Coronavirus update: Lithuania records 1,278 new cases
Lithuania has registered 1,278 new coronavirus infections and 24 deaths from Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the country's statistics office said on Wednesday morning.
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The toxic, far-right Conservative People’s party (EKRE) no longer forms part of Estonia’s government. Repairing the damage it has done to the country’s reputation will be one of the most important tasks of new prime minister Kaja Kallas, writes Craig Turp-Balazs for Emerging Europe, partners of LRT English.
January272021
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the ruling conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, on Wednesday expressed outrage at his fellow MP Valdas Rakutis' remarks on the Holocaust.
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Belarusian authorities have failed to investigate allegations of torture by protesters detained during anti-government demonstrations calling for the resignation of strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka, a report issued on January 27 by Amnesty International says.
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One worker was killed and five others were injured by a metal structure that fell off a bridge under construction in Kaunas, Lithuania's second-biggest city, on Wednesday afternoon.
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Lithuania was to roll out its e-residency system in January, but the online platform for foreign nationals will not be operational before at least February, the Migration Department has said.
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The Lithuanian government on Wednesday extended the coronavirus lockdown and the ban on non-essential travel between municipalities until March.
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Lithuania's national lockdown, which includes restrictions on businesses and intercity travel, will be extended until the end of February, the government decided on Wednesday.
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Built in 1980, the Vilnius TV tower is gearing up for reconstruction after surveyors found that the building's structure need major upgrading.
January272021
The Baltic states, together with Ukraine and Poland, are seeking to block the Russian delegation's powers at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), with the final vote on the proposal scheduled for Thursday, the Lithuanian parliament office has said.
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To mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, LRT.lt speaks with Ruth Reches, a Jewish-Lithuanian scholar and the headmaster of the Shalom Aleichem Gymnasium in Vilnius, whose grandparents survived the Second World War.
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Marketing is one of the sectors that profoundly felt the upheavals of 2020. As business struggled through entirely new patterns of customer behavior, many took this as an opportunity to rebrand their image. Today, the [...]
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Tree falls on jogger in Vilnius after snowstorm
On Tuesday evening, a jogger was injured in Vilnius’ Vingis park when a tree fell on him after a snowstorm. -
Lithuania's Poles to conduct separate census ‘to mobilise’ community
A Polish NGO plans to carry its own survey of the ethnic group in Lithuania alongside the national census, saying the data will be important in setting policies for ethnic minorities. -
Eastern Europe underrepresentation at EU leadership ‘indefensible’ – study
Central and Eastern Europeans are continuously underrepresented in the EU's leadership, which could “severely undermine support for the EU's institutions, values and policies”, a new study by the consultancy European Democracy warns. -
Lithuanian cardboard manufacturer hit with €48m claim for polluting Curonian Lagoon
Lithuanian authorities have filed a 48-million-euro lawsuit against Grigeo Klaipėda, a cardboard manufacturer, for polluting the Curonian Lagoon. -
Vilnius celebrates 698th ‘anniversary’ with light installations – in photos
This week, the Lithuanian capital is celebrating its ‘birthday’ with light installations on monuments and bridges. -
Ukrainians detained after illegally bringing over 300 workers to Lithuania
Lithuania’s law enforcement have brought formal suspicions against five Ukrainian citizens who are accused of illegally bringing over 300 Ukrainians and Belarusians for work in the country. -
Heavy snowfall leaves 25,000 households in Lithuania without power
Up to 25,000 households in Lithuania were left without electricity on Tuesday due to heavy snowfall. -
Estonia gets first female PM, far-right out of government
Kaja Kallas of the Reform party became Estonia’s first female prime minister after the new government was sworn in on Tuesday. -
Brussels vows to shield Lithuanian judges from Russian prosecution
The European Commission has vowed to protect Lithuanian judges after Russia opened a criminal case against those who presided over the so-called January 13 case.
Bank of Lithuania
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Bank of Lithuania: euro banknote counterfeiting decreased by more than half over the year
In 2020, the Bank of Lithuania evaluated a total of 1,333 euro counterfeits (1,172 banknotes and 161 coins) – 57% less compared to 2019, when 3,078 counterfeits were detected.
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IMF mission begins work in Lithuania
In preparation for the 2021 consultations with the Republic of Lithuania under Article IV of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an IMF mission, led by Borja Gracia, will work remotely on 25-29 January.
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Nordic-Baltic countries engage the IMF to conduct an analysis of cross-border money laundering and terrorist financing risks in the region
The eight countries of the Nordic-Baltic Constituency of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have taken the initiative to engage the IMF to conduct a regional analysis of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) threats and...
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Podcast: Suicide rates: Why Lithuania is a notorious leader in Europe?
