Ignalina NPP
Energy

PM doubtful about N-plant’s chief fitness for post

Lithuanian society is having reasonable doubts about the suitability of the top executive of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) to continue in the post amid suspicions from the law enforcement, says Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]

Foreign affairs

PM backs reestablishment of commission with Russia, foreign minister more cautious

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that a Lithuania-Russia intergovernmental commission that held its last meeting more than six years ago could resume its activities, but Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is cautious about the idea, at least for now. […]

Energy

Baltic states can expect EU support to electricity grid synchronization

The Baltic states can expect support of the European Union (EU) to their bid of synchronizing their electricity grids with Western Europe in this and the next multiannual budget, if the decision on the interconnections is made by mid-2018, says Arnoldas Pranckevičius, the head of the European Commission‘s (EC) mission in Lithuania. […]

Economy

Lithuanians most optimistic about Europe’s economy – Eurobarometer

The residents of Lithuania are the most optimistic in Europe about the continent’s economy, with 72 percent holding a positive opinion about it, shows the latest Eurobarometer poll. […]