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Lithuanian consumers complain of high prices and too little competition
Food distribution, energy and pharmaceutical products, as well as telecommunications and the Internet, are the sectors where Lithuanians are most likely to have experienced problems due to a lack of competition, according to a Flash Eurobarometer survey. […]
Euro did not change Lithuanians’ household finance management habits
A telephone poll conducted by the company Provident Finansai revealed that the introduction of the euro did not change habits of personal financial management of many Lithuanians with lower income. […]
Support for euro continues to grow in Lithuania
Some 68 percent of Lithuanians were in favour of the euro in mid-February, up by 8 percent from December, the latest poll commissioned by the central Bank of Lithuania has shown. […]
Four in ten Lithuanians satisfied with how democracy works
People’s opinion on how democracy works in Lithuania has not changed – more than half of the polled said they were quite dissatisfied, while four in ten were satisfied. […]
Support for same-sex partnership in Lithuania doubles over one year
Seventy-nine percent of people in Lithuania still say they oppose legislation instituting same-sex partnership. But the number of those in support has doubled over the last year to 15 percent, a survey has revealed on Thursday. […]
Lithuanian justice minister hails improvements in rights awareness among consumers and businesses
Rights awareness among Lithuania’s consumers and businesses is improving, justice minister has said, adding that consolidation of three public authorities this year will provide additional impetus for progress in this area. […]
Most Lithuanians concerned about cybercrime, survey shows
According to a Eurobarometer survey, 85 percent of internet users in the European Union believe that the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime is growing (a 9-percent increase compared with the survey from 2013). […]
Consumers still pessimistic about Lithuania’s economy, survey shows
Consumer confidence indicator improved by 7 percentage points in January 2015 against December 2014, however people still pessimistically assess the country’s economy and their households’ financial situation. […]
Growing trust in police brings Lithuania closer to Western Europe, sociologists say
The growing trust in the police in Lithuania is bringing the country closer to Western Europe where the police is a highly-trusted institution, sociologists say. […]
Social democrats continue topping popularity polls in Lithuania
The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party continues topping popularity polls, shows a survey published by DELFI. […]
Two-thirds of Lithuanians positive about euro, according to Eurobarometer
Nearly two-thirds of the Lithuanians are positive about the euro, which the country adopted as its currency this year, the recent Eurobarometer survey has shown. […]
Third of Lithuanian enterprises innovate
In the European Union, just under half (48.9 percent) of enterprises of 10 employees or more reported innovation activity during the period 2010-2012. The proportion of innovative enterprises in the EU dropped in 2010-2012 compared with both 2006-2008 (51.5 percent innovative enterprises) and the peak recorded in 2008-2010 (52.8 percent). This pattern was observed in the majority of Member States, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, announced based on the Community Innovation Survey 2012. […]
Euro adoption and crisis in Ukraine reduced Lithuanians’ optimism, according to poll
In December 2014 only every third Lithuanian claimed that the situation in the country has been improving. Compared with November 2014, the number of optimists decreased by 6 percent. According to sociologist and lecturer of Vilnius University, Professor Romas Lazutka, the outburst of pessimism at the end of the year was related to the change of national currency and the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. […]
Lithuania’s Liberals catch up with Conservatives in polls
The Liberal Movement of Lithuania can boast its most impressive and sustainable rating leap, say political experts referring to sociological research. […]
Lithuanians’ support for euro rose to 60 percent
The society’s support for the euro in Lithuania rose 7 percentage points in December from November to reach 60 percent, according to a survey released by the Bank of Lithuania on Thursday. […]
Eurobarometer survey traces Lithuanians’ transition from litas to euro
The latest Eurobarometer survey shows that Lithuania’s transition to the euro has been proceeding successfully and smoothly. No major violations were recorded in banks and retail trade networks, while cash payments in litas have reduced in the first days of January. […]
Lithuanians abandom scepticism towards euro
Many Lithuanians once sceptical of the euro are now ready to embrace it. Lithuania this night will become the 19th member of the euro zone. […]