economy growing for six consecutive years, the gap between regions in the country is not decreasing, according to the Swedbank Finance Institute’s annual comparative analysis of municipalities. “Along with economic exclusion, social […]
Military aggression against the Baltic countries is not among the future moves to be expected from the Kremlin, said independent Russian political scientist Kirill Martynov during a meeting in Vilnius. Political scientist, philosopher and Novaya […]
Lithuania’s citizenship laws recognize the right of people who lived in Lithuania in the period 1918-1940 and their offspring to claim Lithuanian citizenship but recently a growing number of applications by Litvaks, Lithuanian Jews, have been rejected by the Lithuanian Ministry of Interior, leading to serious questions about how the system is being administered. […]
The Lithuanian air force is to conduct an exercise simulating protecting the Ignalina nuclear plant and handling emergency situations during peacetime. During the exercise, Air Force troops will be simulating protecting the Ignalina nuclear power […]
Two of Europe’s largest energy companies, Statoil and E.ON have launched a €1.2 billion joint venture to develop the largest offshore wind farm in the Baltic sea. Over 60 6MW turbines will be located at […]
As spring in Lithuania starts warming up, Kaunas has already issued permits to 61 outdoor cafes. Businessmen say the season is expected to begin this weekend. Kaunas’ external terraces are currently actively being renovated and […]
The Lithuanian cabinet of ministers is to decide whether to call off a controversial decree on zoning requirements in resort areas. The decree, which was adopted by the government last September, lifted construction restrictions in […]
The Council of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has approved the party’s electoral platform with the key objective of creating a strong middle class to drive the country’s future development. The Social Democrats said the […]
The Russian government has decided to increase the tolls smaller trucks up to 12 tonnes will pay after a plunge of the ruble decreased flows into Russia‘s roads fund. Carriers‘ union president Mečislavas Atroškevičius warned […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has promised to step down as the leader of the Social Democratic Party if the party has to return to the opposition benches after the upcoming parliamentary elections. Butkevičius said […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius will be holding a meeting on Monday to discuss food pricing changes in stores in Lithuania. He said that Statistics Lithuania had not observed any large monthly price changes, but he […]
A week ago, we saw the first opinion polls conducted after the launch of the official election campaign. Although things can change dramatically over the coming six months before October’s general elections, looking at “ground zero” situation can tell us much about how the campaign may develop and what results to expect. […]
More than a million passengers have already passed through Vilnius Airport this year, with passenger numbers up 17% in the first quarter of 2016. The capital’s airport hit the million passenger mark two weeks earlier […]
Swedish-produced electricity transported via the NordBalt cable underneath the Baltic Sea is back on the wholesale market on Friday, following the latest interruption on April 21. Operators of the interconnection between Sweden and Lithuania are […]
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