Freight volume handled at the Port of Klaipeda in January-June grew by 7.6% YoY, to 22.2 million tons, the Port Authority statistics said. Container throughput totaled 74,370 TEUs. In the reporting period the port serviced 143,180 passengers, up by 1%. The number of calls totaled 3,257 (+0.4%). The state-run Port of Klaipeda, the northernmost ice-free…
A direct flight between Vilnius and London City Airport might be launched in the spring, Lithuanian Economy Minister Virginijus Sinkevicius says. He and his counterpart of the Transport Ministry, Rokas Masiulis, currently substituting for Environment Minister Kestutis Navickas, signed an order on the establishment of a flight between Vilnius and London City Airport, vital for…
President Dalia Grybauskaite has signed the laws overhauling the country’s tax system, adopted by the Seimas. For the laws to come into effect early next year they must be published six months earlier. The laws are related to the personal income tax, state social insurance, health insurance, tax administration, the profit tax, public procurement, VAT…
The Lithuanian government backed the government’s proposal to raise excise tax rates for cigarettes and other tobacco products, including liquids used in e-cigarettes, and to subject nicotine free e-liquids to an excise duty starting next March. The Seimas approved the government’s three-year plan for increasing the excise duties by 6-14% in a vote of 100…
Belarus-made agricultural machines traditionally sell well in Lithuania. Ambassador of Belarus to Lithuania Alexander Korol made the relevant statement. The diplomat said: “About 700 tractors were sold in Lithuania last year alone. Lithuanian farmers unwaveringly prefer Belarusian machines. The Belarusian tractor maker MTZ has a representative office in Lithuania.” Alexander Korol is convinced that when…
The parliament has adopted an updated the National Energy Independence Strategy. The strategy has been updated after six years. In the document, Lithuania sets itself a long-term goal to produce all power for its needs, with a particular focus put on the development of clean energy. The document was backed by 103 Lithuanian lawmakers, with…
Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) has joined Interrail, a European train system that allows passengers to buy cheaper tickets for train travel across Europe. Linas Bauzys, director of the Passenger Transportation Directorate at Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai, says that the state railway company aims to improve rail connections with Western Europe. According to him, joining the Interrail system…