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Politics

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. […]

Economy

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. […]

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Economy

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. […]

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Society

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. […]

Society

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. […]