Foreign affairs
Denmark
CORPORATE
Food less affordarble in Lithuania than in Denmark
Lithuania, together with Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Hungary, are the European Union countries where food costs the least. However, it is still more affordable to the Danes who pay the highest price […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania’s export volumes bounce back
First quarter’s foreign trade of Lithuanian businesses has been equal to 40% of last year‘s volumes, shows the latest analysis by the Confederation of Industrialists, the country’s biggest business association. Analysts point out several trends […]
Culture
Lithuanian director’s film nominated for European Film Award
“I’m Not from Here”, a film by Lithuanian director Giedrė Žickytė and Chilean director Maite Alberdi, has been nominated for the European Short Film 2016 Award. […]
CORPORATE
Lessons from Denmark – how Lithuania can generate support from allies to deter Russia
As the Baltic States try to convince NATO allies that Russia represents a real threat to security in Europe, a retired Danish general said that his country was in a very similar situation during the Cold War as a nation on the borderline between West and East. […]
Energy
Can Nord Stream 2 be stopped?
Nord Stream 2, the controversial Russian-German pipeline project, is generating fierce opposition in Central and Eastern Europe as well as from the European Parliament and the European Commission. But could the opponents of the pipeline, owned 50% by Gazprom and 50% by some of the largest Western European companies, stop the project? […]
CORPORATE
Conquering Scandinavia presents new challenges for exporters
Lithuanian entrepreneurs have been turning away from Russia as their primary market for exports and setting their sight on the Nordic countries. However, different rules apply in Scandinavia, with easy profits hard to come by. […]
CORPORATE
CORPORATE
Lithuania’s corruption levels ‘closer to Mozambique than Denmark’
Lithuania’s corruption levels are more similar to a Soviet state than an EU country, because the extent of bribery in Lithuania is still a major problem, according to Sergėjus Muravjovas, the head of the Transparency International bureau in Lithuania. […]
European Union
‘Domino effect’ of border closures is threat to EU free movement, Foreign Minister says
Decisions to introduce border controls by Schengen Area countries have set off a “domino effect” that could threaten the entire free movement principle of the European Union, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said. […]
Danes looking for partners in Lithuania for defence projects
Representatives of the Danish Defence and Security Industries Association FAD and seven companies with experience in defence projects in NATO states have visited Lithuania. The representatives have met with heads of the Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Association and with the representatives of association members to whom the Danes presented their activities and latest achievements in defence and security industry. […]
Defence
Lithuanian defence policy director: We have created a security club
Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has signed an agreement in London, establishing the Joint Expeditionary Force. Defence Policy Director at the Ministry of National Defence Vaidotas Urbelis says that the seven states that signed the agreement share a similar view on security and will be able to decide how to react to conflicts on their own. […]
Uncategorized
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president welcomes new ambassador of Denmark
President Dalia Grybauskaitė last Friday accepted letters of credence from the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Dan E. Frederiksen. During their meeting, the President and the Ambassador discussed cooperation between Lithuania and Denmark in the fields of security and economy, as well as bilateral and international relations. Migration and refugee relocation, which are matters of importance to the European Union, were also addressed. […]
Economy
Danish robotics company looking into setting up excellence centre in Panevėžys
On 15 July, John Erland Østergaard, the founder and director of the Danish company Blue Ocean Robotics, and Thomas Solupajev-Ronlev, partner in the company’s Lithuanian subsidiary, paid their third visit to Panevėžys. During their previous visits the businessmen visited the robotics laboratory of the Panevėžys Faculty of Kaunas University of Technology, Panevėžys Mechatronics Centre, and introduced their company to the city’s mayor and other politicians. […]
Economy
Ryanair to relocate Copenhagen base to Lithuania to avoid union strike
The airline confirmed in a press release on Friday that it will be officially closing down its Copenhagen base and relocating to Kaunas. […]
Economy
SAS adds more Palanga-Copenhagen flights
From 12 October, Scandinavian airlines SAS increases the frequency on Palanga – Copenhagen route by one third, the Palanga Airport authority said. […]
Economy
Opinion
Opinion: An-2 secrets better left untold?
One month after a small Lithuanian aircraft, An-2, crashed into the Baltic Sea on 16 May, the public still knows very little about what happened and why. If officials in charge of the investigation know more, they keep it to themselves. […]