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Small salaries, nepotism, different pay for men and women for the same job – when talking about Lithuania’s labour market, such comments are common. Employee selection experts have noticed that Lithuania as an employer definitely has room for improvement, and that it is especially difficult to catch...
If a young adult decides to start living independently, one of the major challenges is accommodation, especially if they choose to move into a big city. Record-high rent prices are common in almost the entire European Union, and Lithuania’s capital Vilnius is no exception. Students, even those who h...
President Gitanas Nausėda argues that the European Union’s solidarity mechanism on migrant quotas does not take into account that thousands of refugees from Ukraine and Belarus already live in Lithuania.
Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė on Wednesday met with representatives of US space company SpaceX on the margins of Vilnius Space Days, conference for business and science.
Asta Skaisgirytė, chief foreign affairs adviser to the president, says friendly relations between Taiwan and Lithuania have not brought any significant investment and economic benefit yet. However, she is optimistic that the Taiwanese investment in Lithuania will rise eventually.
В прошлом месяце 24 компании в Литве выплатили средние зарплаты больше 10 000 евро "на бумаге". Эти данные есть на сайте "Содры". В большей части случаев такие зарплаты - это результат смены числа работников.
President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda calls on Ukraine and Poland to resolve disagreements as soon as possible. The Polish government has declared that it would stop arms deliveries to Ukraine amid a row over Ukrainian grain exports.
MEP Viktor Uspaskikh, founder of the Labour Party and its former leader, has announced that he will not participate in 2024 elections to the European Parliament.
Vilnius City Municipal Council decided on Wednesday that paper tickets would be scrapped in public transport of Lithuania’s capital and replaced by electronic tickets.
On Tuesday, Lithuania’s education minister met with representatives of a trade union who are planning a strike demanding for higher salaries and better working conditions for teachers.
The Karbauskis family is the largest landowner in Lithuania, news website 15min.lt reported on Monday.
On Monday, 18 September, Lithuania’s fire stations received more than 40 new fire engines: 37 medium pumpers, 6 heavy pumpers and 4 turntable ladders.
A UN Refugee Agency’s representative has stated that Lithuania should allow irregular migrants enter the country before determining their status, a position highly disputed by Lithuanian politicians. Minister of the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė suggests that the situation of migrants in Belarus should be...
On Sunday morning, the last cruise liner this year is set to dock in the port of Klaipėda. A total of 41 cruise liners berthed at the Lithuanian port city this season, which lasts about five months.
In July 2023, the volume of construction work carried out in Lithuania amounted to EUR 507.1 million at current prices and, against June, seasonally and calendar adjusted, increased by 4.8 percent at constant prices (unadjusted – by 0.4 percent), reports the State Data Agency.
US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force recently concluded their second defensive hunt operation to Lithuania, building upon relationships and experiences from the previous deployment to the country in May 2022, reports the Ministry of the Interior.
On 4-10 September, compared with the previous week, wholesale electricity prices in Lithuania and Latvia increased by 14% to EUR 127.48/MWh. In Estonia, electricity price rose by 13% to EUR 122.82/MWh.
Vilnius City Municipality has approved plans to acquire hydrogen-powered buses and to start green nitrogen production as of 2026. Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys notes that in the future Lithuania is expected to produce vast amounts of hydrogen using excess energy generated by power plants from r...
The European Commission has adopted guidelines that cars with Russian number plates should not be allowed to enter the European Union. Commenting about the guidelines Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Jovita Neliupšienė said that cars with Russian number plates would be seized if they enter Lithuan...
Political emigrant Anastasia Shevchenko speaks about Alexei Navalny, war, and children's destiny in Russia.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania strongly condemns the so-called “elections” of governors, regional legislatures, city and municipal councils, organised by the Russian government and its collaborators on 8-10 September in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine – the Autonomous Rep...
Lithuania has opened a laser laboratory in Taiwan in efforts to accelerate the development of laser technology and new technologies, the Ministry of Economy and Innovation said on Monday.
In August 2023, against July, prices for consumer goods and services decreased by 0.2%, the State Data Agency said on Friday.
Brussels officials are hinting at a looming loss of “several hundred” millions of euros from the European Union funds for Lithuania if the Seimas rejects the Government’s tax reform proposals, reports business news website Verslo žinios (vz.lt).
On Thursday, Lithuania is hosting the largest startup event in the Baltics – Startup Fair Adapt 2023.
Lithuania’s First Lady Diana Nausėdienė arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday, where on the invitation of First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska she is attending the Third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen.
On 28 August-3 September, compared with the previous week, wholesale electricity price in Lithuania and Latvia fell by 22% to EUR 111.82/MWh, while it fell by 29% to EUR 109.06/MWh in Estonia.
Within the next month it may become clear whether Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė is going to announce her bid for 2024 presidential elections.
As a Lithuanian-American who is a die-hard fan of the Lithuanian National Basketball Team, being able to watch my team defeat USA I have to admit was a thrill for me. By saying this that is showing tremendous respect for team USA and how good they are, otherwise beating them wouldn’t carry as much m...
