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The Baltic Course
March 28, 2018
Belarus turned to the Lithuanian government back in 2015 for the possibility to use Kruonis' services, and Lithuania then responded this would not be ... Lithuania's government fears that the construction is underway in violation of safety standards and could hinder the Baltic plans of synchronizing theirÃâà...
The Baltic Course
March 28, 2018
The declaration signed between the Lithuanian government and the Polish oil concern Orlen on March 27th envisages the Polish company's investments in the Mazeikiai oil refinery and the same number of jobs, while the government should reconsider Public Service Obligation (PSO) tariffs for theÃâà...
International Policy Digest
March 27, 2018
Next year will be the real turning point for Lithuania from a financial point of view. After gaining independence, Lithuania was dependent on economic support from the European Union to help decrease its dependence on Russia. Many projects started by the country decades ago were successfully financedÃâà...
Geopoliticalmonitor.com
March 19, 2018
Besides the Ignalina nuclear power plant, the Lithuanian government also needs financing for continuation of Rail Baltica, which aims to link Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland together with a European standard gauge rail line. No decisions have been made on the next funding period (afterÃâà...
The National
March 17, 2018
On once again regaining its independence, one of the first acts of the Lithuanian government was to seek membership of the EU. We all need friends in order to stand up to bullies. So perhaps we should listen to the Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius who said this week that Russia sees the UKÃâà...
Telecompaper
March 15, 2018
The Lithuanian government has taken the decision to re-transmit Polish TV channels in the southeast of the country, where there is a significant Polish minority population, reports Vz.lt. The free-to-air re-transmission will be carried out by the state-owned TV distributor Telecentras, under a contract valid forÃâà...
WTRF
March 15, 2018
The Lithuanian government has strongly objected to two nuclear power plants being built by Rosastom in Belarus, south of the Baltic country, and in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which shares a border with Lithuania, among others. No criminal investigation against Bastys has been opened. In recentÃâà...
ABC News
March 14, 2018
The Lithuanian government has strongly objected to two nuclear power plants being built by Rosastom in Belarus, south of the Baltic country, and in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which shares a border with Lithuania, among others. No criminal investigation against Bastys has been opened. In recentÃâà...
MENAFN.COM
March 9, 2018
(MENAFN Editorial) Vilnius, Lithuania, 2018-03-09 09:08 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Government Securities auction of additional offers will be held on March 19, 2018. Auction participants can submit competitive and non-competitive bids. The competitive bids shall be submitted in the order books ofÃâà...
AzerNews
March 8, 2018
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has approved the law "On approving the agreement between the Government of Azerbaijan and the Government of Lithuania exempting holders of service passports from visa requirements". The agreement was signed in Vilnius on Oct. 27, 2017. President Aliyev alsoÃâà...
Law360
March 1, 2018
Law360 (March 1, 2018, 6:30 PM EST) -- The Lithuanian government can't reduce the interest it owes on a €3.4 million ($4.2 million) value-added tax refund paid to grain trader Nidera even though disputes over the amount delayed its payment, the European Union's top court ruled Wednesday. The case centered on whenÃâà...
Sputnik International
February 26, 2018
The Lithuanian government has increased its support of NATO's Operation Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan following requests from NATO and other allies, the country's Ministry of National Defense announced February 22. An unspecified number of Lithuanian troops from Special OperationsÃâà...
Baltic Times
February 22, 2018
"With the support of the Lithuanian government we intend to finalize construction and commence production by mid-2019," adds Mr. Ali. "2017 has been a brilliant year for Kaunas FEZ and we are extremely proud and happy to have reached a deal with Continental," comments Vytautas Petruzis, managingÃâà...
Xinhua
February 21, 2018
VILNIUS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Lithuanian government approved on Wednesday tighter regulation on drone operation amid what authorities described as increasing "spying and security threats" to the country's national defense. The amendments, which are now subject to approval at the country'sÃâà...
Baltic Times
February 20, 2018
The Lithuanian government's press release issued on that occasion made no mention of a gas terminal. Subsequently, Latvia repeatedly called on its Baltic neighbors to agree on a joint LNG terminal in Riga that could qualify for EU funding, but no deal was reached. After Lithuania began to build a LNGÃâà...
Baltic Times
February 19, 2018
... settle matters of national minorities. Around 200,000 Polish nationals reside in Lithuania. Over the past five years, Lithuania had frozen top-level visits to Vilnius, accusing Lithuania over the situation of the Polish national community. Lithuania's government has rejected the majority of the critical remarks.
International Railway Journal
February 13, 2018
THE Lithuanian government has approved a proposal by the Ministry of Transport and Communications to reorganise Lithuanian Railways (LG), bringing the organisation's structure into line with the provisions of the European Union's Fourth Railway Package. Under the plans, which were approved by theÃâà...
Baltic Times
February 11, 2018
The flag was presented to Francis by Algirdas Stoncaitis, chancellor of the Lithuanian government, who is in the Vatican for the annual meeting of the Santa Marta Group, a pope-endorsed global initiative that brings together state authorities, law-enforcement bodies and the Church in a joint effort to combatÃâà...
Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news
November 30, 2017
The Lithuanian government has endorsed a resolution on gratuitous transfer of weapons to Ukraine worth almost EUR 2 million. As the Yevropeiska Pravda Ukrainian online newspaper reports with reference to the Lithuanian Defence Ministry, Ukraine will be granted weapons and munitions that were usedÃâà...
Baltic Times
December 31, 1999
VILNIUS - The Lithuanian government plans to support talents going to foreign universities, but they will have to return home to work for at least three years. The respective amendments to the Law on Education and Studies, tabled by Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, on Thursday passed the secondÃâà...
The Baltic Course
December 31, 1999
The Investors' Forum, an association of foreign investors in Lithuania, has put forward 100 proposals to the government on how to improve the business environment in the country, informs LETA/BNS. Photo: lrv.lt. "We may see different ways to achieve it, but we have a common goal of achieving that we areÃâà...
