President Maia Sandu, during the three days of the World Economic Forum, has had discussions on the situation in the region with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez, as well as with PM of Ireland Leo Varadkar. All the four leaders are expected to…
A new photonics, laser processing and space technology centre was opened at Vilnius’ Visoriai Information Technology Park on January 19. Its founders plan to develop a European-level ecosystem of space and optical technologies in the Lithuanian capital’s Visoriai neighbourhood, the Economy and Innovation Ministry said in a press release. “At least two startups in defence…
Poland’s population is expected to decline to 32.5 million in 2060 from 37.9 million in 2022 according to a demographic forecast by the Finance Ministry published by social insurer ZUS. The population will drop further to 28.3 million until 2080, which means it will be smaller by 25.5% than today, the ministry writes. Poland’s working…
China’s stance towards Lithuanian companies has been softening for some time now, Vidmantas Janulevicius, president of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK), has said. “There has been lately a certain softening toward the export of Lithuanian goods to China,” Janulevicius said. According to him, talks have started about resuming exports of Lithuanian goods to China.…
Entrepreneurs whose businesses are aimed at restoring the sectors of the economy most affected by war will be able to apply for participation in the Impact Business accelerator. On January 17, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Ministry of Digital Transformation jointly with its partners presented an in-depth Impact Business acceleration program. The…
On January 18, Lithuanian IoT company Teltonika IoT Group and Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute signed a deal, worth 14 million euros, to share semiconductor chip technology. Under the agreement, Teltonika will acquire the right to use the licences for semiconductor chip manufacturing technologies and devices developed by the Taiwanese institute. Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry will…
Lithuanian government on January 18 renounced the agreement signed with Belarus 16 years ago on the principles of cross-border cooperation. The Interior Ministry, which initiated the process, says the implementation of this agreement is impossible in the existing geopolitical situation and will not be possible in the near future. “This would also be an expression…