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Are Lithuanian businesses losing out in Rail Baltica project?
The strategically important Rail Baltica railway project designed to connect the Baltic States to Western Europe, from Tallinn to Warsaw, is slipping from Lithuania’s hands the country’s opposition parties claim. […]
European Union
Brexit would weaken NATO in facing up to Russia in Europe, says top US general
The head of the US army in Europe has told the BBC that Britain exiting from the European Union could lead to an unravelling of the EU, weakening NATO at a time when it need to face up to Russia. […]
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Not clear Russia has achieved its primary goal in Syria, say intelligence experts
The primary goal of Russia’s military intervention in Syria was to link its actions in Syria to the conflict in Ukraine, disputes with the European Union and US sanctions on Russia and gain concessions but it is not clear it has achieved this, according to intelligence analysts Stratfor. […]
Economy
Lithuania reports second-best industrial production growth in EU
Lithuania‘s industrial growth in January was among the highest in the European Union, according to Eurostat. […]
Global LT
Lithuanian immigrants rush to get UK residency cards ahead of referendum
Lithuanian immigrants in the UK are rushing to get residency cards as the referendum on British withdrawal from the European Union approaches. […]
Politics
Proposed tax on bank assets criticised by government leaders
The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (EAPL), a political party representing Lithuania’s Polish minority, has suggested implementing new taxes on bank assets and major retail chains’ turnover based on similar moves in Poland. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania pledges €5.2m to Turkey under EU refugee deal
As part of the European Union‘s attempt to help solve the migrant and refugee crisis, Lithuania plans to provide Turkey, which has pledged to accept illegal immigrants traveling to Greece, with €5.2 million. […]
Opinion
Will the Baltic States become the next migrant gateway?
After the European Union cut off migrant routes via Libya to Italy and agreed with Turkey to stem migrant flows across the Aegean to Greece, the Baltic States fear that migrants from the Middle East might discover new routes via Russia, making them their gateway to the European Union. […]
Economy
EU visitors fill gap left by fall off in Russian tourists to Lithuania
Despite a dramatic drop of one-third in the number of tourists from Russia visiting Lithuania, the country still attracted 2.3% more foreign tourists than last year with visits from other European Union citizens up 11.9% in 2015. […]
Foreign affairs
Vilnius-based Belarusian university discusses funding with donors
The European Humanities University (EHU), a Vilnius-based Belarusian school in exile, is holding a donors’ conference on Thursday to discuss the university’s finances and future role. […]
European Union
EU to extend individual sanctions over Ukraine conflict
The European Union will extend sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian individuals over the conflict in Ukraine until September, EU sources said on Wednesday. […]
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Baltic farmers and Lithuanian PM write to EU heads seeking compensation
Farmers from across the Baltic States have written to the EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan asking the European Union to provide compensation for losses incurred by them in the last year. […]
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Lithuania’s traffic jams: smart thinking needed
Traffic jams in Lithuania’s largest cities can’t hold a candle to those that torment the residents of the world’s largest metropolises, but Lithuanians who live farther away from their workplaces complain about having to spend an hour or more a day in traffic jams during their commutes. What sort of losses do traffic jams cause, and can this problem be solved easily? […]
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Lithuania second in world for number of women in top management
Lithuania has been ranked second in the world for the number of women in top management positions in corporations, according to the last global survey by consulting firm Grant Thornton. […]
Defence
Lithuanian border guards prepare for potential flow of refugees through Russia
As the European Union blocks the flow of illegal immigrants from Libya to Italy and negotiates similar agreements in Turkey and Greece, some fear that migrants may try a new approach towards entering the European Union that would take them through Russia and potentially the Baltic states. […]
European Union
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Despite better qualifications Lithuanian women only take quarter of leadership positions
Despite having significantly higher levels of education on average than men, Lithuania women make up only a quarter of the leadership positions with real decision-making responsibilities both in the public and private sector. […]
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European Union
Schengen zone hanging by a thread, Grybauskaitė warns
Failure to protect the EU’s external borders poses an existential threat to its Schengen free travel area, according to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]