Defence
Lithuania’s 2019 defense budget projected at 2.01 pct of GDP (Updated)
Lithuania’s defense budget is projected to reach 2.01 percent of GDP next year, according to a draft plan released on Tuesday. […]
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian government gives greenlight to set up representation to OECD
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday gave the final go-ahead for setting up the country’s permanent representation to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]
Foreign affairs
Membership in international organizations costs Lithuania EUR 17 mln yearly
Membership in international organizations costs Lithuania almost 17 million euros annually, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Tuesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania setting up OECD representation
Lithuania is setting up its permanent representation to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris after the Baltic country became an OECD member in July. […]
Defence
Lithuania to meet NATO’s 2 pct defense spending target – PM
Lithuania will meet its commitment to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense this year even if it will have to spend over 10 million euros additionally due to its faster-than-projected economic growth, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday. […]
Economy
OECD head calls on Lithuania to fight informal economy
The secretary general of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says that Lithuania, the organization’s newest member, must combat the informal economy. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania officially joins OECD
Lithuania has officially become the 36th member of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]
Foreign affairs
OECD Secretary General Gurria visits Lithuania
Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), is visiting Lithuania on Thursday. […]
Politics
President signs laws on tax overhaul
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed the laws overhauling the country’s tax system, adopted by the Seimas of Lithuania last Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas greenlights OECD membership
The Seimas on Thursday gave the green light for Lithuania to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]
Politics
Seimas starts debates on OECD accession agreement
The Lithuanian parliament has opened debates on an agreement on the country’s accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas to start deliberating OECD accession agreement
The Seimas of Lithuania is on Wednesday starting deliberations on the agreement on the country’s accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. […]
Society
Lithuanian Blood Center corruption investigation expands to Latvia
Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service, or STT, is investigating suspected bribery of foreign officials as part of its pre-trial investigation into suspected corruption at the Lithuanian National Blood Center. […]
Politics
New STT head proposes overhauling lobbying regulation in Lithuania
Žydrūnas Bartkus, the new head of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT), suggests overhauling the way lobbying is regulated in Lithuania. In his words, the country needs a special procedure for businessmen with specific interests to act only through lobbyists. […]
Politics
Lithuania must use its economic upswing period for future-shaping decisions – president
Lithuania has to use its economic upswing period for making decisions that will shape its future economic development, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]
Economy
Lithuanian govt was under pressure to impose blanket property tax – PM
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that his government experienced pressure to introduce a blanket tax on real estate, describing its current proposal as a compromise. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania signs OECD accession agreement
President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed on Wednesday an agreement on Lithuania’s accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Convention. […]
Foreign affairs
OECD membership to make Lithuania more attractive to investors – speaker
Lithuania’s membership in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will make the Baltic country more attractive to investments and should also promote the creation of jobs, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis believes. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to sign OECD accession agreement
Lithuania will sign on Wednesday an agreement on its accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Convention. Lithuania will officially become the 36th member of the organization that unites the strongest and the most advanced economies of the world. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president to sign OECD accession agreement
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will sign an agreement on the country’s accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Lithuania will officially become its 36th member. […]