Lithuanian employers pay less, raise wages slowly
The economic and population differences of the three Baltic countries are behind the statistics that show highest wages for Lithuanian managers but lowest wages for Lithuanian staff, a study by Hay...
View ArticleLithuania ranked 41st in 2013 UN Human Development Report
The newly-released Human Development Index ranks Lithuania in the 41st position out ot 186 nations around the world. Estonia was placed in the 33rd spot whilst Latvia ranked last in the Baltic regional...
View ArticleLithuanian NGOs launching donor-financed program to address human rights...
Under a special program financed by donor countries, Lithuanian non-governmental organizations intend to settle deep-rooted human rights problems. “This is our first experience and we truly hope that...
View ArticleBonnier to enter merger, create a leading cinema business
Swedish privately owned media group Bonnier that is parent company of Äripäev and owns film distributor SF Bio and Ratos, owner if film distributor Finnkino, has agreed to merge their cineme...
View ArticleFlows of immigrants returning to Lithuania up, balance remains negative –...
BNS Increasing numbers of emigrants return to Lithuania every year, however, the lower flow of emigration is still a few times higher than the returning numbers, shows statistics published on Friday....
View ArticleGrybauskaitė names Norway, US and Qatar among potential gas suppliers
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė claims that Lithuania seeks to be independent of Russian gas. Russian gas company Gazprom puts lot of pressure on Lithuania forcing it to sign long-term...
View ArticleThe President to attend Nordic Midsummer celebration
Today, on June 20 at 18.30 hours, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will participate in Nordic Midsummer 2013 – joint midsummer celebration of the Nordic countries to be held in Lithuania for the first time...
View ArticleLithuania and Nordic countries are connected by values and traditions
President Dalia Grybauskaitė took part in the Nordic Midsummer Celebration 2013, Press Service of the President has informed. “Lithuania and the Nordic countries are linked by common values, shared...
View ArticleUndressing gender equality: The image of Dalia Grybauskaitė in the wider...
Fredrik Rydström | The Lithuania Tribune The election of Dalia Grybauskaitė as Lithuania’s president in 2008 constituted a milestone in the orientation of Lithuania’s foreign policymaking, and a...
View ArticleLithuanian President – power link with Sweden will increase imports of cheap...
BNS A power link with Sweden will markedly step up imports of Norwegian electricity, one of the cheapest in the world, to Lithuania, President Dalia Grybauskaite said following a meeting with visiting...
View ArticleNorwegian minister – Lithuania is moving in the right direction on LGBT rights
BNS Lithuania is slowly moving in the right direction in ensuring rights of sexual minorities, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said in Vilnius on 29 July 2013. In an interview with BNS, the...
View ArticleDanish government increases support to EHU
The government of Denmark has announced a significant increase in its contributions to the European Humanities University (EHU), the EHU has informed. Denmark’s previous commitment was for a three-year...
View ArticleNorwegian company to produce communications equipment in Kaunas
The Norwegian company Jotron, which produces modern communications devices for the world’s largest airports and shipping companies, is expanding its business in Lithuania. Jotron is a Norwegian private...
View ArticleNorway willing to pay for transfer of sentenced Lithuanians home
BNS Norway is ready to pay for the transfer of convicted Lithuanian citizens to their home country, reads an agreement between Lithuania and Norway to be submitted for parliamentary ratification....
View ArticleEnergy Minister Neverovič visited Norway
On 23-24 January 2014, Minister of Energy Jaroslav Neverovič visited Norway where he met with Minister of Oil and Energy Tord Lien and representatives from energy business, the Ministry of Energy has...
View ArticleEmigrants’ generosity: Most remittances come from Russia and Norway
The Lithuanian Post has reported a 34 per cent increase in money transfers from foreign countries in 2013 compared to 2012, writes www.delfi.lt. A 26 per cent increase of money transfers from Lithuania...
View ArticleTennis: Lithuanians serve Norwegians Davis Cup thrashing
Alex Tigani | The Lithuania Tribune Last week, Lithuania’s Davis Cup tennis team enjoyed a handy 5:0 victory over Norway, granting itself a spot in the play-offs against South Africa in April. The tie,...
View ArticleNATO Northern Group discusses Ukraine ahead of Wales summit
From 31 March to 1 April, Lithuanian Defence Policy Director Dr. Vaidotas Urbelis attended a meeting of the Northern Group Defence Policy Directors in Oslo, where officials discussed the security...
View ArticleLithuania likely to buy at least 0.5 b m3 of gas from Norway’s Statoil
BNS Norway’s Statoil is likely to become the supplier of at least 540 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Lithuania. The government has given the go-ahead for Litgas, a...
View ArticlePM bids farewell to outgoing Norwegian Ambassador
ELTA Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has met with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway Leif Arne Ulland, who ends his term in Lithuania. During the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized that...
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