Row over NATO air-policing mission rotation clouds Baltic cooperation
BNS The Baltic States have still failed to settle the dispute on the future of NATO’s air-policing mission: Lithuania insists that it sees no reasons for shifting a part of the mission to Estonia, as...
View ArticleLithuania listed 28th on the international gender equality index
BNS A new gender equality survey listed Lithuania in the high 28th place among 136 countries. In the index published by the World Economic Forum, Lithuania is ahead such countries as Spain, France and...
View ArticleLithuania was praised for public services infrastructure at the Open...
On 31 October 2013, Lithuanian Ambassador to the UK Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė took part in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit, organised by the British Government. “Lithuania, with its...
View ArticleLithuania among 17 most attractive economies for business in the world
In the World Bank’s Report ‘Doing Business 2014’, which was announced on 29 October 2013, and which offers the evaluation of business conditions in 189 report-covered economies, Lithuania has jumped...
View ArticleOpinion: Gazprom attacks Lithuania on a wide front
The Lithuania Tribune presents an opinion article by Ramūnas Bogdanas, in which he analyses a series of recent Russia’s actions directed against Lithuania, as published on www.delfi.lt. A...
View ArticleA special interactive programme will help Europe discover Lithuania
The ViaLithuania interactive programme presenting Lithuania’s connections to EU countries was created under the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, reports www.eu2013.lt. This...
View ArticleEstonian President: I would not say that we live better than Lithuanians
The Lithuania Tribune presents an interview with the President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, conducted by Ugnė Karaliūnaitė of www.delfi.lt. The success of small Baltic countries depends not only...
View ArticleEurobarometer: Lithuanians do not regret joining the EU
BNS Nine years after Lithuania’s accession to the European Union (EU), the majority of Lithuanians believe that membership in the Community is beneficial, an overview of Eurobarometer public opinion...
View ArticlePM: Lithuania can’t withdraw its Stockholm arbitration claim against Gazprom
BNS Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that Lithuania does not plan to withdraw its arbitration claim filed in Stockholm against Gazprom, and that the government will consider allocating an extra...
View ArticlePM: Baltic experts to submit conclusions on new NPP by February
BNS Experts from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will submit conclusions on the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania by February, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has...
View ArticleRussia vs. Europe: Cold War has been declared and Lithuania suffers first
According to www.delfi.lt, 28 united European states have engaged in a fight against Vladimir Putin. The EU wants to add Ukraine to the European continent, while Moscow is fiercely resisting. Lithuania...
View ArticleSEB Bank: Lithuania’s business interests in Belarus are developing
The interest of Lithuania’s business in neighbouring Belarus are developing, the SEB Bank informs. In 2000-2006, Lithuania’s businessmen invested LTL 5 million (EUR 1.4 million) into Belarus, The...
View ArticleLithuania announced as country with the most potential
Lithuania is one of the most attractive countries for potential investors in the Central and Eastern European region, states the Economic Scorecard Report compiled by the company ‘PwC’ and the British...
View ArticleFootball: Lithuania-Moldova match ends in a draw
Alex Tigani | The Lithuania Tribune International football rivals – Lithuania and Moldova – remain as equals on paper following the last night’s 1:1 draw in Chişinău. While the opening half an hour of...
View ArticleLithuania is ranked at 17th place in the world in terms of change readiness
BNS Lithuania is one of the world’s countries best prepared for large-scale changes, from natural disasters to new demographic, technological or economic trends, a survey by the audit, tax and...
View ArticleDNB: Lithuania will be the first among Baltic States to return to pre-crisis...
The economic growth recorded for a few subsequent years as well as the exceptional export indicators will drive Lithuania to the pre-crisis level of 2008 already next year, DNB Bankas economists...
View ArticleOpinion: The consequences of Latvian Prime Minister’s resignation
The Lithuania Tribune presents an opinion article by the economic analyst, Justas Mundeikis, in which he ponders how the yesterday’s resignation of Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis may affect...
View ArticleEstonia and Latvia may oppose Rail Baltica section to Vilnius
BNS The fate of a Baltic joint venture in charge of the Rail Baltica 2, the European-gauge railway project, will be decided next week as Latvia and Estonia will decide whether or not to approve the...
View ArticleLithuania to earmark €2.47 million to world’s poorest countries
BNS Lithuania intends to earmark 2.47 million euros to the most impoverished countries of the world. Later on Monday, the government will decide on a contribution to the World Bank’s fund of...
View ArticleRail Baltic project manager: We must hurry with the project
Indrek Sirp, the Estonian project manager of Rail Baltic, stressed today that the development of Rail Baltic must be expedited to ensure the success of the project’s co-funding by the European Union....
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