The Lithuanian Association of Pharmacies and eight pharmaceutical companies have been fined a total of almost 73 million euros for making a deal on higher markups, the Competition Council reports. The competition watchdog said in a press release it imposed fines of 27.5 million euros on Eurovaistine, 16.7 million euros on Gintarine Vaistine, 9.2 million…
Towns and cities in Lithuania are looking for ways to save even more electricity. Some have switched off lamps in parks and squares, while others are limiting how long drivers can charge their electric cars. Klaipeda is starting its second round of savings: after midnight, many cycling lanes will remain dark for five hours. Every…
Talks on further support for Kyiv and sanctions on Russia are “stuck in the cold mud”, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said ahead of December 12’s meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. “There is not a single more important issue than Russia’s war against Ukraine. Unfortunately, with many things that we have to…
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda insists that Minsk’s proposal to allow the transit of Ukrainian grain through its territory is “a trap”, while the Foreign Ministry has ruled out lifting sanctions on Belarusian fertilisers. Belarus told the United Nations last week that it would allow the transit of Ukrainian grain for export via Lithuanian ports without…
More than 20 flights were canceled at Vilnius and Kaunas airports due to heavy snowfall between 21:00 on December 11 and 05:00 on December 12. “The flights were canceled due to extreme weather conditions: heavy snowfall in Vilnius and Kaunas,” Tadas Vasiliauskas, spokesperson of Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports), said. Flights at Palanga Airport operated…
Lithuania plans to train a battalion of Ukrainian troops within the framework of the European Union’s new support mission for Ukraine, Chief of Defence Valdemaras Rupsys has said. “We will probably lead the training of one of the battalions,” he told reporters in Vilnius on December 9. Led by Poland and Germany, the mission was…
Food prices remain stubbornly high in Lithuania. The annual price change stood at 36% in November. Economist Tadas Povilauskas thinks the government could initiate a study to look into whether all the price rises are justified by costs. The annual inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Lithuania is almost 35.6%. For food alone,…