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LRT English Newsletter: More taxes, more problems
LRT English Newsletter – October 27, 2023.
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In this 1997 news report, the Kaunas Town Hall sees its Lithuanian-made roof tiles being replaced by the “strong” German...
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A few kilometres outside the town of Ukmergė, a 600-hectare organic farm is nested in the Lithuanian countryside. In its...
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The Ministry of National Defence has announced that US-made sniper rifles Barrett and Belgian machineguns FN Minimi have been transferred to the Lithuanian Armed Forces to boost their capability.
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Lithuania’s electricity and natural gas distribution company Energijos skirstymo operatorius (ESO) promises to compensate consumers for overpayments.
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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda on Friday urged the European Union to step up its efforts to deal with the challeng...
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Planning a short family visit, a Lithuanian woman found herself amid clashes on Lebanon’s border with Israel. “We saw pe...
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Is there opposition in Russia? Do Russian people support the war? Are liberal ideas popular only in Moscow and a few other large cities: myth or reality? Why did Putin’s regime decide to kill Nemtsov and imprison Navalny? You will hear answers to these and many other questions in Delfi’s interview with Russian opposition politician, former Vice Minister of Energy and Navalny’s ally, Vladimir Milov.
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The Lithuanian Navy has dispatched a mine countermeasures vessel to monitor the NordBalt power link with Sweden in respo...
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On Friday, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis officially opened the Lithuanian embassy in Singapore.
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A regional exercise is planned to test the agreed algorithms for closing the border with Belarus, Lithuanian Interior Mi...
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A regional exercise is planned to test the agreed algorithms for closing the border with Belarus, Lithuanian Interior Mi...
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Lithuania’s Kaunas Airport has started installing new generation baggage scanners that will allow passengers to undergo ...
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Summer time will be cancelled in Lithuania this week, as the clocks will be turned one hour backwards on Sunday night.
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Summer time will be cancelled in Lithuania this week, as the clocks will be turned one hour backwards on Sunday night.
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Lithuanian president slams Hungarian ‘flirtation’ with Russia
The Hungarian prime minister’s meeting with Vladimir Putin sends “a very wrong message”, says Lithuanian President Gitan... -
Lithuanians less inclined to use AI than Latvians or Estonians – survey
Lithuanians are less likely to use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies than Latvians and Estonians, according to a... -
Lithuanian FM urges EU to ‘stop being frozen in the headlights’ with ammo deliveries to Ukraine
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has called on EU member states to “stop being frozen in the headlight... -
EC rejects Lithuania’s plea for deadline extension to pass tax reform
Lithuania failed to provide serious reasons for why it needs a deadline extension for passing tax reforms that are part ... -
Several thousand stage protest in Vilnius against proposed property tax
Around 2,500 people gathered outside the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, in Vilnius on Thursday to express their dissatis... -
Belarus issues license for Atsravyets NPP 2nd unit despite Lithuania’s objections
The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus issued a license on October 24 for the industrial operation of a second ... -
Vilnius to introduce sorting of food waste
From next year, the residents of Vilnius will have to separate organic waste from the rest, the city’s council decided o... -
Russia has de facto veto over Ukraine’s future – interview
Although countries like Lithuania don't want to admit it, Russia does hold a veto over Ukraine’s future, Henrik Larsen, ... -
Vilnius seeks to have direct flights to New York
The Vilnius City Council has approved a plan to have more direct connections from the city’s expanded airport. The schem...
Bank of Lithuania
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Deposits with agreed maturity of Lithuanian households increased by 4.0% in September
Balance Sheet and Interest Rates of Monetary Financial Institutions, September 2023
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Eurosystem proceeds to next phase of digital euro project
Governing Council to start digital euro preparation phase following conclusion of two-year investigation phase on design and distribution of a digital euro Preparation phase will lay foundations for a potential digital euro, with work to...
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Banking sector in the first half of the year: first instalment of the solidarity contribution, migration of deposits and rising interest rates
In the first half of the year, the Lithuanian banking sector continued to record unusually high profitability and banks already transferred the first instalment of the solidarity contribution to the budget. Against the backdrop of rising interest...
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Issue of the new collector coin dedicated to the anniversary of the Educational Commission of the Commonwealth of the Two Nations
Today, the Bank of Lithuania issued a €10 silver coin dedicated to the 250th Anniversary of the Educational Commission of the Commonwealth of the Two Nations.
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Foreign direct investment by the ultimate investing country
In accordance with the recommendations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Bank of Lithuania has published the annual data on foreign direct investment (FDI) by the ultimate investing country for 2022 1 . ...
