Economy
Flanders opens trade and investment office in Vilnius
Flanders’ Minister-President Geert Bourgeois opened a new office of Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
Latvia
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Latvia calls on Lithuania to speed up Rail Baltica
Latvia‘s minister of transport has urged Lithuania to pick up pace on implementing the European-gauge Baltic railway project Rail Baltica. Uldis Augulis met with Lithuania’s ambassador in Riga last week, telling him that the project […]
Society
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Latvia celebrates 26th independence anniversary
Latvia is celebrating the 26th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union on Wednesday. […]
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Swedbank looking to expand in Lithuania and Latvia
After acquiring retail banking businesses in Lithuania and Latvia from the Danish Danske Bank, the Swedish Swedbank is looking for more acquisitions in these countries. “We are ready to buy the portfolios of other banks […]
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Most illegal migrants cross into Lithuania from Latvia
Illegal migrants coming from Belarus were the biggest problem for Lithuania a couple of years ago, but the direction of illegal migration flows has changed and an increasing number of illegals now cross Lithuania’s border from Latvia, the commander of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service said on Friday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania ranked in top 20 most influential countries in Europe – Politico
Politico has ranked Lithuania as one of the top 20 most influential countries in Europe. […]
Economy
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Lithuanian real wages still lowest in Baltic States
Lithuania has the lowest average wage in the Baltic States with last year average real wages in Lithuania increasing by 6% but rising by 6.9% in Estonia and in Latvia by 7.4%. Lithuania has the […]
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Masiulis pushes common position on Belarus nuclear plant with Latvian, Estonian ministers
Lithuanian Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis met with Latvian Deputy Prime Minister Arvils Ašeradens and Estonian economy and infrastructure minister Kristen Michal in Riga to try to find a common position on the issue of electricity […]
Society
Lithuania’s democracy held back by corruption, says Freedom House
Though the level of democracy in Lithuania is higher than in Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, it still lags behind its Baltic state neighbours of Estonia and Latvia, according to U.S.-based nongovernmental organisation Freedom House. […]
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Economy
Lithuania ranks among 50 cheapest countries in the world
Lithuania has been named among the 50 cheapest countries in the world to live in. […]
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Modern office rates in Vilnius are some of lowest in Europe
Modern office prices in Vilnius are among the lowest in Europe capitals and centres of commerce. The average price of modern high-end office space Vilnius was the second lowest of the 39 cities assessed in […]
Freetime
Baltic states to use their mutual indistinguishability to their advantage
Lithuania‘s, Latvia‘s and Estonia‘s tourism bodies signed an agreement on Friday to swap their marketing trademarks in order to underline friendship among the three Baltic nations. As of May, Lithuania will use the adapted Estonian logo, Estonia will promote itself with Latvia’s former logo and Latvia will use the logo that used to represent Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanians spend largest portion of wages on rent in Baltic States
A Lithuanian needs to spend nearly 80% of the average wage to rent a one-room apartment in the centre of Vilnius, much higher than the proportion that people in other Baltic States have to spend. […]
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US moving from talk to action – Lithuanian military expert
The United States decision to deploy an additional armoured brigade to Eastern Europe illustrates the change in US policy in the region and a move from talk to action, said Lithuanian military analyst Deividas Šlekys on Žinių Radijas. […]
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EC criticizes Lithuania for slow speeds on Rail Baltica
The European Commission says that the section of the Rail Baltica railway between Kaunas and the Polish border in Lithuania is too slow, vz.lt reports. […]