On 23 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius emphasised the need to make maximum effort to ensure nuclear and radiation safety of the nuclear projects that are being developed in neighbouring countries and full compliance with international environmental regulations, Foreign Ministry …
The Lithuania Tribune presents an opinion article by Audrius Bačiulis, as published in www.veidas.lt, on the lack of resolute decision-making by the head of Lithuanian government in relation to the Visaginas Nuclear power plant project. Instead of taking a decision to resolve the conundrum over …
The Press Service of the President has informed that at the European Council meeting, the heads of state and government outlined guidelines for the EU internal and external policies in the energy sector, with a key focus on building the EU’s internal energy market and …
BNS The European Union (EU) summit, which discussed energy and tax policy on Wednesday, supported Lithuanian President’s proposal to use five billion euros in support envisaged for the energy sector in the new financial framework as early as possible without waiting the entire seven-year period. …
Lithuania and other European countries will not be able to reach as low prices of shale gas as the United States, Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, has said while on a visit to Vilnius. Gas extraction in Europe would not be as efficient …
Building a nuclear plant in Lithuania makes no business sense, says Eesti Energia, predicting demise of project pursued for seven years, the Baltic Course has informed referring to www.postimees.ee and the news agency LETA. Postimees has informed that after six months of still-life, Lithuania last …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has left for Brussels to attend a European Council meeting, the Press Service of the President has informed. At their meeting, EU heads of state and government will discuss how to reduce prices for energy resources and to fight tax fraud and …
State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) has issued a license to the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) to operate with very low-level radioactive waste repository, the Baltic Course informed with reference to ELTA. Once an industrial storage operation starts, nuclear fuel cycle materials that are …
BNS The three Baltic prime ministers will discuss the future of the Visaginas nuclear power plant project, the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan, Rail Baltica and other issues in Jurmala next Thursday. Algirdas Butkevičius, Valdis Dombrovskis and Andrus Ansip will meet in an informal work …
The Lithuania Tribune presents an article by Robert Juodka and Evaldas Petraitis from VARUL law firm on the recent amendments to the law on renewable energy resources, as published in the paper of the British Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania. For some 10 years Lithuania …
BNS Lithuania’s nuclear facility project is more than seven years old, but nothing has been done, Estonia’s President Toomas Hendrik Ilves said. Asked by the daily ‘Verslo žinios’ to express Estonia’s opinion about Lithuania’s project on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Visaginas, he …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend the European Council on 22 May, the Press Service of the President has informed. At their meeting in Brussels, EU heads of state and government will discuss energy security and high prices for energy resources – a major challenge that …
The Lithuania Tribune presents an opinion article by Zigmantas Balčytis, as published on www.alfa.lt, analysing Lithuania’s long-term energy strategy and whether refusing to build a new nuclear power plant is going to prolong the country’s energy dependence on its neighbours. Poland is becoming a nuclear …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė, currently on a working visit to the United States of America, met with the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, John Boehner, chairs of the congressional committees on foreign affairs and armed forces, and other influential congressmen, the Press Service of …
BNS EU Tax Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta said on Friday that it is difficult to say if EU donors will resume funding for a key closure project at Lithuania’s Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) during a conference in June. “A significant progress has been made in …
Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid and international consulting and engineering company Poyry through its subsidiary Poyry SwedPower has signed a contract the Baltic Course reported referring to the news agency ELTA. In accordance with the contract signed, it will provide technical consulting services during …
BNS Estonia and Finland should manage to agree on a site for a regional liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal this year, Lithuania’s Energy Minister believes. The European Commission (EC) had set an initial deadline for an agreement by its summit due next week. “I’m not …
BNS A “decision-in-principle” on the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Visaginas should come up by 1 July, 2013, Lithuania’s Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič has said. “The Energy Ministry has been mandated to consult and inform the regional partners as well as to …
MEP Zigmantas Balčytis on 14 May, 2013 approached the European Commission asking to increase its role in the Baltic region in implementing a long-term EU energy strategy and ensuring energy security. MEP is convinced that the role and influence of the European Commission (EC) should …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė together with the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, inaugurated the Fortum Klaipėda combined heat and power plant, the Press Service of the President has informed. Located in the Klaipėda Free Economic Zone, the cogeneration plant will burn biomass and waste to produce …
