Lithuania’s governmental commission, which examines the transactions of strategic companies, is investigating Russia links of Viada and Baltic Petroleum petrol chains. According to Neringa Andrijauskiene, head of the Central Purchasing Organisation (CPO), the screening of suppliers started in April, in line with the amendments to the Public Procurement Law, which said that suppliers and sub-suppliers…
Lithuanian trade unions will hold a picket outside the Belarusian Embassy in Vilnius in support of their arrested colleagues. The move is aimed at protesting against the persecution of democratic Belarusian trade unions, the Confederation of Lithuanian Trade Unions says. “This is an international action initiated by the International Trade Union Confederation,” the statement read.…
Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Kestutis Navickas has survived an opposition-initiated interpellation and retained his post after 64 lawmakers voted in favour of his provided answers to the opposition’s questions. The opposition claimed Navickas not only failed to respond to its comments but also ignored calls of others to communicate and cooperate on topical issues. The minister…
The collections to the National Public Budget, managed by the State Fiscal Service (SFS), amounted to 21.7 billion lei (about 1.1 billion euros) in the first five months of 2022, up by 20% YoY. According to SFS, over 9.8 billion lei was collected in the state budget in 2022, up by 26.4%. “Revenues worth 2.2…
The results of a new opinion poll, released on June 7, indicate that 70% of Poles want to see tax privileges for the Catholic Church abolished. The Ibris survey, done for the private broadcaster Radio Zet, also showed that 23% of the respondents wanted the tax relief to stay. The findings also disclosed that 66%…
The IMF mission has commended the Lithuanian government’s response to economic challenges, noting that inflation, which is among the highest in the EU, should abate until the end of the year. Lithuania is well prepared to meet economic challenges brought by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, as the country’s government has chosen the…
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…