According to OECD, Lithuania has the highest suicide rate in Europe. What are the economic, sociological & psychological reasons for this? Tune in to the latest episode of the Bank of Lithuania's podcast with Domantas Jasiulionis, Research...
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Express your opinion in the survey on the licensing process
If you have recently applied to the Bank of Lithuania to be issued a licence, we kindly invite you to express your opinion in our survey and help us improve the licensing process.
Delfi Business
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Latvian company won the tender to reconstruct Palanga Airport runway
A Latvian company A.C.B., which already has similar experience in reconstructing Vilnius Airport runway in 2017, won the contract for reconstruction of Palanga Airport runway in the call for tenders that was issued in autumn of the last year. During this project, one taxiway and some parts of the apron are also planned to be reconstructed, and airport operations are likely to be suspended in autumn for the shortest required period, which is for 45 days. -
Environmentalists file EUR 48 mln lawsuit against Grigeo Klaipeda
Lithuania's Environmental Protection Department has filed a 48 million euro civil lawsuit against Grigeo Klaipeda, a Klaipeda-based cardboard producer that is part of the Grigeo group, for the pollution of the Curonian Lagoon with untreated waster water, according to the department's director Olga Vebriene. -
Delfi offers its business customers new digital communication services
Banners, specialized content products, and other traditional methods of advertising on websites have become a staple in the digital age, but in order to boost the most effective of advertising campaigns and maximise the ability to reach your target audience, unconventional methods or combinations of tools are also required. With this in mind, Delfi is now offering advertising services on the Google Ads platform and social media. -
Lithuania and Sweden are to coordinate actions in implementing Green Deal and transport innovations
During the remote conversation Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania Marius Skuodis proposed Minister of Infrastructure of Sweden Tom Eneroth to hold regular virtual meetings of the two ministries for transport and coordinate ministerial actions in implementing the European Green Deal and introducing transport innovations. Ministers also discussed electrification of the transport sector, investments in infrastructure projects and roll-out of 5G network in the Region. -
Lobbyist seeks EUR 228,000 from state over law-enforcement actions
Andrius Romanovskis, president of the Lithuanian Business Confederation (LBC), has filed a lawsuit against the state, seeking more than 200,000 euros for what he sees as illegal actions by law-enforcement officials. -
Klaipėda FEZ joins the civic air quality monitoring initiative
Klaipėda Free Economic Zone (FEZ) has installed the air monitoring hardware and software, integrated with the city’s community information platform www.klaipedoskvapas.lt. This solution will contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable environment as well as the wellbeing of Klaipėda’s residents. It will also facilitate more accurate identification of odour sources. -
Lithuanian Airports review: the year 2020 of the biggest challenges for aviation
In 2020, 1.8 million people travelled through all three Lithuanian Airports, which is 72% less compared to 2019, and 30 thousand flights were served at the airports, which is 52% less compared to 2019. According to the forecasts of Lithuanian Airports, in 2021 the enterprise will manage to restore about half of the passenger traffic of 2019. -
Paysera expands to Spain: company established, to be followed by a client service network
The Lithuanian-born e-payment network Paysera is expanding to Spain, where the company Paysera España was established in the city of Valencia. Paysera, the payment processor of the majority of Baltic e-shops, is starting its business in Spain with local partners. -
Novaturas to relaunch trips from Baltics to Tenerife, Egypt in February
Novaturas, a leading Baltic tour operator, is set to relaunch charter flights to resorts in Tenerife and Egypt in February, in what it says marks the first signs of recovery in the Baltic tourism market. -
Ryanair halts flights from Vilnius
Ireland's budget carrier is temporarily suspending all flights to and from Vilnius and Palanga due to the pandemic and travel restrictions, leaving Kaunas-Dublin as the only route it will operate to and from Lithuania in the next few months.
Delfi Politics
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1278 new coronavirus cases
On Tuesday, 1 278 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Lithuania. In total, the country has already detected 179 212 coronavirus cases. -
Heavy snowfall leaves 25,000 households in Lithuania without power
Up to 25,000 households in Lithuania, mostly in its southern part, were without electricity on Tuesday noon due to heavy snowfall. -
Lithuania may face EU sanctions over cap on forest land acquisitions
The European Commission may launch an infringement procedure against Lithuania if the parliament does not remove a cap of 1,500 hectares on forest land acquisitions per person, the Environment Ministry has warned. -
686 new COVID-19 cases
On Monday, 686 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Lithuania. In total, the country has already detected 177 934 COVID-19 cases. -
Nausėda calls Russia's crackdown on opposing 'throwback to Stalin's era'
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has condemned Russia's brutal actions against the opposition and its supporters, calling them a throwback to Stalin's era.
