BNS Lithuania’s Prime Minister discussed energy security with his Swedish counterpart, Fredrik Reinfeldt, in Stockholm on Friday. “I have to say that first we had a tete-a-tete meeting, which was followed by a lunch. We discussed energy security, financial and economic situation in Sweden, Lithuania …
BNS Sweden’s government on Thursday gave its final approval to the construction of a power cable, known as NordBalt, to Lithuania, reads the government’s website. “We confirm receipt of a decision made by the Swedish government today on its final approval to the NordBalt project,” …
BNS Lithuania has received official notification from Sweden about a decision made by the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office to take over the criminal prosecution in the so-called teddy-bear attack case. The Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office said the notification from Sweden about the probe into unlawful …
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 In the run-up to Lithuania’s presidency over the European Council, the country’s Foreign Ministry has issued a recommendation for ambassadors to be more active on the Twitter social network and other latest means of communications. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised heads of …
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 …
On March 18-22 military personnel of King Mindaugas Motorised Infantry Battalion assigned to the European Union Battlegroup (EUBG) will be attending evaluation exercise in Pabradė Training Area, informed kam.lt. Approximately 120 members of King Mindaugas Battalion will conduct standby in a high-readiness unit of the …
Swedish prosecutors have opened an investigation into the incident when Swedish activists flew into Belarus via Lithuania last summer to drop hundreds of teddy-bears with slogans in support of free speech, Svenska Dagbladet daily reported. The Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office have asked Sweden to take …
Swedish privately owned media group Bonnier that is parent company of Äripäev and owns film distributor SF Bio and Ratos, owner if film distributor Finnkino, has agreed to merge their cineme distribution operations and form the Nordic region’s largest cinema group, announced the companies, reports …
The economic and population differences of the three Baltic countries are behind the statistics that show highest wages for Lithuanian managers but lowest wages for Lithuanian staff, a study by Hay Group human resources consultancy says, according to a report by news2biz LITHUANIA and cited …
I would refer to the recently resumed discussions on the introduction of the euro as a word uttered in the right place and at the right time, writes Rolandas Paksas for DELFI. They say that truth is born of arguments and discussions, and it is …
The Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radoslaw Sikorski, declared publicly that Lithuania should choose between two projects: either a liquefied gas terminal in Klaipėda or a gas link with Poland, since both projects would not pay off, writes Zigmantas Balcytis for DELFI. The Polish Minister’s statement is not accidental. …
The Speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament, Vydas Gedvilas was received by HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden on Wednesday 6 March, informs the Swedish Crown Court. The audience took place in Princess Sibylla’s Apartments at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. During his visit to Sweden, …
No investor is prepared to invest money in a country that has one thing written in its law, officials tell you something entirely different and act in a different way to both, Swedish investment company representative Per Andersen says, informs bnn-news. In an article of Ir magazine, …
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Vydas Gedvilas of the ruling Labor Party emphasized during a visit in Sweden that the former center-right government did a good job in handling the economic crisis. Gedvilas stated his position during a meeting with his Swedish counterpart, Per Westerberg, in Stockholm …
Lithuania hopes for closer economic cooperation with the United States, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Vydas Gedvilas said on Monday following a meeting with US Ambassador to Lithuania Deborah Ann McCarthy. “Being glad about successful cooperation between the United States and Lithuania in the areas …
Swedbank, a leading bank in its home markets of Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, is planning to establish an IT Competence Centre in Vilnius. The new centre will service the IT needs of the entire Bank Group. Up to a 100 new jobs will be …
In the European Union, children are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion than the rest of the population, says a report published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the 27-nation bloc. In 2011, 27 percent of children aged less than 18 in the …
In its new forecast, the European Commission said it expected Estonia’s economy to expand 3% this year. Growth should be 4% in 2014 and 2.5% in 2015, reported bnn.ee. Latvia’s growth expectation is 3.8% this year (4.1% in 2014), while the Commission expects the Lithuanian …
President Dalia Grybauskaite says discussions on gay partnerships in Lithuania are very premature but she refrained from expressing her position on the issue. “I think these discussions in Lithuania are very premature and are only starting. I think it’s worth holding discussions on any issue …
