Economy
Poland lifts ban on Lithuanian pig imports
Poland has officially cancelled a ban on pig imports from the major part of Lithuania, Lithuania’s Agriculture Minister announced on January 29. […]
Giedrius Surplys EN
Foreign affairs
Lithuania considers tightening Polish pork imports amid disagreements
Lithuania considers tightening Polish pork imports in response to the neighboring country’s recent ban on pork and pig imports from Lithuania, the country’s Agriculture Minister Giedrius Surplys said on Friday. […]
Economy
Food prices to be announced on official website in Lithuania: ministry
Prices of main food products in five largest Lithuania’s retail chains will be regularly announced on an official website in order to give shoppers better understanding about general price level, Lithuania’s Ministry of Agriculture announced on Wednesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian agriculture minister visits China to promote exports
Agriculture Minister Giedrius Surplys is visiting China to promote Lithuanian exports to the huge Asian market. […]
Economy
Lithuanian Food Exporters Present at SIAL
The love for food was the recurring theme for 5 days at SIAL in Paris, one of the largest in the world fairs that closes its doors on Thursday. 39 Lithuanian Food Exporters have a stand on SIAL, a gigantic biannual food fair, the largest in France, and a meeting place for more than 180,000 visiting 7200 companies from 119 countries on 250,000 m² of exhibition space (25 times Litexpo!). […]
CORPORATE
Kęstutis Girnius. Is support for the Conservatives capped?
The victory of TS-LKD candidate I. Haase in Zanavykai electoral district has drawn much attention. The victory is impressive in that the “Farmers” diligently sought to win the elections, nominating Minister of Agriculture G. Surplys, […]
CORPORATE
LRT investigation. R. Karbauskis’ people at a state enterprise do not even fear their own minister
Individuals delegated by “Farmer” leader Ramūnas Karbauskis‘ family business Agrokoncernas, according to what the LRT Investigation Department uncovered, are acting like at home in a state enterprise. With the “Farmers” entering power, talks have once […]
European Union
Agrimin sees gradual increase in direct payments to farmers as realistic
As Lithuania seeks that direct payments to its farmers reach the EU-wide average level after 2020, Agriculture Minister Giedrius Surplys sees a gradual increase in these payments as realistic. […]
Economy
Lithuanian agrimin calls on EC to cover farmers’ drought, swine fever losses
Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Giedrius Surplys has called on the European Commission to cover losses incurred by the country’s farmers from drought and swine fever. […]
European Union
Lithuanian agrimin to discuss post-Brexit agriculture funding issues in Austria
Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Giedrius Surplys will on Monday attend an informal meeting of EU ministers in charge of agriculture and fisheries in Vienna where post-Brexit funding of the agriculture sector will be discussed. […]
CORPORATE
Elections in Zanavykai send good news to all of Lithuania
Conservative Irena Haase entered the second round of the repeat Seimas elections in Šakiai with 35 percent of the vote versus 20 percent of the self-nominated former social democrat Bastys, for whom, after the Constitutional […]
Politics
Haase, Bastys get into by-election run-off in Lithuania’s Zanavykai constituency
Irena Haase, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, and Mindaugas Bastys, a former social democrat who stood for election as an independent candidate, have gotten into the run-off of a by-election in Lithuania’s Zanavykai constituency, held to fill a vacant parliament seat, according to preliminary data. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s election watchdog registers 6 candidates to fill vacant Seimas seat
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission on Tuesday registered six candidates who want to fill a vacant parliament seat. […]
Economy
AgriMin to allocate EUR 3 mln to farmers renouncing pig farming (Updated)
Lithuania’s Ministry of Agriculture plans to allocate 3 million euros for measures aimed at encouraging farmers to renounce pig farming. […]
Economy
Government mulls encouraging farmers to renounce pig farming
Lithuania’s agriculture minister plans to propose encouraging farmers to renounce pig farming as swine fever is spreading in the country. […]
Society
Government declares nationwide state of emergency over drought (Updated)
The Lithuanian government has decided to declare a nationwide state of emergency due to a prolonged drought to allow farmers who get EU support to avoid sanctions and to facilitate negotiations with buyers of their products. […]
Politics
Gražulis takes office as Lithuania’s deputy interior minister
Arūnas Gražulis on Monday took office as Lithuania’s deputy interior minister. […]
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. […]
Economy
Lithuanian agrimin: China, 16 CEE countries seek to accelerate trade
Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Giedrius Surplys says that China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries will seek to accelerate mutual trade. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania expects to get permits for beef exports to China in June
Lithuania expects to get permits for beef and beef product exports to China in June, Agriculture Minister Giedrius Surplys said on Friday. […]