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  • CORPORATE

Lithuanian government to give €18m to dairy farmers

The Lithuanian government has set aside €18 million to support the country's dairy farmers. They will start receiving the subsidy…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Labour Party proposal to fix milk prices draws criticism, including from dairy producers

Lithuania's Labour Party, whose delegate, Virginija Baltraitienė, is currently serving as the Minister of Agriculture, has proposed a controversial law…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

EC refuses request for €75 million aid for Lithuanian dairy farmers

The European Commission has denied a request for €75 million in support for Lithuanian dairy farmers submitted by Lithuanian Minister…

9 years ago
  • European Union

Lithuania requests €75 million support package from EU for dairy farmers

Lithuania’s Agriculture Minister has submitted a request to the European Commission for an additional €75 million in EU funding to…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Milk producers call for minister’s resignation, threaten to bring cows to Vilnius

Milk producers being hit by significant losses are calling for resignation of the Minister of Agriculture and say in the…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Environment and agriculture ministers’ jobs under threat if caught lying to PM

The ministers of environment and agriculture will have to go if they are caught lying about investigations they are currently…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Social democrat Andriukaitis accuses president of fuelling political crises

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė is fuelling political crises in the country instead of seeking stability and balance, says European Commissioner…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Deputy agriculture minister steps down amidst suspected corruption in food-for-poor programme

Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė has accepted resignation of her deputy Vilius Martusevičius over alleged corruption in the ministry's food for…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian prosecutor probes food-for-poor contracts over inflated prices

The Prosecutor General's Office is to investigate public procurement contracts for the government's food for poor programme after it emerged…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Agriculture minister under scrutiny for awarding contracts to party-linked companies

Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė might have to explain herself to official ethics watchdogs after it has emerged that the…

9 years ago
  • Politics

President wants ‘serious conversation’ with prime minister

President Dalia Grybauskaitė is to have a "serious conversation" with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius about corruption suspicions that have plagued…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Illegal substandard poultry in Lithuanian supermarkets is old problem, minister says

Illegal poultry imports from Poland is an old problem that has not been dealt with properly, Lithuania's agriculture minister said…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Which Lithuanian ministers get the highest salaries?

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is the highest paid member of the ruling government with Defence Minister Juozas Olekas a close…

9 years ago
  • Politics

After allegations of drunk driving by land service chief, minister launches investigation

Lithuanian Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė will establish a commission to carry out an internal investigation into the actions of…

9 years ago
  • Politics

National Land Service chief on unpaid leave after allegations of drunk driving

Daiva Gineikaitė, head of the National Land Service (NZT) under the Ministry of Agriculture, has been temporarily placed on unpaid…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian minister: We will not be able to stop ASF without EU’s help

Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė says that the Baltic states and Poland will not be able to stop the spread…

9 years ago
  • European Union

EU will not extend milk quotas, Lithuanian PM says

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says it is unrealistic to expect that European milk quota regime will be extended, but Lithuanian…

10 years ago
  • Economy

EC confirms Lithuania’s Rural Development Programme

On Friday, the European Commission officially confirmed the Lithuanian Rural Development Programme. [...]

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania’s 2014 grain harvest hits all-time record

In 2014, Lithuania harvested a record amount of grain, over 5 million tonnes. [...]

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian cheese Liliputas included into EU’s list of protected products

After member-states of the European Union have finally given their blessing to the Liliputas, a Lithuanian semi-hard cheese, the product…

10 years ago