Lithuania

Electricity consumption and prices decreased in Lithuania in the second half of December 2023, whereas cheaper electricity generated by wind farms replaced electricity generated by thermal power plants, reports electricity transmission system operator Litgrid.

Объявлено о банкротстве ЗАО Textilite, принадлежащей ЗАО Grosso Moda Lithuania норвежского капитала, сообщает издание Verslo žinios.

A total of 2,174 new-build flats were sold in Vilnius last year, according to data collected by Hanner analysts. The number of deals remained similar to 2022, with 2,202 preliminary contracts signed. 2021 saw 6,811 preliminary contracts concluded for new-build flats in Vilnius.

Зарплаты больше 10 000 евро "на бумаге" в ноябре платили 29 литовских компаний. Таковы данные Фонда социального страхования ("Содры"). В списке в основном компании, работающие в Вильнюсе.

The Baltic States and Poland are calling on their European allies to start working on a 13th package of sanctions against Russia, says Lithuanian Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Arnoldas Pranckevičius.

Lithuania's competition authority has imposed a fine on Estonia’s Express Grupp media group for violating competition rules when purchasing Lithuania-based Lrytas company.

Ukrainian war refugees have been applying to the Migration Department in large numbers to renew their temporary residence permits since last week, when the process started. The interest is exceeding all the expectations, the authority says.

On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda claimed that some politicians have been inconsistent in their policies concerning China, yet Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis disputed this and stressed that Lithuania’s position in relations with China has not changed.

Сообщается о банкротстве компании Vilniaus kalnai, которая на основе франчайзинга развивала бизнес Retatta Great Outdoors, сообщает издание Verslo žinios.

Groups of companies in Lithuania pay 20% of the total corporate income tax collected in Lithuania, according to an analysis by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), reports Verslo žinios.

Vilnius has been included in the top 100 city destinations around the globe by Euromonitor International, a global market research company.

В пятницу на Гайжюнском полигоне в Литве были продемонстрированы уже отремонтированные привезенные из Украины танки Leopard 2, которые, как сообщает Минобороны, вскоре вернутся на поле боя.

В декабре Музей энергетики и техники открыл рождественский городок у исторического Лепкальнисского водохранилища. Водохранилище до этого года было закрыто. Летом этого года оно стало центром притяжения и место проведения различных мероприятий. Экскурсоводы стараются привлекательно подать этот объект...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has formally recognised that Lithuania has effective legislative and control measures in place to ensure that trans fats harmful to health are removed from food.

President Gitanas Nausėda on Wednesday signed the 2024 state budget that was passed earlier in December by parliament.

Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says that the parliamentary opposition is manipulating the verdict of the Court of Appeal in the so-called MG Baltic case to harm both the Liberal Movement and the ruling majority.

Lithuanian producer Uljana Kim was awarded the Eurimages Co-production Award at the European Film Awards ceremony in Germany on Saturday, the Ministry of Culture has said.

Lithuania’s electricity and natural gas distributor Energijos skirstymo operatorius (ESO) announces it will refund EUR 156 million in electricity overpayments in less than 15 years.

Lithuania-based Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, manufacturer and distributor of products for life science research and diagnostics on the global market, has been named the most valuable company in the Baltics for the second consecutive year.

Lithuania is set to have its first Michelin-rated restaurant next year, says Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė.