Baltic States

  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian parliament speaker pushes Poroshenko to continue reforms

Lithuanian Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė urged Ukraine to push on with the reforms at a meeting of parliamentary speakers of…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lada sales collapse in Lithuania in 2015

In 2015 new cars sales in Lithuania grew by nearly a fifth, but one brand’s sales plummeted. Lada sales shrank…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Obama’s €3bn plan to ramp up US military strength in Baltic States, Eastern Europe

US President Barack Obama is planning to substantially increase the deployment of heavy weapons and armoured vehicles in Lithuania and…

9 years ago
  • Society

Propaganda must be fought with democratic methods – OSCE representative

The fight against the propaganda in democratic countries must adhere to democratic principles and governments should refrain from blocking contrarian…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Little attention paid to Lithuania in Polish Foreign Affairs priorities, say analysts

Political analysts have said that the new Polish government paid little attention to Lithuania in its newly presented diplomatic priorities,…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Investigators probe Lithuania’s biggest retail group for alleged illegal activity

Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office and the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) are conducting a probe into alleged illegal activities by…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Mergers & acquisitions in Lithuania at slow pace in 2015

Global M&A activity grew to record levels in 2015, fuelled by some mega mergers in the pharmaceutical, energy and consumer…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Opinion: Kaliningrad – Kremlin‘s joker in geopolitical poker game with West

The Kremlin‘s propaganda rarely shocks anymore and hardly registers as news with most people but some of it deserves attention…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Unpredictable Poland is the new Russia for Lithuanian exporters, say economists

After riding themselves of dependence on unpredictable markets in Russia Lithuanian exporters are facing another potential crisis in Poland, according…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Poland becoming as unpredictable as Russia, economist says

Poland is now as unpredictable as Russia, says Swedbank chief economist Nerijus Mačiulis, adding that recent developments in Poland, which…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • European Union

EU to demand veto on Gazprom deals with EU countries including Lithuania

The EU is seeking new powers to vet gas contracts between Russia and EU countries like Lithuania and the Baltic…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Indexed pensions may not help Lithuanian pensioners, whose payouts are among Europe’s lowest

Even the €8 increase in the average pension will not help pensioners in Lithuania, who receive one of the most…

9 years ago
  • Energy

Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline ‘aimed at dividing Europe’

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, which Russia plans to build across the Baltic Sea, is economically unsound…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Poland and EU at odds: an uncomfortable position for Baltic States

The return to power of the PiS, the self-proclaimed Law and Justice Party, in Poland has become a real headache…

9 years ago
  • Defence

New €5.6m military building to house foreign troops in Šiauliai

A new dormitory will be built at the Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai to house foreign soldiers on short…

9 years ago
  • Defence

Sweden would defend Lithuania in case of an attack

Sweden would defend Lithuania in case of a military attack, say Swedish experts, although they also acknowledge that after two…

9 years ago
  • Defence

NATO needs to build bigger deterrence capability in Baltic States, says deputy head

NATO needs to build its deterrence capability against Russia in Baltic and Eastern European states to deal with increased numbers…

9 years ago
  • Defence

US calls on allies to send more troops to Baltic States

Deputy US Secretary of State Victoria Nuland has called on NATO allies to send more troops to the Baltic States…

9 years ago
  • Opinion
  • Society

Lithuanian media often gripped by herd mentality in times of crisis, say experts

Lithuania has a free press but is prone to one-sided reporting and being gripped by a herd mentality, says a…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Russia strengthens military forces to send message to Baltic States

Russia reported a significant strengthening of military forces in the west of the country which it said was to counter…

9 years ago