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Lithuanian pig farmers ordered to register their livestock

August 20, 2014 ELTA EN 0

A mandatory requirement has been announced in Lithuania to register all pigs by 15 September. Registration will be free of charge. […]

Belarus wants to step up trade in agriculture products with Lithuania

August 19, 2014 BNS 0

Belarus will not join Russia’s sanctions against the European Union (EU) and wants to step up trade in milk and beef with Lithuania, says Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė. […]

Baltic countries and Poland still working on request to EU over ASF

August 15, 2014 BNS 0

The Baltic countries and Poland have not yet finalized their joint request to the European Commission for support in the fight against African Swine Fever (ASF), Lithuania’s chief veterinary officer, who is coordinating the drafting of the document, said on Thursday. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius, Dalia Grybauskaitė

Lithuanian president instructs prime minister to evaluate losses due to Russia’s food embargo

August 13, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has asked Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius to assess potential losses due to Russia‘s latest sanctions and find the best way to absorb these losses. […]

Lithuanian agriculture minister calls for extraordinary EU ministers meeting

August 13, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Following the introduction of sanctions on food imports by the Russian Federation, Lithuania’s Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė has turned to Italian Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Minister Maurizio Martina, who holds the rotating presidency of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH), with a request to convene an extraordinary meeting of EU ministers of agriculture as soon as possible, possibly even in August. […]

Lithuanian agriculture minister says European Commission might help with Russian embargo relief

August 12, 2014 BNS 0

Intervention buying-in by authorities would help Lithuanian farmers cope with the consequences of Russia’s restrictions on the imports of food and farm products, Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitiene has said, adding that this measure would be financed from the national budget and the costs would be compensated by the European Commission (EC). […]

Agriculture minister: Russian embargo can reduce Lithuania’s economic growth more than estimated

August 12, 2014 BNS 0

A failure to compensate the losses suffered by the dairy and meat sectors due to Russia’s restrictions on the imports of food and farm products may shave more than 0.2 percentage points off the Lithuanian GDP growth, Agriculture Minister has said. […]

Lithuanian meat and vegetable producers ask for tax cuts in wake of Russian embargo

August 12, 2014 ELTA EN 0

After Russia has imposed an embargo on Lithuanian agricultural production, the government is considering not only subsidies for food products but also a reduced 5-percent value-added tax (VAT) rate for vegetable and meat producers. […]

Lithuanian ministries start working on plan to cope with Russian sanctions

August 11, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian ministries are starting work on an action plan to cope with Russia‘s sanctions against Lithuanian food products. […]

Lithuanian dairy and meat producers to be hit hardest by Russian retaliatory sanctions

August 7, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė says that the country’s milk and meat producers would be the most affected by Russia‘s ban on importing agricultural products from countries that imposed sanctions on Moscow. […]

Strained political relations with Russia harm Lithuanian farmers

August 4, 2014 BNS 0

Strained relations between Lithuania and Russia have affected the country’s agricultural sector, the minister of agriculture says. […]

Agriculture minister suggests replacing pigs with goats in the wake of ASF

July 31, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuania’s Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė has not only to decide how to prevent the worst effects of African swine fever in the country, but also to plan the future of the Lithuanian agriculture. […]

New Lithuanian agriculture minister says it is difficult to find deputies

July 22, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The new Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė intends to present the Labour Party, which has delegated her, with her deputies during the meeting of the presidium to take place on 30 July. The minister admits it is not easy to find people who have experience to make decisions and skills in particular fields and who would not belong to one business group. […]

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