Economy

Environment minister says Lithuanians too timid about renovating their ageing houses

Lithuania’s Minister of Environment Kęstutis Trečiokas says that the major obstacle for the the ongoing campaign to renovate decrepit and energy-inefficient residential buildings is people’s mentality and passivity. […]

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Economy

African swine fever reported in Danish-owned pig farm in Lithuania

An outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been reported in a Lithuanian pig complex owned by Danish company Idavang, which has already started the culling of more than 18,000 pigs kept at the farm. […]

Rimantas Šadžius
Economy

Šadžius: businesses that round prices down will thrive in euro transition

With the European Union (EU) expected to issue its final approval today for the adoption of the euro in Lithuania, businesses lowering their prices before the currency changeover should win the competitive race, the Lithuanian finance minister has said. […]

Ramūnas Vilpišauskas
Economy

Smooth transition to euro will boost consumer confidence, political analyst says

Smooth switch-over to the euro in Lithuania next year would increase consumer confidence in the common European currency, says Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, director of the International Relations and Political Science Institute of Vilnius University. […]