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Wild Boars to be counted in Lithuania to stop African swine flu spread
Stepping up the the fight against African swine flu, Lithuanian authorities have said all wild boars in Lithuanian forests will have to be counted by the end of February. […]
CORPORATE
No more free plastic bags after 2019
The government has decided that from 2019 vendors will no longer be allowed to give customers plastic bags for free. […]
Economy
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Lithuanian politicians will ‘do whatever they can get away with’ – political scientist
Many Lithuanian politicians have no moral standards at all and will do whatever they think they can get away with, with many operating in a Brezhnev way of doing things, according to political scientist Liutauras Gudžinskas who was speaking on Žinių Radijas. […]
Economy
40% of public procurement purchases to be ‘green’ this year
Lithuania wants to increase the share of “green” contracts in the government’s public procurement deals. […]
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Energy
Lithuania’s Constitutional Court rules fracking is OK
The Constitutional Court of Lithuania ruled on Wednesday that hydraulic fracturing waste can be buried underground. […]
Economy
Over 11,000 reports on environmental violations received last year in Lithuania
During its first year of activities, the Centre for Information Gathering and Management at the State Environmental Protection Agency (VAAT) of Lithuania, established back in autumn of 2014, received over 11,000 reports on violations of environmental protection requirements, Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment said. […]
Economy
Lithuanian companies invest more in environment protection
Statistics Lithuania has released its annual publication Natural Resources and Environmental Protection for 2014. […]
Uncategorized
Belarus to discuss Astravyets NPP with Lithuania in December
Belarus has said the country’s experts will respond to all questions that Lithuania has raised about safety issues of its planned Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant in December. […]
Energy
Lithuania halved greenhouse gas emissions since 1990
Between 1990 to 2012, greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania, including international aviation, were reduced by 55.6 percent, or from 49.12 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 1990 to 21.81 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2012. […]
Energy
Economy
Volskwagen representatives say cars in Lithuania are safe
Lithuanian institutions are looking into possible environmental impact of Volkswagen diesel cars after the German carmaker was exposed to have been falsifying emission test results. Volkswagen representatives in Lithuania have so far refrained from commenting on the scandal, but they have assured that the cars are safe and good to use. […]
Economy
Lithuania starts Volkswagen probe
The Lithuanian Environment Ministry has started a probe to find out how many Volkswagen cars equipped with software designed to cheat emissions tests there are in the country and what sanctions could be imposed on the German carmaker. […]
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Baltic ministers meeting in Lithuania to discuss water protection and climate change
A meeting of the ministers of environment of the Baltic Council of Ministers is starting near Lake Plateliai in western Lithuania on Monday. […]
Society
Lithuanian municipalities restrict entering forests amid fire hazard
At least 25 of Lithuania’s 60 municipalities have restricted entry into forests amid fire hazard, the Environment Ministry said on Thursday. […]
European Union
German MEP in Lithuania: Shale gas extraction is unnecessary
Rebecca Harms, Co-Chair of the Group of the Greens at the European Parliament, says that shale gas extraction will not contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. And if shale gas is going to be extracted, then tight regulation related to environment and water resources is needed. […]
Energy
Lithuania will not launch new shale gas tender for now
A new tender for exploration and extraction of shale resources in the west of Lithuania will not be launched at this stage, Environment Minister has said. […]
Energy
Lithuania among EU leaders in lowest greenhouse gas emissions
Annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Lithuania amount to 4-5 tons per capita and are among the lowest in the European Union (EU), the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in a report The European Environment – State and Outlook 2015. […]