Society
Homicide convict in Sweden to serve life in Lithuania
Lithuanian citizen Nerijus Bilevičius sentenced for murder of a young female in Sweden will have to serve his life sentence in Lithuania, a Šiauliai court ruled on Tuesday. […]
Sweden
Foreign affairs
Mexico’s honorary consulate opens in Vilnius
Mexico’s honorary consulate, headed by Ieva Kubiliene, a lawyer, was opened in Vilnius on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said. […]
Economy
Lithuania slides on Global Innovation Index
Lithuania this year lost four positions and ranks 40th among 127 countries in the latest Global Innovation Index released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). […]
Economy
Eurostat finds food prices in Lithuania among EU’s lowest
Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Lithuania last year were among the lowest across the European Union (EU), figures from the EU statistical office Eurostat showed on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to appoint new ambassadors to Germany, Italy, Vatican
On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry registered draft legislation on the appointment of new ambassadors to Germany, Italy and the Vatican. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania’s greatest struggle – affluent countries will not understand this
The affluent EU member states have seen population increases over the past decade and this has led to more rapid economic development among them. The less well-off member states experienced the opposite processes – a […]
Society
Report shows significant rise in number of overdose deaths in Lithuania
The number of deaths from drug overdose in Europe has risen for the third year in a row and Lithuania is among five European nations that recorded a considerable increase in fatal overdoses, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) said in a report published this week. […]
CORPORATE
Scandalous alcohol data is analyzed: there is an important mistake in formulas and conclusions
Lithuania has some of the strictest alcohol control restrictions now but alcohol consumption in the country remains very high, says the Chairman of the public institution “European Social, Legal and Economic Projects” (ESTEP) Klaudijus Maniokas. […]
Society
First refugee family relocated to Lithuania lose their residence permit
The Iraqis who in December 2015 became the first refugee family relocated to Lithuania under the EU’s resettlement program have lost their residence permit as they failed to return to the country from Sweden within six months. […]
Uncategorized
Belarus may have to reconsider Astravyets N-plant project – PM
The Polish decision not to buy electricity from the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) under construction in Belarus shows that the market may be closed for the Belarusian electricity, says Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
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Lithuanian, Swedish PMs to mull energy, investments in Stockholm
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is leaving for Sweden on Monday on a brief visit to discuss energy and investment matters with the country’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. […]
CORPORATE
Ticking bomb in Astravyets – will it blow us up or the Belarussian economy?
Lithuanian politicians call the Astravyets nuclear power plant a bomb ticking at the border, making for an impression that it is being built for a future accident which would harm Lithuania, though Belarussian citizens would […]
Defence
Finland, Sweden to consider training along with NATO force
Finland and Sweden will consider the possibility of their troops training along with NATO forces being deployed to Lithuania, the country’s chief of defense said. […]
European Union
Central, Eastern European politicians urge Trump to stop concessions to Russia
Central and Eastern European politicians have urged United States President-Elect Donald Trump to stop making concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he could view the steps as weaknesses and undertake provocations against the Baltic states and Poland. […]
CORPORATE
Is the anchor of Baltic States security – Sweden – safe itself?
The threat posed by Russia is the most realistic threat facing Sweden today, however the Swedish response, reflected by the country’s defence budget, is held to be inadequate says LRT Radio contributor in Sweden Vaida […]
Uncategorized
Opinion
About friends and allies
If during The Rīga Conference 2015 we began witnessing Kremlin’s adventure in Syria, today we observe casualties and the number deaths of this escapade. During the last 12 months, the world has beheld terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, aggression of Russian football fans during Euro-2016 in France, and bombings in Aleppo. The Crimea remains occupied and the Russian aggression against Ukraine is still ongoing. […]
Freetime
10 Lithuanian restaurants listed in the White Guide Nordic
Most diners in Denmark and Sweden are familiar with the trademark and the many initiatives of the White Guide. For thirteen consecutive years, White Guide has published comprehensive local guides about the gastronomy of Sweden and Denmark, and 2014 saw the arrival of the very first guide in English covering the entire Nordic region. On 31st October, the third, most comprehensive edition yet will be released – this time covering almost 400 restaurants in the Nordics with additional chapters covering Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian Seimas speaker to join NB8 meeting in Riga
Lithuanian Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė is leaving for Riga to take part in a meeting of Nordic and Baltic parliamentary speakers in the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) cooperation format. […]
CORPORATE
Swedish housing bubble ‘would not cause crisis in Lithuania’
Burst of the real estate bubble in Sweden would not induce a major financial crisis in Lithuania or the Baltic states, despite their exposure to Scandinavian banking, says Morten Hansen, head of Stockholm School of […]