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Polish PM to visit Lithuania this week
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is expected to visit Vilnius this week, the Lithuanian government’s press office said on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
Highlights of Lithuanian Seimas speaker’s speech at Polish parliament
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, on Thursday delivered a speech at the Polish parliament. […]
Economy
Office in Poland marks westward shift by Lithuanian Railways – CEO
Wednesday’s opening of a representative office in Poland by Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) marks a shift in focus to the West, the state railway company’s chief executive officer said. […]
Foreign affairs
Speaker of Lithuanian Seimas to give speech at Polish parliament
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, on Thursday is to deliver a speech at the Polish parliament. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian parliament speaker arrives in Warsaw
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, arrived in Warsaw on Wednesday to deliver a speech at the Polish parliament and to meet with its leaders. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas speaker readying to visit Poland
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is going to Warsaw later this week to deliver a speech at the Polish parliament and meet with its leaders. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas speaker urges Latvia to launch sea border treaty ratification
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, on Monday urged Latvia to launch the ratification of its maritime border treaty with Lithuania. […]
European Union
Lithuania’s politicians united on Rail Baltica project – Bulc in Vilnius
The stance taken by Lithuanian politicians on Rail Baltica gives hope that the European-gauge railway project will remain a priority, regardless of changes in the administration, European Commissioner in charge of transport policies Violeta Bulc has said in Vilnius. […]
Foreign affairs
EU transport commissioner urges agreement on Rail Baltica
EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc has warned that the Baltic countries must seek agreement on the European standard-gauge railway project Rail Baltica, or they risk having financing problems. […]
CORPORATE
Economist: Russia is taking action to ensure that Rail Baltica is not profitable
There exists a risk that Lithuania will be unable to secure enough cargo for investment in Rail Baltica to pay off, Kaunas Technology University Economics and Business Department (KTU EVF) professor Vaidas Gaidelys says. The […]
CORPORATE
Žygimantas Pavilionis. Mr Skvernelis’ foreign policy choice: East or West?
The first new-year statement by Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis was about foreign policy. It was a rather bold statement. On the other hand, the Prime Minister could still be struggling with the consequences of the […]
European Union
Lietuvos Geležinkeliai to ask EC to waive fine, filing appeal against EC finding
Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG) intends to turn to the European Commission with a request to reduce the nearly 28-million-euro fine against the state-run railway company or waive the fine. […]
European Union
President sees post-election Germany as key partner in Europe
After German parliamentary elections secured Chancellor Angela Merkel with yet another term in office, Berlin will remain Lithuania’s most important partner in Europe, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
CORPORATE
Where the real reason for the success of Kaunas Airport lies
After the Vilnius Airport closed for reconstruction, airline passengers have expressed surprise over flawless service and smooth procedures in Kaunas. The executive director of Lietuvos Oro Uostai Donatas Voveris says that this is due to […]
Economy
New details in Hella’s investment story: German giant chooses Kaunas FEZ
Hella KGaA Hueck & co., a German manufacturer of lighting technology and electronics products for the automotive industry, and the Lithuanian Kaunas Free Economic Zone have finalized a long term land lease agreement. During the first stage of development up to €30 million investment in a production plant is planned and this will create up to 250 new jobs. Depending on the pace of growth, more investments are expected in the future. […]
Economy
Government to ask Seimas to ratify Rail Baltica deal
Lithuania’s government will ask the parliament to ratify the agreement on expansion of the European-gauge Rail Baltica project signed by the three Baltic prime ministers in January. […]
Economy
Chinese freight shipments present both opportunity and risk for Baltics – MEPs
Chinese freight shipments via the Baltic countries may become an opportunity for the European standard gauge railway Rail Baltica, but may also pose a risk to the market as China does not always compete fairly, members of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) said in Vilnius on Wednesday. […]
Economy
Minister of Transport and MEPs to discuss Rail Baltica project
Lithuanian Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis is meeting with members of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) in Vilnius on Wednesday to discuss the course of the European standard gauge railway project Rail Baltica. […]
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PM to meet with his Baltic, Polish counterparts in Tallinn next week
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is to meet with the heads of government of Latvia, Estonia and Poland in Tallinn next Monday. […]