On March 22, Lithuanian lawmakers gave their initial backing to proposed amendments on one-off payments to highly qualified Ukrainians and other nationals who were fleeing war. MPs accepted the proposed amendments to the Law on Employment, expected to help attract more highly qualified professionals from abroad and help skilled refugees from Ukraine. The amendments will…
Several dozen Taiwanese officials, businesspeople and scientists started their visit in Lithuania on March 21, as the two countries looked to expand economic cooperation in areas like semiconductors. They are scheduled to meet with Lithuanian business and government representatives and discuss specific locations where joint semiconductor and other companies could be set up in Lithuania,…
Global shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has included the seaport of Klaipeda in its maritime route connecting Lithuania with Latin America. The route will link Klaipeda directly with ports in the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia and other countries. Last July, MSC included the Lithuanian seaport in its route linking Western Europe with…
Following war in Ukraine, the central Bank of Lithuania will revise the existing growth forecasts for this year, its board chairman Gediminas Simkus has confirmed, adding that new estimates will be released on March 22. Inflation is now being affected by changes in the international environment, the central banker said. Annual inflation in Lithuania reached…
On March 17, the Lithuanian parliament Seimas unanimously approved a proposal to increase this year’s national defense funding to 2.52% of GDP. The 2022 budget amendment, allocating 298 million euros in additional funding for national defense, passed the Seimas with 123 votes in favour, none against and none abstentions. The amendment allows the state to…
Lithuania has so far supplied 29 million euro-worth of military assistance to Ukraine, according to MP Laurynas Kasciunas, chairman of the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense. “Lithuania has provided military aid worth a total of 29 million euros, which, basically, equals to 40 HGVs, and in absolute terms, we are among the top-10…
The Lithuanian president has hit at the government for “sluggishness” in addressing inflation. The president’s office even commissioned a poll, suggesting that nine out of ten Lithuanians believe the authorities are not doing enough. President Gitanas Nauseda’s office shared the results of the opinion poll by Baltijos Tyrimai on March 16. 53% of respondents said…