Simonas Šatūnas EN Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

Sabaitienė set to replace Šatūnas as Lithuania’s deputy energy minister

February 1, 2018 BNS 0

Lina Sabaitienė, a former deputy economy minister, will on Feb. 6 take over as deputy energy minister from Simonas Šatūnas, who is returning to the diplomatic service. […]

Raimundas Lopata. Skvernelis obtained his own Borisov?

December 19, 2017 Raimundas Lopata 0

Several months ago conversations between former Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski and Orlen head Jacek Krawiec were “leaked”. They were also reprinted in Lithuanian media. The conversations featured discussions on the possibility to […]

Some 71 per cent of Lithuanians want a business, but Covid-19 has caused doubts

April 16, 2021 0

Lithuanians are among the leaders in Europe in terms of the number of people who want to have a business as many as 71 per cent, AGER 2020 (Amway Global Entrepreneurship report) shows. However, the […]

No other path for the government: must show more than just the once promised plan

April 14, 2021 0

The epidemiological situation is worsening in Lithuania – the number of infections per 100 thousand capita within 14 days had fallen down to 220 but is back over 300 once again and Minister of Healthcare […]

The face of Lithuanian populism: not radical but loud

April 12, 2021 0

We often hear that some politicians call each other populists – it is not unusual to hear such accusations addressed at the former US President Donald Trump or the current Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor […]

“15min” and BNS companies merge with “Media bitės”: will aim to become the strongest media group in Lithuania

April 8, 2021 0

JSC “15min”, which manages news website “15min“, and JSC “BNS”, which manages news agency BNS, both of which have been 100% owned by the Estonian company “Postimees Grupp”, are merging with the Lithuanian media and […]

Kupšys: Government’s 100 days – we are seeing “green” ambition, but it could be better

April 8, 2021 0

If we put a magic wand in a child’s hand, he would most likely wish for a room full of toys. Many of us construct our happiness through the word “more”: more fashionable clothes, more […]

Nerijus Mačiulis. What kind of tax reform does Lithuania need?

April 1, 2021 0

The working group on the review of tax benefits, set up by the Ministry of Finance, has already received over 200 proposals from experts, business and the public on what needs a transformation in the […]