Wed, 11 Apr 2012: Lithuanians scuttle over the border for cheaper Polish goods…
Apr 10, 2012 Lithuania
“My uncle talked me into going with him to Suwalki for shopping. Before the trip, I hadn’t ever given a thought to how much cheaper shopping in Poland could be,” he said to a loc...Tags: Border, Businesspeople, Cars, Cheese, Easter, Grocery Stores, Lithuania, Lithuanian Government, Luxury Goods, Maxima, Neighbors, Nuts, Poland, Prime Rib, Provisions, Sausages, Shopping, Supermarkets
Wed, 7 Sep 2011: Latvia failing in Baltic Sea protection…
Sep 7, 2011 Latvia
If we are to succeed in saving our common sea, we need to work more effectively across sectors and national borders,” the head of WWF Sweden, Haakan Wirten, said when presenting the organiza...Tags: Baltic Sea, Bio Diversity, Fertilizer, Germany, Hazardous Substances, International Agreements, Latvia, National Borders, Neighbors, Organization, Presence, Russia, Scorecard, Sectors, Sweden, Wwf
Wed, 6 Jul 2011: Shale key to future…
Jul 6, 2011 Baltics
That has been highlighted since the end of 2009, when Lithuania closed down its only nuclear power plant, a Soviet-era facility, under the terms of its EU entry in 2004. It is planning by 2020 t...Tags: Competition Authorities, Gas Giant Gazprom, Gazprom, Hangover, Horns, Kremlin, Latvia, Moscow, Neighbors, Nuclear Power Plant, Poland, Power Supply, Russian Gas, Shale, Soviet Union, Western Europe
Wed, 8 Sep 2010: Merkel supports nuclear plant…
Sep 8, 2010 Baltics
German authorities could help bring potential investors on board. She did not elaborate. At the end of 2009, Lithuania shut down its sole nuclear power plant, the Soviet-era Ignalina facility wh...Tags: Admission, Brussels, Chernobyl, Electricity, European Union, German Authorities, Investors, Merkel, Neighbors, Nuclear Accident, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Power Plant, Poland, Rsquo, Sole, Soviet Ukraine
Wed, 26 May 2010: Nuclear plans worry neighbors…
May 26, 2010 Baltics
Iran is named among potential builders of the nuclear reactor. According to observers, this increases the risk, and decreases confidence of the international community in Belarus’ initiative...Tags: Confidence, Contrary, Czech Republic, Gazeta Wyborcza, Implementation, Initiative, Iran, Leadership, Neighbors, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Reactor, Objections, Observers, Power Plant Construction, Risk, Rsquo
Thu, 17 Sep 2009: Debt markets fill budget gap…
Sep 17, 2009 Baltics
The government has reduced spending by about 7.5 percent of gross domestic product this year in an effort to shore up public finances. These measures may not be enough to prevent the budget defi...Tags: Andrius, Budget Deficit, Budget Gap, Currency, Debt Markets, Eight Months, Exchange Rate Mechanism, Fiscal Conditions, Gap, Gdp, Gross Domestic Product, Latvia, Litas, Lithuania, Measures, Neighbors, Prime Minister, Public Finances
Wed, 29 Jul 2009: Business leaders call for better cooperation…
Jul 29, 2009 Baltics
"The world sees us not as three small countries, but as one economic territory - the Baltic States," he noted, as he pointed out that more active cooperation among the neighbors would be a posit...Tags: Baltic Region, Baltic States, Business Leaders, Cooperation, Financial Investors, International Monetary Fund, Neighbors, Regional Policy, Small Victories, Unhealthy Competition
Thu, 28 May 2009: Hotels threaten protest over VAT…
May 28, 2009 Baltics
Our government doesn't treat it as an export which is usually tax free," Evalda Siskauskiene, president of the Lithuanian Hotel and Restaurant Asssociation (LVRA) told TBT. "We can't compete with...Tags: European Parliament, Government Doesn, Hoteliers, Hotels, Investment Forum, June 29, Neighbors, Parliament, Poland, Protest, Restaurateurs, Summer Assembly
Wed, 17 Oct 2007: Inflation worries clash with EU demands for higher spending…
Oct 17, 2007 Baltics
Inflation over the past 12 months has been running at 4.9 percent. Sadzius believes that inflation is not at problematic levels now, especially when compared with Lithuania's neighbors, and that...Tags: Average Wages, Clash, Energy Prices, Exceed, Foodstuffs, Inflation Worries, Interest Rates, International Markets, Investment Funds, Labor Productivity, Lithuania, Natural Factors, Neighbors, Political Motivation
Wed, 12 Sep 2007: Polish official: Lithuania needs to communicate more clearly on nuclear …
Sep 12, 2007 Lithuania
"Lately we have heard much noise in the media, while state officials have been sending contradictory signals," the minister said. The statement testifies to allegations that Lithuanian officials ...Tags: Allegations, Baltic, Contradictory Signals, Diplomacy, Dismay, Estonia, Failure, Latvia, Lithuania, Making Decisions, Megawatts, Neighbors, Nuclear Facility, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Power Plant, Occasions, Parliament, Poland, State Officials, Wozniak
