Eurozone

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Kęstutis Girnius. Three for the European Union and Lithuania

The European Union member states are struggling with three major problems – migration, strengthening the Eurozone and the United Kingdom's…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

Economists: Lithuania has not been this well off for hundreds of years

If we were to measure quality of life based on GDP per capita, Lithuanians would have nothing to complain about.At…

6 years ago
  • Politics

What to watch in Lithuania’s politics, culture, society in 2018

Here are some of the major events to watch for in Lithuania's politics, culture and society in 2018: [...]

7 years ago
  • Economy
  • European Union

EU Commission proposes to set up European Monetary Fund

The European Commission proposes to transform the 500-billion-euro European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into a European Monetary Fund (EMF) to more…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Warnings to Lithuania – trouble on the horizon

The European Central Bank evaluated the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian economies, also warning regarding future threats. There are three of…

7 years ago
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Stereotypes about emigration obscure reality

While the stereotypical perception of emigration in Lithuania holds that most emigrants are low-skilled labourers toiling in the agricultural farms…

8 years ago
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Lithuania’s unemployment rate falls again in April

Lithuania’s unemployment rate dropped from to 8.2% in April as unemployment across the European Union fell slightly from 8.8% to…

8 years ago
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Is Greece on the road to recovery? Lithuanian economists are divided

After the latest EU deal to extend more credit to Greece, Lithuanian economists are divided on whether the EU bailout…

8 years ago
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Industrial production declines in Lithuania and Eurozone

Industrial production volumes in the eurozone, the European Union and Lithuania decreased during the first month of spring compared to…

8 years ago
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Consumer price index rises in Lithuania and across EU

Lithuania’s consumer price index rose 1.1% in March mirroring rises across the eurozone, up 1.2%, and the EU (up 1%),…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Eurozone growth to drive 5% jump in Lithuania’s exports in 2016

Lithuania’s exports are expected to jump 5% to €11.1 billion in 2016 driven by stronger economic growth in both the…

9 years ago
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Eurogroup commends Lithuania’s budget implementation, finance minister says

Lithuania has been commended by the Eurogroup, the meeting of eurozone's finance ministers, for its efforts to cut budget deficit…

9 years ago
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Stabilising global environment, stronger eurozone to boost Lithuanian business in 2016

Stronger growth in the Eurozone and a stabilising international environment, supported by strong domestic consumption should boost Lithuanian businesses in…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania’s economy to ride out global turmoil in 2016

Lithuania's economy will grow by 2.8% in 2015 despite a range of headwinds, driven on by increased consumer spending, low…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Tax and legal changes to drive growth in 2016

With the new year will come new changes to Lithuania's tax codes and other laws that will change residents' everyday…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian GDP growth may outpace Estonia’s in 2016

Lithuanian economic growth this year has been the slowest among the Baltic countries, but analysts at Danske Bank predict that…

9 years ago
  • Society

Creativity and boredom in a Lithuanian town coping with globalisation

Having joined the eurozone this year and successfully advertised its natural and urban wonders, Lithuania has become a new darling…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanians still recalculate prices in litas

It has been almost a year since Lithuania has abandoned its national currency for the euro, but many Lithuanians still…

9 years ago
  • European Union

Eurogroup agrees Lithuanian draft budget not as risky as EC believes

The Eurogroup, which has discussed the European Commission's (EC) recent assessments of 2016 Draft Budgetary Plans (DPBs) of the Eurozone…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Most Lithuanians feel price hikes after euro adoption

As many as 65 percent of Lithuanians, most of them younger people (aged 15-34 years), say they are already used…

9 years ago