Telia Lietuva
Economy

Authorities seek more control over Orlen Lietuva, Achema, Telia Lietuva deals

The Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on Economics seeks to set clear-cut criteria under companies important for national security would have to notify the government about large transactions. […]

Lithuanian land
Economy

Seimas easing restrictions on land sale to foreigners to pave way for OECD entry

Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday started adjusting restrictions on farmland sale to foreigners, as the old provisions could impede the country’s accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

Government coalition unchanged after Farmers, Conservatives agree on forest reform

The leader of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) says that the makeup of the government coalition remains unchanged after the senior coalition partner on Tuesday signed a deal with the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats under which the opposition party will back the government’s planned state forest management reform in exchange for a reduced VAT rate on district heating and hot water services. […]

No Picture
Foreign affairs

Lithuania becomes associate member of CERN

The Council of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has taken a decision in favor of Lithuania’s associate membership in the organization, the Lithuanian president’s office said on Friday. […]

The Lithuanian parliament
Politics

OECD recommendations stop new Lithuanian lobbying law from being passed

The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday postponed the adoption of a new law on lobbying activities after the Foreign Ministry said that the version of the legislation proposed by the Seimas Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities was not in line with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s recommendations for transparency in lobbying, the head of the committee said. […]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
CORPORATE

Foreign policy on old rails

Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius spoke on the new government programme implementation plan‘s foreign policy priorities and explained that the main goals over the next four years will be national security and economic diplomacy. […]

The last day of winter
Politics

Government approves state forest management reform

In a move that is yet to be approved by the parliament, the Lithuanian government on Tuesday decided to streamline the management of state forests by merging the country’s 42 forestry enterprises into a single state enterprise named Lietuvos Valstybiniai Miškai (Lithuanian State Forests, or LVM). […]