Lithuanian recruitment company Nermeka and ice cream producer IceCo were fined for exploiting Ukrainian workers, which was revealed by Siena Centre for Investigative Journalism last month. Nermeka is a company that provides recruitment services to job seekers and workers for companies seeking employees. When the war broke out in Ukraine, the company announced on social…
As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, Lithuania’s Caritas is launching its third campaign to collect aid for the people of Ukraine. The collection of aid will take place for three days in Vilnius, Kaunas, Marijampole, Panevezys, Siauliai, Klaipeda, Kaisiadorys, Lazdijai, Sakiai, Taurage, as well as in a several other district centres. This time, collected aid…
Lithuanian government’s sanctions have banned Belarusian building materials from entering Lithuania as of March. But these materials can still be found on construction sites in the country. The sanctions on Russian and Belarusian building materials came into force on March 9. But goods ordered before March 4 could still be shipped to Lithuania for at…
Lithuania’s former president (2009-2019) Dalia Grybauskaite has slammed the EU’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In Grybauskaite’s view, rambling over sanctions shows the weakness of democratic countries, cause great reputational damage to the West and, at the same time, give Pootin the green light for further aggression. – The war in Ukraine has been…
After restoring the high-speed ship Raketa three years ago, its owners started offering regular trips on the Nemunas River between Kaunas and the Curonian Lagoon. They are now planning to launch a second ship to course between Klaipeda and Nida. Nerijus Silgalis, head of Vandens Kelias, says that the second Raketa-type ship, Vasara, which would…
KN (AB “Klaipedos nafta”), the operator of LNG and oil terminals, says it has completed the annual LNG terminal capacity allocation for the last quarter of this year. During the period from October 1 to December 31, five customers will use the booked 9.66 TWh of LNG terminal degassing capacity. In order to ensure that…
A trial shipment of Ukrainian grain to the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda shows that transport via Poland is inefficient and only shipments via Belarus would allow making full use of the port’s potential. The test run of the grain was delivered this week to the stevedoring company Bega. According to Klaipeda port companies, Ukrainian grain…