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Belarusian refugees in Lithuania have experienced being asked to pay for supposedly free accommodation
A non-governmental organisation in Lithuania has been collecting donations to provide free accommodation for Belarusians fleeing repressions in their home country. Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT and Indrė Makaraitytė report that the NGO has been involved in renting premises for money despite having received over 25 000 euros in donations.
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Week in Lithuania: Bank reduces its economic forecast, Russian singer Kirkorov banned from Lithuania
Last week, the key news in Lithuania were Swedbank lowering its 2021 economic forecast for Lithuania, the wish of Vilnius to co-host ice hockey world championship taken away from Belarus and Russian singer Kirkorov being banned.
The post Week in Lithuania: Bank reduces its economic forecast, Russian singer Kirkorov banned from Lithuania appeared first on Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia.
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BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania sees staggering excess mortality in 2020. Is only Covid-19 to blame?
No other year in a long time has mowed so many lives in Lithuania as 2020. Yet the contagious COVID-19 virus is not the killer No1 – most deaths were caused by non-communicable diseases. «Lithuania‘s death statistics in 2020 are very disturbing and exceptional: excess mortality went over 15 percent on year, which translates in ca 5 800 additional deaths. Although most deaths were attributed to cardio-vascular failures, the underlying reason was failure of our health system to provide necessary medical services,» Donatas Burneika, head of Lithuania‘s Institute of Human Geography and Demography, told BNN.
The post BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania sees staggering excess mortality in 2020. Is only Covid-19 to blame? appeared first on Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia.
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Unemployment in Lithuania at record-high level despite 100% job subsidies
Although Lithuanian businesses receive state wage subsidies to keep them from laying off workers during a nationwide lockdown, in January, the unemployment rate in the country has reached a record-high rate, Gabrielė Sagaitytė and LRT.lt report.
The post Unemployment in Lithuania at record-high level despite 100% job subsidies appeared first on Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia.
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Lithuania offers Latvia to co-host 2021 World Ice Hockey Championship
Lithuanian government has voiced a proposal for Latvia to co-host the 2021 World Ice Hockey Championship now that Belarus was stripped of this right.
The post Lithuania offers Latvia to co-host 2021 World Ice Hockey Championship appeared first on Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia.
Delfi Culture
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The chroniclers of the art of painting in the Baltic States
Young Painter Prize - one of the most important art events in the Baltic countries, held since 2009. This project combines the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian young artists a common goal - to present their national identity, art school practices and personal creative potential. This project welcomes the participation of young artists from three Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia). The main aim of the project - to present the brightest and most promising painters of the younger generation and to create an opportunity for public access to such dynamic new art. Moreover, this projects aims to help its target audience – art collectors, managers, curators – discover new talents in Baltic States. -
Ministry regrets over subsidies paid to promoters of Russian singers’ concerts
Daina Urbanaviciene, Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Culture and former chair of the Lithuanian Council for Culture, regretted over subsidies for cancelled or postponed events allocated to companies that had been planning concerts of Russian performers Philipp Kirkorov and Mikhail Shufutinsky. -
Church leaders reverse decision to resume public services
Lithuanian Catholic Church leaders have reversed their decision to reopen churches for public worship, Vilnius Archbishop Gintaras Grusas said on Wednesday. -
MO museum in Vilnius creates outdoor installation to inspire citizens
When the global pandemic caused massive shutdowns, artists and museums were forced to find new ways to display their pieces and invite people to experience art in a safe way. MO Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania, decided to bring the art outside to soothe and inspire citizens. -
Churches won't hold public prayers until January 10
Lithuanian churches are extending the existing restrictions, introduced to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control, and will not hold public prayers until January 10.
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PSFCU Members Donate $102,000+ to Aid Terminally Ill Children in New York, Poland and Lithuania
… Benefits Hospices in Poland and Vilnius; Supports New York Children … M. Sopocko Hospice in Vilnius, Lithuania; and the New York … The hospice in the Lithuanian capital has been receiving donations … receive $25,719, the Vilnius hospice will receive $24,435 …
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The European cities with the thriftiest shoppers
… Cyprus, Nicosia. Placing second is Vilnius (Lithuania), scoring the highest for available … place is the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, with a final score of …
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Lithuania - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
… /Research/Lithuania-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband … although the incumbent Telia Lithuania remains the dominant … report: Telia Lietuvos (Telia Lithuania), Bité Lithuania, Vinita, Balticum TV, … /Research/Lithuania-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband …
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Lithuania Industrial Production Rises In December
… in December, figures from Statistics Lithuania showed on Monday. Industrial production …
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Renew Europe expels Lithuanian MEP for homophobic comments
… group Renew Europe has expelled Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich over … also the leader of the Lithuanian Labour Party, had apologised … ." Tomas Vytautas Raskevicius, Lithuania’s only openly LGBT+ lawmaker … Parliament and only one Lithuanian member.