Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Simasius has said he supports the management of the municipal public transport company, as its workers are planning a strike in October. The trade union of Vilnius Public Transport (Vilniaus Viesasis Transportas, VVT) workers has announced this week it is planning an action over what it says is the management’s failure to…
Lithuania’s Finance and Social Security and Labour Ministries have proposed to the government to increase the minimum monthly wage by 110 euros, to 840 euros before tax, from January 1, 2023. The ministries also proposed increasing the non-taxable income threshold by 85 euros, to 625 euros. The Cabinet will consider the rates of the minimum…
The year-on-year price of bread rose by a third in Lithuania in August, according to Eurostat’s Monday data quoted by Reuters. The highest increase in bread price was recorded in Hungary with 66%. Throughout the European Union, the price of bread rose by 18% in August. The prices have been impacted by Russia’s invasion of…
The construction of the Permanent Logistics Support Area has been launched in Rukla in central Lithuania, the Defence Ministry reports. The project is aimed at improving service conditions for the NATO eFP Battle Group and meeting its logistics needs in Lithuania, according to the ministry. The project will include the construction of a service and…
The procedure for completing the renovation of the Darius and Girenas Stadium in Lithuania’s Kaunas has been finalised, the Construction Inspectorate reports. “Lithuania has lived without a decent stadium for too long. Finally, that shame will be washed away, and today we can rejoice, as we will no longer have to blush in front of…
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has called on Western leaders to step up military support to Kyiv against Russia’s aggression after new mass graves and evidence of torture have been found in liberated Ukrainian territories. “Russia continues with its genocide against the Ukrainian nation. Mass graves and torture chambers in the city of Izium, which has…
Following a year of legal disputes, the trade union of Vilnius Public Transport (VVT) workers has announced renewed plans for a strike. According to Algirdas Markevicius, chairman of the VVT trade union, the indefinite strike is planned to start on October 3, as a year-long disagreement with the VVT administration over salaries and working conditions…