the Vilnius Concert and Sports Palace
Economy

Signs of corruption found in Vilnius Concert, Sports Palace revamp tender

Acting on a tip-off about possible lack of transparency in the tender for contractor for reconstruction of the Vilnius Concert and Sports Palace, Lithuania’s Property Bank has terminated talks with the winner – the consortium of Irdaiva construction company. Documents available to BNS show that a member of the tender panel was employed both at the Property Bank and the company, which could have influenced the results of the tender. […]

Žalgiris BC dancers
Economy

Govt considers special fund to distribute state companies support

The Lithuanian government plans to distribute state-owned companies’ support for sports, culture and arts through a special fund in the future, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday. […]

Rail Baltica map in the Latvian
Economy

PM to meet Estonian leaders, sign Rail Baltica deal in Tallinn

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is going to Tallinn on Monday to meet with the country’s leaders and sign the agreement on European-gauge Rail Baltica railway. […]

USA military moving to Rukla
Economy

Stationing NATO troops in Rukla, Lithuania to benefit businesses

As the town of Rukla, central Lithuania, awaits deployment of more than 1,000 NATO troops, the military town has already improved the infrastructure and plans to do more work for 5.8 million euros before the arrival of the entire battalion in mid-2017, Verslo Žinios business daily said. […]

Bank money
Economy

Lithuanian electronics firms suspected of tax evasion

Lithuanian companies selling mobile phones, laptops and other electronic devices are suspected causing about 750,000 euros in damage to the state budget via value-added tax (VAT) fraud schemes, the Financial Crime Investigation Service said on Monday. […]