Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
European Union

PM says EU commission’s Ignalina funding proposal insufficient

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the European Commission‘s proposal to provide 552 million euros for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) decommissioning in 2021-2027 is insufficient and Lithuania will continue to negotiate for more funding. […]

Giedrius Surplys
European Union

Lithuania needs to talk with 4 countries on EU funding for agriculture – agrimin

Agriculture Minister Giedrius Surplys says that Lithuania must talk with Germany, Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands in an effort to secure more funding for its agriculture after 2020. […]

Energy

Lithuania still hopes for synchronization compromise

A compromise has not been reached yet on the technical execution of the synchronization of the Baltic states’ power networks with Western Europe amid the Baltic states’ plans to sign a political agreement on the project later in June. Representatives of the Lithuanian government hope a compromise will be reached by the end of June. […]

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Economy

Lithuanian central bank says increase in retirement age ‘inevitable’

As Lithuania’s population declines, the country may have to increase its retirement age in the future to solve the problems of the pension system, a central bank official said on Friday. […]

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Society

Lithuania among EU leaders by length of proceedings in civil and commercial cases

Lithuania is among the EU‘s leaders in terms of the estimated time needed to resolve civil and commercial cases at first-instance courts and ranks first by the length of proceedings in administrative cases at first-instance courts, according to the 2018 EU Justice Scoreboard published by the European Commission on Monday. […]