Lithuania
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Lithuania’s Sluggish Economy Leads Election Debates
Lithuania’s Sluggish Economy Leads Election Debates
October 09, 2016Lithuania’s sluggish economy has dominated debate in an election where the ruling Social Democrats look to [...]
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NATO Condemns Russia at Warsaw Summit
NATO Condemns Russia at Warsaw Summit
July 10, 2016At this weekend’s NATO Summit in Warsaw, Russia was the target of criticism over its annexation of Crimea [...]
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Vilnius Metro Can be Funded Say Supporters
Vilnius Metro Can be Funded Say Supporters
March 14, 2016Several international investors are reportedly willing to put money into a Vilnius Metro project. According to [...]
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Lukoil to Sell Polish and Baltic Petrol Stations
Lukoil to Sell Polish and Baltic Petrol Stations
February 09, 2016Lukoil, the largest private oil company in Russia is to sell its petrol stations in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. [...]
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Lithuanian Exports to Russia Decrease by 48%
Lithuanian Exports to Russia Decrease by 48%
January 13, 2016Lithuanian exports for the 11 month period from January to November 2015 fell by 48.8%, compared to the same period [...]
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Discussing Lithuania’s Eurozone entrance with Dr. Vitas Vasiliauskas
Discussing Lithuania’s Eurozone entrance with Dr. Vitas Vasiliauskas
January 10, 2016Dr. Vitas Vasiliauskas has been a Chairman of the Board of the Lithuanian Central Bank since 2011.
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Inflation Concern in Lithuania’s Minimum Wage Hike
Inflation Concern in Lithuania’s Minimum Wage Hike
January 07, 2016Economists in Lithuania are concerned that hikes in the minimum wage will lead to higher service prices in the [...]
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Rail Baltica Fully Operational by 2025
Rail Baltica Fully Operational by 2025
January 06, 2016According to the head of the Rail Baltica project, trains will be running from Tallinn through to the Polish border [...]
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Lithuania Hoping for Cheaper LNG Deal with Statoil
Lithuania Hoping for Cheaper LNG Deal with Statoil
January 05, 2016Lithuania’s Prime Minister, Algirdas Butkevicius is hoping Norway’s Statoil will lower the price it [...]
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NordBalt Testing to Begin in Late November
NordBalt Testing to Begin in Late November
November 12, 2015Testing of the Nordbalt electricity link in Lithuania will begin for 24,000 customers at the end of the month. [...]
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Lithuania Seeking Bank Holiday Shop Closures
Lithuania Seeking Bank Holiday Shop Closures
November 12, 2015The Lithuanian parliament is seeking to close shopping centres in the country during bank holidays. Starting from [...]
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Baltic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Halved Since 1990
Baltic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Halved Since 1990
November 05, 2015Statistics from Eurostat show that the Baltic states more than halved their greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to [...]
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Concerns Over Estonian LNG Possibility
Concerns Over Estonian LNG Possibility
November 03, 2015With the European Union receiving a funding application for a liquid natural gas terminal at the port of Paldiski, [...]
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Lithuania Minimum Wage to be Hiked Again
Lithuania Minimum Wage to be Hiked Again
November 02, 2015At the beginning of next year, Lithuania is to see an increase in the minimum wage following a previous increase [...]
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OECD Membership Ratified in Lithuanian Parliament
OECD Membership Ratified in Lithuanian Parliament
October 21, 2015The process for Lithuania in joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) took another [...]
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LNG has Inflated Heating Bills in Lithuania
LNG has Inflated Heating Bills in Lithuania
October 21, 2015Over a year following the first delivery of liquid natural gas to the offshore terminal at Klaipeda in Lithuania, [...]
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Lithuania Planning to Raise Retirement Age
Lithuania Planning to Raise Retirement Age
October 16, 2015The Lithuanian parliament has begun to look at increasing the age of retirement from the current 65 years. The [...]
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Lavtian Bank Citadele Plans IPO
Lavtian Bank Citadele Plans IPO
October 16, 2015Latvia’s fifth largest bank by deposits, Citadele, is planning an initial public offering on the Riga stock [...]
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Rail Baltica, Kaunas to Polish Border Launches
Rail Baltica, Kaunas to Polish Border Launches
October 16, 2015The length of track on the Rail Baltica line between Kaunas and the Polish border is to open today. The Rail [...]
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Klaipeda to Set up LNG School of Excellence
Klaipeda to Set up LNG School of Excellence
October 15, 2015According to reports, Lithuania is preparing to establish a liquid natural gas (LNG) school of excellence in the [...]
