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Govt approves Baltic agreement on Rail Baltica
The Lithuanian government approved on Wednesday an agreement between the three Baltic countries on the development of the European standard-gauge railway Rail Baltica. […]
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Economy
Lithuania plans to sign Rail Baltica agreement
Lithuania plans to sign in late January an agreement with Latvia and Estonia on the development of the European standard-gauge railway Rail Baltica. […]
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Lithuanian parties to agree on boycott of Belarusian electricity
Political parties of Lithuania intend to publish an agreement to commit to boycotting electricity from the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus close to the Lithuanian border. […]
Economy
New Govt wants to study details of Rail Baltica project – TranspMin
The Lithuanians government wants to look into the details of the Rail Baltic project before signing interstate agreements on the European standard-gauge railway, Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis said. […]
CORPORATE
Minister of Energy: paradox but occupation isn’t over in energy industry
The new Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas does not deny the possibility that in negotiations to disconnect from the so-called BRELL ring there could be tensions, but states that Russia understands the goals of Lithuania and other Baltic States perfectly well. […]
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Lithuania will have to improve its reputation in Rail Baltica project
Lithuania will have to improve its reputation that has been harmed by the country’s inability to find common ground with its partners in Rail Baltica and to prove that it is not holding back the European standard-gauge railway project, Rokas Masiulis, the new transport minister, said. […]
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What prevents opposition to R. Karbauskis in Seimas?
The sort of cooperation found between the Liberal Movement (LS) and Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) during the 2008-2012 term will definitely not be appearing in this Seimas term and such fragmentation will only benefit the ruling coalition states political scientist Vytautas Dumbliauskas. […]
Economy
New CEO expects to turn Lithuanian Railways into transparent company
Mantas Bartuška, the new chief executive officer of Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, or LG), is confident that he will manage to turn the country’s largest state-owned enterprise, which has recently come on the radar screen of law-enforcement, into a transparent company. […]
Economy
New board of Lithuanian Railways appointed
A new management board of the state railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, or LG), which has lately come on the radar screen of law-enforcement, was appointed on Wednesday, the day when Rokas Masiulis took over the helm of the Transport Ministry. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s 17th Government takes oath
After the parliament on Tuesday approved the government’s program, the country’s 17th Cabinet headed by Saulius Skvernelis took oath. […]
Politics
President appoints Skvernelis-led Cabinet
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday signed a decree to appoint a new Cabinet led by Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis. […]
Politics
TranspMin candidate faces challenge of railway co’s restructuring
Rokas Masiulis, a candidate to swap his post of energy minister for Lithuania’s minister of transport and communications, will have a lot of work – experts see restructuring of the state-run railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai as one of his major challenges where Masiulis would have to demonstrate skills as a manager and a maneuvering politician. […]
Energy
Lithuania’s new energy strategy: NordBalt2 in 2025, halt of Visaginas N-plant project
The Lithuanian and Swedish electricity markets should be connected by the second interconnection, NordBalt 2, by 2025, while the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant project should be frozen, suggests a new energy strategy worked out by the outgoing Lithuanian Energy Ministry and presented by Minister Rokas Masiulis on Tuesday […]
Energy
Outcome of Lithuania-Gazprom dispute shouldn’t influence EU decision
Lithuania’s failure to win a dispute against Gazprom over too high natural gas prices should not influence the European Commission‘s decision in its antitrust probe into the Russian gas giant’s operations, Lithuanian Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis. […]
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Belarus aiming to divert attention from Astravyets N-plant
By stating plans to turn to Lithuania over problems with decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Belarus aims to draw the attention from the nuclear utility under construction in Astravyets, says Lithuania’s Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis. […]
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Rosatom becomes tool of geopolitical pressure – Minister of Energy in US
Rosatom, Russia’s state corporation that is building nuclear power plants in Europe, Asia and Middle East, is turning into an instrument of geopolitical pressure, Lithuanian Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis said during his visit to the United States. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania considers suing Belarus over Astravyets nuclear plant
Lithuania is considering filing a lawsuit against Belarus over the unfair and extremely cheap construction of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis says. […]
Energy
Lithuanian ministers to inspect security at Klaipėda LNG terminal
Lithuanian Interior Minister Tomas Žilinskas and Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis are going to Klaipėda on Friday to inspect security arrangements at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.
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CORPORATE
Lithuania’s LNG terminal: The impossible became possible?
Lithuania’s LNG terminal in Klaipėda, launched in late 2014, has been a symbol of its aspiration towards energy independence, although maintaining the facility has proved a heavy financial load. That, however, is changing. […]
Energy
Lithuania’s €1.4bn claim against Gazprom rejected by Stockholm arbitration court
A Stockholm arbitration court, which examined Lithuania’s €1.4-billion suit against Russia’s gas supplier Gazprom over overcharging for gas supplies, has found no guilt on Gazprom’s part, Lithuania’s energy minister has said.
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