Preparing a lengthy fight against the rapid spreading of African wine fever in neighboring Belarus the Lithuanian authorities will ask the European Commission for around 3.5 million euros in EU aid in their fight against the highly contagious disease. Jonas Milius, … Read More
The electronic version of the “History of Lithunia” can now be downloaded or read online in 6 different languanges. The book presents Lithuania’s history in a brief, yet consecutive order, starting from the creation of Lithuania’s State to the country’s … Read More
Lithuanias government has now approved the National Changeover Plan planning to join the euro zone in 2015, the main instrument to coordinate practical preparations for the adoption of the single EU currency. The document sets out key principles, elements and deadlines of … Read More
President Dalia Grybauskaite participated in presentation of the official Lithuanian Presidency of the EU Council website eu2013.lt and answered questions from Lithuanian citizens, reported BC the presidential press service. “Lithuanian Presidency website is yet another opportunity for the country’s residents … Read More
internet surveillance and cyber security will be part of the agenda for the Lithuanian EU presidency. The Parliaments Information Social Development Committee has proposed to the Government that an Operational Cyber Security Control Centre be set up immediately. With private sector experts as … Read More
The first attempt to find and extract shale gas from the underground in Lithuania will be taken by Lithuanian oil and gas exploration company LL Investicijos, whose 50 per cent stake belongs to the US oil company Chevron, reports The Baltic … Read More
Both Latvia and Lithuania will lose one seat in the European Parliament at the next EP elections next year. That was confirmed yesterday by the Parliament, writes LETA. According to the decision, 12 countries will lose one MEP – Romania, Greece, … Read More
More than 200 bikes will be available for rent in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius from mid July. It is part of a Vilnius City Municipality project to open 24 bike stations in the city centre. Investments will reach 6.4 million euros. At the rental … Read More
The Lithuanian parliament sticks to the old law rule that forbids the use of the entire Latin alphabet to used in company names. Amendments to the Civil Code with a more open use of non-Lithuanian letters were refused by 14 MPs … Read More
The Lithuanian forestry sector is attracktibg foreign buyers so much that politicians now are on the alert and suggest a law that forbids selling land to foreigners. According to news2biz, Swedes are the most interested in buying Lithuanian land and it … Read More
The Lithuanian nuclear project, Visiginas - construction of a new power plant to replace the old Ignalina plant - is still in a limbo. And so is the Japanese Hitachi’s participation and investments in it. Nevertheless, the interest of Japanese investors … Read More
Russian oppositionists in Lithuania, even when accompanied by Lithuanian officials, found themselves openly and boldly followed by the Russian special services, writes www.delfi.lt. TV3 broadcast ‘Savaitės komentarai’ reported that they were followed and filmed by Russian journalists, as they went … Read More
Lithuania remains one of the leading countries in terms of the use of the EU funds. In comparison to other countries in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. Lithuania is among the countries that use the EU funds most … Read More
The President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Werner Hoyer, has signed a EUR 50 million loan agreement with Lithuanian Railways for the acquisition of modern rolling stock, informs LETA/ELTA. Thanks to the EIB loan, 590 new wagons will be purchased … Read More
Lithuanian taxmen are using Google Street View as a tool to find people, who build their homes with undeclared taxable money. Two recent cases totalled more than 100.000 euro in penalties after investigators found buildings photographed by Google that could not be … Read More
To the daily paper ‘Žinių radijas’ the Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius today said that Lithuania has many chances to switch to the euro in 2015. Meanwhile, Lithuania’s Finance Ministry and the central bank have worked out a draft National … Read More
Buying rabies vaccines for immunizing wild predators and paying for the service of distributing lures in Belarus in 2013. That are part of an agreament beween Belarus and Latvia and Lithuania. The measures include the purchase and distribution of lures with … Read More
As the last country in EU Lithuania yesterday legalized industral hemp/cannabis - both growing, processing, importing and exporting. 66 voted for lifting the ban in the parliament - 16 voted against - and 22 abstained. The law defines industrial hemp as the … Read More
The European Council - the heads of state and government - has agreed on building a stronger internal energy market with the aim to lower high prices of energy for the consumers - and to better coordinate the external energy policy. Lithuanian … Read More
A Baltic close cooperation on exchanging information on organ donors can save many lives in the area. Estonia’s Social Affairs Minister and the Latvian and Lithuanian ministers of health has agreed on a three-way cooperation in organ donation to improve exchanges … Read More
