Economy
Poland
Foreign affairs
Lithuania strives for victory in race over Belarusian N-plant
Darius Degutis, Lithuania’s ambassador-at-large coordinating the country’s position and steps regarding the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Belarus, says that his key mission is to achieve that the plant is built safely or its construction is stopped completely, and to show the real situation in Astravyets to EU partners. […]
Economy
PM expects more Ukrainian professionals to come to work in Lithuania
More professionals from Ukraine are expected to come to Lithuania after the government has made it easier for businesses to hire third-country nationals in certain occupations, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday. […]
Defence
Germany’s Minister of Defence coming to Lithuania
Germany’s Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen and top-ranking NATO generals are coming to Lithuania to attend a formal presentation of the NATO battalion on Tuesday. […]
CORPORATE
Millions for gas stops wind
Gas consumption in Lithuania is decreasing, but in order to maintain expensive infrastructure the state will have to encourage energy production from gas, regardless of price. […]
CORPORATE
Ažubalis. Will Lithuanian-Polish relations step out of the deadlock?
Both nations – the Lithuanians and the Polish – both recall well how our mutual conflict in between the two World Wars became a noose on both our necks. Then third parties put in great efforts in “helping” the conflict not reach resolution, but even the conflict itself was complex and difficult. […]
CORPORATE
Rail Baltica – the key facts
The Prime Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are signing an agreement on the development of the European railway Rail Baltica on Tuesday. Smooth implementation of the project is expected by 2025. […]
CORPORATE
A nuclear payload in Astravyets – how to convince Europe it is a threat?
Members of Seimas have been clamouring that the government is doing too little in order to obstruct the construction of the Astravyets nuclear power plant which poses a serious threat to Lithuania. According to the […]
Uncategorized
Lithuanian, Polish formins to mull bilateral issues, strategic projects in Warsaw
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is leaving for Warsaw on Friday to discuss bilateral issues along with strategic energy and transport projects with Poland‘s diplomacy chief Witold Waszczykowski. […]
CORPORATE
DefMin Karoblis – soldiers need to be trained in the army, not at schools
Based on the implementation of Russian deterrence, a tank and AFV brigade from the United States has already reached Poland from where it will proceed to Lithuania. Despite Russian protests, this year a NATO battalion led by the German armed forces will be deployed in Lithuania. […]
Economy
Unsafe power boycott would spur synchronization talks with Poland
Talks on synchronization of the Baltic and Polish power grids can be spurred by the decision not to buy electricity from unsafe power plants, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign Minister sees no alternatives to close cooperation with Poland
There are no alternatives to close cooperation between Lithuania and Poland, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Friday after meeting with Krzysztof Szczerski, the Secretary of State at the Polish President’s Chancellery. […]
Defence
Opinion
Lithuania to do all it can to reset ties with Poland – ForMin
Lithuania will do everything it can to “reset” its relations with neighboring Poland, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday. […]
Defence
CORPORATE
Will the promised relations’ “reset” with Poland occur?
Already prior to the Seimas elections, the leaders of the new government promised to “reset” Lithuanian-Polish relations. Both Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and the Seimas have rhetorically committed to this a number of times. On […]
European Union
Central, Eastern European politicians urge Trump to stop concessions to Russia
Central and Eastern European politicians have urged United States President-Elect Donald Trump to stop making concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he could view the steps as weaknesses and undertake provocations against the Baltic states and Poland. […]
Energy
Electricity price drops by 13% due to NordBalt and LitPol Link
In 2016, the average price for electricity in the Lithuanian bidding area of Nord Pool was the lowest in the history of the exchange: EUR 36.5 per megawatt hour (MWh). The price was 13% lower compared to 2015 and 25% lower than in 2014 and 2013, LitGrid AB informed in its press release today. […]
CORPORATE
Threat to Lithuania is real and verbal warnings to Russia no longer suffice
It appears this year will have ample concerns and scandals as well, while positive things will be rarer, however it is the successes, not the failings that give hope, without which the future would look bleak. […]
Politics
What to observe in Lithuanian politics in 2017
BNS Lithuania news agency lists the most important 2017 projected events on the political and public arena in Lithuania. […]