Delfi Business
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Economy Ministry seeks to restore Kaunas free economic zone
The Government has approved a proposal by the Ministry of the Economy and Innovation to restore the territory of the Kaunas Free Economic Zone (FEZ) as previously envisaged, the ministry said in a press release on Wednesday. -
Kaunas Airport’s northern apron to undergo expansion by 2025
Lithuanian Airports has entered into a contract agreement with HISK, an infrastructure construction company that successfully secured the public procurement bid. HISK will oversee the expansion and development of Kaunas Airport’s northern apron, with a contract value of EUR 15 million (excluding VAT). Preparatory work is slated to commence by the end of this year, with completion expected in the spring of 2025, reports Lithuanian Airports. -
Lithuania among top wine exporters to Russia
Lithuania and Latvia were among the top three wine exporters to Russia in January-August this year, business news website Verslo žinios reports. -
Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, Maxima grupė named most valuable Lithuanian companies
Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics has topped the list of 100 most valuable Lithuanian companies compiled by 15min news website and partners. -
Lithuania prepares for leaving BRELL electricity ring in 2025
All four battery storage parks with a combined capacity of 200 MW in Lithuania become officially operational on Wednesday, a key step towards increasing energy independence from Russia, the energy minister says. -
Dariusz Wcislo will head the PHH Group, which manages Pigu.lt
Pigu Hobbyhall Group (PHH Group), the leading e-commerce Group in the Baltics and Finland that operates Pigu.lt in Lithuania, 220.lv in Latvia, Kaup24.ee and Hansapost.ee in Estonia and Hobbyhall.fi in Finland, announced today that Dariusz Wcislo has taken over as CEO of the group. He succeeds Florin Filote, who has handed over the helm of the Group. -
Lithuania’s industrial production growth among largest in EU in August
In August 2023, the seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0.6% in both the euro area and the European Union (EU), compared with July 2023, reports Eurostat, the EU's statistical office. -
Vilnius starts heating season
Vilnius is switching on central heating this week, the city’s municipality announced on Monday. The heating price this month will be 10% lower than in October last year, it said. -
Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant receives highest rating of A+
The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (the INPP) has been awarded the highest score in the Good Governance Index of A+. The INPP received the highest rating for the first time in 2022-2023, following an analysis of the Annual Report 2022, the Sustainability Report, an assessment of the work of the collegiate management body – the Board of Directors, strategic planning and implementation, and other parameters. Last year, the INPP’s governance was given a solid A grade, the administration of the power plant stated. -
Armonaitė: industrial companies in Lithuania can apply for funding to recycle waste
Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė says Lithuania recycles around 4% of its waste into new products and is lagging far behind the European Union (EU) average of 12%. The ministry is thus encouraging smaller industries to engage in recycling and developing new products and to apply for special support, she says.
Delfi Politics
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Chief of Defence General Rupšys attends Baltic defence chiefs meeting in Riga
Lithuania’s Chief of Defence General Valdemaras Rupšys is taking part in a two-day meeting of the Baltic Chiefs of Defence in Riga, Latvia, the army said in a press release. -
Deputy Minister of Finance invited Taiwanese companies to invest in Lithuania and take advantage of fintech ecosystem
At the international forum of financial technology Fintech Taipei 2023, Deputy Minister of Finance of Lithuania Vaida Markevičienė, who is visiting Taipei with a business mission, invited Taiwanese investors and financial sector entities to set up in Lithuania and develop their activities here, reports the Ministry of Finance. -
Parliament Speaker visits Japan
Parliament Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen on Thursday began a working visit to Japan, where in Tokyo she met with women leaders. The meeting marked the first anniversary of strategic partnership announced between Japan and Lithuania. -
Prosecutor general asks Seimas to lift MP Gražulis’ immunity
Prosecutor General Nida Grunskienė on Thursday addressed members of the Seimas and asked them to lift MP Petras Gražulis’ immunity from prosecution as he is being investigated for insulting 5 members of the LGBT community last year. -
Protesters rally against real estate tax proposal
Over 2 thousand people rallied on Thursday in a square close to the Seimas in protest against the proposal to tax real estate amid its readings in parliament.
Baltic News Network
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Week in Lithuania | MPs decide to turn to Constitutional Court over Istanbul Convention, President signs law banning fur farms
Last week, Lithuania said it may accept several dozens of refugees from Italy, Nord Security raised USD 100 million Baltic fishermen picket over EU fishing quota cuts Baltic fishermen staged a picket in Lithuania’s Baltic Sea resort of Palanga on Friday, the 29th of September, as the European Commission is considering reducing sprat and herring […]
The post Week in Lithuania | MPs decide to turn to Constitutional Court over Istanbul Convention, President signs law banning fur farms appeared first on Baltic News Network.
