The Lithuanian fishing vessel detained in Russia has been placed under arrest, with administrative charges brought against its captain, Lithuanian diplomats said on Thursday. Lawyers have requested that the ship be released on a bail. […]
The European Union (EU) and the euro area may help Lithuania shield itself from Russia’s economic sanctions or outweigh those measures, president of the European Central Bank (ECB) believes. […]
The government of Lithuania has decided to increase the minimum monthly wage to LTL 1,035 (EUR 300) and the minimum hourly wage to LTL 6.27 (EUR 1.82) from 1 October 2014. […]
The Lithuanians have slightly warmed up towards the euro, which the country will adopt next year, a recent Eurobarometer survey shows. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius claims that the government is not planning to make any major changes to the tax system next year or introduce any new tax exemptions. He adds that a rise in the excise duty on alcoholic drinks is considered. […]
Advisor to the SEB Bank president, financial analyst Gitanas Nausėda says that the impact of Russia‘s food product embargo on the Lithuanian economy has been greatly overstated. […]
The law legalizing ritual slaughter of livestock, which was passed by the Seimas, the Lithuanian parliament, has attracted controversy. While the local Jewish Community of Lithuania welcomed the law, animal rights activists said they will turn to the European Commission. […]
The Lithuanian parliament has legalized the ritual slaughter of livestock in a move that is expected to help farmers hit by Russia’s food import ban to sell their production to Muslim markets. […]
The Ministry of Agriculture has informed the European Commission‘s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries about the Lithuanian fishing vessel Jūros Vilkas (Sea Wolf) that was detained by Russia. […]
Analysts at SEB Bankas estimate that Lithuania’s maximum economic losses in case of Russia‘s complete import ban could reach up to 5 percent of the gross domestic product, noting that such losses would be quite painful. […]
Based on preliminary data, in August 2014 year-on-year, 7.6 percent more passengers, both inbound and outbound, were serviced in Lithuanian airports. Meanwhile Lithuanian airlines carried 4.7 percent less passengers. […]
The Lithuanian Mint has already minted 97 million Lithuanian euro coins, which is about half the amount to be minted this year and one-fourth of the total amount to be produced this year and next year, the central bank governor said on Monday. […]
More than 100 representatives of Russia‘s national and local media have visited Lithuania this year at the invitation from the State Tourism Department. […]
In August, 12 percent of the polled Lithunian residents said that the economic situation in the country had improved over the last two months. 42 percent said it had not changed, while 44 percent said it had gotten worse. […]
On 25-28 September, Lithuania will take part in one of the major international tourism exhibitions JATA Tourism EXPO Japan. A delegation headed by Minister of Economy Evaldas Gustas will attend the opening ceremony of the event. […]
On 23-25 October, the biggest business and leadership conference in Central Europe, Forum One 2014, will take place in Vilnius with over 5,000 participants from eight European countries, Vilnius Convention reports. […]
Russia has detained a Lithuanian fishing vessel and it’s being towed to Murmansk Port, Russian and Lithuanian officials said on Friday. […]
The Lithuanian parliament has passed legislative amendments, put forward by President Dalia Grybauskaitė, that make it mandatory for parties to large transactions to get them attested by a public notary starting next year. […]
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