The magazine ‘Foreign Policy’ has published the basic profitability index rating for the first time, and Lithuania was given the 16th place among 102 countries, writes www.delfi.lt. Vaidotas Rukas, fund manager of ‘Finasta Asset Management’ claimed that such a high ranking indicates the country’s attractiveness …
Lithuania, among other ten countries, managed to get through the semi-finals of the Eurovision song contest, writes www.delfi.lt. After the votes had been counted, it became clear that Andrius Pojavis, Lithuania’s representative, won the ticket to the final, and on Saturday he once again will …
The German city of Aachen was the centre of the realm Charlemagne created. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, Europe was torn apart, full of chaos and deep in the dark ages. Charlemagne’s efforts to unify Europe contributed to the development of the continent …
On 20 March in Athens, Director of the Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department Gediminas Varvuolis presented to Greek officials highlights of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy of Lithuania’s EU Presidency, scheduled events, and discussed bilateral security dialogue of the two countries as …
At a meeting with Director General at the Political Department of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Kirsti Kauppi on March 22 in Vilnius, Political Director of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Dalius Čekuolis discussed cooperation as Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union …
Speech by Mr. Gediminas Kirkilas, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Chairmain of European Affairs Committee, Prime Minister of Lithuania 2006-2008 For the discussion with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council at the Lithuanian Presidential Palace, 26 February 2013 Deepening …
About 24 kg of a substance, which is believed to be amphetamine, was discovered aboard a truck headed from Lithuania to Sweden on a ferry, the Customs Department said. In the framework of stepped up examination of vehicles exiting Lithuania on Wednesday, a custom dog …
BNS Increasing numbers of emigrants return to Lithuania every year, however, the lower flow of emigration is still a few times higher than the returning numbers, shows statistics published on Friday. According to data published by the Statistics Department, 17,300 Lithuanian citizens returned to their …
Lithuania’s Ambassador Asta Skaisgiryte-Liauskiene met with the Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II in London, presenting her with her letters of credence and thanking for the Soviet-era policy of non-recognition of Lithuania’s annexation. During the meeting on Thursday, Skaisgiryte-Liauskiene and the queen recalled the …
Algirdas Sysas, Deputy Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, Member of the Seimas Delegation to the OSCE, Deputy Chairman of the Lithuanian Social-Democratic Party. 28/02/2013 One of the major priorities of Lithuania is ensuring its energy security, basically through establishing and securing the sustainable multiple or …
BNS After the parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs found the bid to introduce mandatory teaching of religion running counter to the Constitution, the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania will propose amendments on mandatory classes on religion. The party’s leader Valdemar Tomasevski said at a …
The Baltic states considerably lag behind other members of the European Union in terms of participation in the activities of trade unions and nongovernmental organizations, a fresh survey revealed on Thursday. The Eurobarometer survey showed that just 3 percent of those surveyed in Lithuania and …
The Swedish Lantmännen Cerealia concern will be concentrating on the Scandinavian market from now on. Therefore, the decision has been made to sell its AS Rīgas Dzirnavnieks (RD) to the Lithuanian Malsena grain processing company, reports bnn-news. Malsena will be taking responsibility for nearly 90 workers after the deal is done. Regular …
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius on Thursday is to meet with Pawel Olechnowicz, the CEO of Lotos, Poland’s second-largest oil group. Lotos said that Butkevicius and Olechnowicz would discuss prospects for oil and gas extraction in Lithuania. Minijos Nafta, a local oil production company that is …
The Lithuania Tribune | Alex Tigani The Lithuanian national football (soccer) team will return to their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign challenging 2010 World Cup participants Slovakia in opposing territory this Friday. After drawing 1-1 the last time these two sides played in the …
Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski said on Wednesday that the resolution of issues of the Polish ethnic minority in Lithuania would help to “easier implement” bilateral transport and energy projects. “We hope that the resolution of the most burning issues, including those related …
Organizations with extremist ideologies are sparse and not influential in Lithuania, however, enjoy a disproportional degree of media attention, reads a report discussed at the government’s meeting on Wednesday. “Regardless of the complex economic situation in the country and external effects, the organizations and groups …
Parliamentary Committees on Environmental Protection and Economics have proposed to put on hold the tender for licenses to explore for shale gas in Western Lithuania until the adoption of legislation that will govern the exploration and use of these natural resources. The panels adopted this …
Another gross wage increase and still no gains in real earnings: in Q4 2012, gross wages in Lithuania added 2.6% (as much as in Q3) to LTL 2,232 but real earnings continued to shrink, falling by 0.4%, reported news2biz LITHUANIA cited by bbn.ee. Although this …
In January 2013 compared with January 2012, industrial production decreased by 1.3% in the euro area (EA17) and by 1.7% in the EU27, according to estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Based on these estimates, Lithuania is among the countries …