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Baltic fishermen protest against reduction of EU fishing quotas in Palanga
On Friday, the 29th of September, Baltic fishermen gathered for a protest in Palanga, where the European Commission is gathered for a meeting to discuss the reduction of fishing quotas for sprat and herring in 2024. Lithuanian, Estonian, Latvian and Polish fishermen gathered for a protest outside a hotel in Palanga, where Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner […]
The post Baltic fishermen protest against reduction of EU fishing quotas in Palanga appeared first on Baltic News Network.
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BNN ANALYSES | Is revelation of Lithuania MPs’ Communist party membership still a big thing or a fuss?
Linas Jegelevičius First it was the President, who was caught having hidden his membership in the Communist Party (CPSU), now it turns out that 18 Lithuanian MPs did not declare the past CPSU affiliation in their candidate questionnaires before the 2020 Seimas elections. The 15min online news site made the list public in the beginning […]
The post BNN ANALYSES | Is revelation of Lithuania MPs’ Communist party membership still a big thing or a fuss? appeared first on Baltic News Network.
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Week in Lithuania | Democrats For Lithuania exit defence pact, MPs outlaw animal farms
Last week, MPs received threatening emails in Russian; President urged Ukraine, Poland to resolve spat Lithuania reports 304 new COVID-19 cases Lithuania recorded 304 new coronavirus infections and no deaths from COVID-19 over Thursday, the 21st of September, the country’s public health authority, NVSC, reported on Friday, the 22nd of September. The number of COVID-19 […]
The post Week in Lithuania | Democrats For Lithuania exit defence pact, MPs outlaw animal farms appeared first on Baltic News Network.
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BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania’s presidential campaign is picking up steam
Linas Jegelevičius Although the new presidential election in Lithuania is still far – in May next year, the political campaign is already churning ripples and splashes. BNN spoke to various Lithuanian politicians and political life observers, asking them to say what already draws their attention in the campaign. Until now, only two politicians have said […]
The post BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania’s presidential campaign is picking up steam appeared first on Baltic News Network.
Delfi Culture
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Composer Algimantas Raudonikis passes away at 89
Lithuania’s prominent composer, culture and art figure Algimantas Raudonikis passed away on Friday, 20 October, aged 89. -
Vilnius to host int’l scholarly conference on intellectual heritage of Jews
Next week, on 10–11 October 2023, the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities are holding the international scholarly conference ‘The Intellectual Heritage of the Jews of Vilnius’, the Vilnius city municipality said in a press release. -
Director general of public broadcaster LRT re-elected for second term
Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė has been re-elected as the director general of public broadcaster LRT. -
Breaking stigmas: the sexiest and biggest sustainability festival in the Baltics takes place this week
Impact Day will bring more than 150 well-known and inspiring speakers to Tallinn, Põhjala factory this Thursday and Friday. Approximately 2,000 people will take part in the festival. -
Delfi Titans awards handed out
On Thursday evening, the annual Delfi Titans were awarded in a ceremony at the Merchants’ Club in Vilnius in recognition of the people who made the biggest difference in the past year.
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Commission endorses Lithuania's €3.8 billion modified recovery and resilience plan, including a REPowerEU chapter
… observations on the matter. Lithuania';schanges to the original … as a result of Lithuania';s comparatively better economic … To finance its revised plan, Lithuania has requested to transfer to … . These funds, added to Lithuania';s RRF and REPowerEU …
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Minetek enters the United States with its breakthrough ventilation technology.
Our innovative, technology-driven underground ventilation solutions help clients create safer operations, reduce power consumption and increase profitability. HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, October 26, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Minetek today …
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Lithuania Urges Its Citizens to Avoid Travelling to Lebanon Amid Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
… any purpose, and all Lithuanian citizens in this country should … , and possible military action. Lithuania';s Foreign Affairs Ministry … advised to contact the Lithuanian Embassy in Egypt. Similar to … Lithuania, Norway has also advised …
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MOU Cements Shared Commitment Between Taranaki And Lithuanian City To Create Low Emission Futures
… visit to the Lithuanian city of Vilnius opening up a … of Understanding (MOU). “Vilnius has an ambitious goal to … of how the Lithuanian region of Vilnius is currently implementing … solutions. Before heading to Vilnius, the partners had participated …