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Government suggests stopping insurance payments to pension funds, funds to remain

April 16, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s government has suggested terminating payments from the state-run social insurer Sodra to second-pillar pension funds. Employees who want to continue the payments will be able to pay 4 percent of their salaries, with the state adding another 2 percent of the average monthly salary. […]

Lithuanians advised to make additional contributions, return to Sodra – FinMin

March 2, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian residents who are expected to have the lowest old-age pensions will be advised to make additional contributions to their pension fund or return to the state-run social insurer Sodra, says Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka. […]

Lithuanian pension funds report losses

April 12, 2016 LT Daily 0

The first quarter of 2016 has been tough for Lithuania’s private pension funds, most of which suffered losses, except for the most conservative ones, LRT reports. Fund managers say it has to do with the […]

Lt. Gen. Hodges to Lithuanians: you are not doing enough, but you are annoyed about German brigade

March 27, 2023 0

Lithuania is wasting a lot of time and energy complaining about Germany’s reluctance to deploy a full brigade in the country instead of taking responsible steps to strengthen defence and deterrence itself. For example, there […]

President’s advisor’s words stuck with expert: this is a unique threat to Lithuania

March 17, 2023 0

The “Suvalkų koridorius” (“Suwałki Corridor”) and the goods and transport corridor are one of the most significant threats to Lithuania’s security and a unique threat to Lithuania, Lithuanian diplomat, signatory Albinas Januška wrote on Facebook. […]

Ganges Valley. Geopolitical journeys of a Lithuanian

March 16, 2023 0

India’s paradoxes begin with a glance at a map. The country’s historical name is linked to the Indus River, which is, after all, the most important river not in India, but… Pakistan, is formally the […]

Prof Lindley-French: We have to engage Russians on currency of power they’ve chosen

March 14, 2023 0

The Lithuania Tribune recently interviewed Professor Dr Julian Lindley-French, Chairman of The Alphen Group, during the Annual Conference on Russia organized by the Baltic Defence College in Tartu, Estonia. Dr Lindley-French shared his insights on […]

Intelligence is worried: there will be no more silence around Lithuania

March 10, 2023 0

Although Russia has failed to defeat Ukraine quickly, this totalitarian and Soviet-like state is capable of continuing the war in Ukraine for at least 2 more years while at the same time determined to build […]

Calls on employers to increase wages and look for workers in Lithuania, not abroad

March 10, 2023 0

Labour market experts urge employers to raise salaries and look for employees in Lithuanian regions rather than abroad. According to them, this is the only way to increase the country’s middle class, i.e. workers earning […]