Wed, 13 Dec 2006: Poland invited to nuclear plant project, seeks 25 percent stake…
Dec 13, 2006 Baltics
"We want to be shareholders in a joint venture 's four countries, four equal parts," he said. The Baltic states agreed earlier this year to build the atomic facility, which could cost up to 4 bil...Tags: Baltic Countries, Baltic States, Brussels, Doubt, Euros, Financial Burden, Gediminas, Inclusion, Joint Venture, Latvia, Lithuania, Neighbors, New Reactor, Nuclear Plant, Percent Stake, Poland, Prime Minister, Shareholders
Wed, 1 Nov 2006: Baltic states plead for energy security in Copenhagen…
Nov 1, 2006 Baltics
Yet the three states, who hope to merge their energy system with the Nordic states and the EU, still have hope for the upcoming Nordic and Baltic (NB8) conference, scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 2. D...Tags: Assembly President, Baltic States, Copenhagen, Energy Issues, Energy Security, Energy System, Eu Presidency, European Union, Foreign Policy, Lithuanian, Neighbors, Nordic Council, Nordic Countries, Nordic States, Nov 2, Oct 31, Plenary Session, Policy Matters, Three States, Union Expansion
Wed, 1 Nov 2006: Gribauskaite: Baltic states should set their own euro adoption terms…
Nov 1, 2006 Baltics
However, even if Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are all Baltic countries, they still differ on various macroeconomic issues. Adoption of the euro, he added, is possible only when all Maastricht cri...Tags: Adoption Terms, Baltic Countries, Baltic States, Convergence Report, Doubt, Electricity Tariff, Estonia, Euro, European Commission, Inflation, Latvia, Lithuania, Maastricht Criteria, Macroeconomic Issues, Neighbors, Single Currency, Transition
Wed, 19 Jul 2006: Taking counsel: A building permit is not always needed when dividing pre…
Jul 19, 2006 Baltics
Or if two friends build a dwelling house and are registered as its joint owners but later decide to partition off the house and to register two flats instead. There also might be an opposite situa...Tags: Amalgamation, Build House, Building Permit, Dwelling House, Neighbors, Office Premises, Partition, Partitioning, Two Friends
Wed, 30 Nov 2005: President Vike-Freiberga weighs in on Latvia’s euro woes…
Nov 30, 2005 Latvia
"However, the decision on what to do should be taken by the Cabinet of Ministers and the prime minister." Consumer prices have crossed the 7 percent threshold, Vike-Freiberga said, and as a result...Tags: Currency, Economy, Euro, Eurozone, Financial Deals, Gap, Latvia, Negative Impact, Neighbors, Prime Minister, Threshold, Vike, Woes
Wed, 14 Sep 2005: Lithuania leads Baltic business…
Sep 14, 2005 Lithuania
Last year, Lithuania ranked 17th in the respective list drawn by World Bank and IFC. But in some areas, Lithuania lags behind its Baltic neighbors. One of the main criteria used in the report is t...Tags: Baltic Business, Ifc, Income Per Capita, Lags, Latvia, Leads, Lithuania, Neighbors, Oecd, Opening A New Business, World Bank
Wed, 13 Apr 2005: Crude calls Baltic neighbors…
Apr 13, 2005 Baltics
The two Baltic countries have been unable to sign a maritime border treaty as Latvia has insisted on equal distribution of possible oil deposits in the Baltic Sea, a condition to which Lithuania, ...Tags: Accession, Baltic Countries, Baltic Country, Baltic Sea, Border Treaty, European Union, First Reading, Fishermen, Fishing Areas, Latvia, Lithuania, Neighbors, Oil Deposits, Oil Production, Parliament, Protests, Ratification
Wed, 23 Mar 2005: Banker reminds of fiscal prudence…
Mar 23, 2005 Baltics
Rimsevics said that actual budget deficit last year was lower than planned at the beginning of 2004, standing at 1.1 percent of GDP, and that the reduction of the budget deficit was definitely com...Tags: Budget Deficit, Budget Surplus, Economic Growth Rate, Fiscal Prudence, Gdp, Latvia, Neighbors, Rapid Economic Growth, Six Years, Stability And Growth Pact
Wed, 26 Jan 2005: Lithuania: an attractive home for investment…
Jan 26, 2005 Lithuania
Direct investments grew by 12.4 percent, and exports grew by 19.4 percent in 2003, followed by 18 percent last year. Given the appreciation of the litas' effective exchange rate and the slowdown i...Tags: Agricultural Policy, Business Environment, Business Investment, Effective Exchange Rate, Foreign Investment, Free Trade Zones, Infrastructure, Investment Climate, Investment Policy, Investments, Jan 2005, Liberal Trade, Lithuania, Minimal Restrictions, Neighbors, Slowdown, Source Of Funds
Thu, 6 Feb 2003: Latvia’s GDP lags…
Feb 6, 2003 Latvia
Latvia's Baltic neighbors also did not show the best results as Lithuanian GDP per capita equaled 36 percent and Estonian 40 percent of the EU average, despite improvement from the 1998 survey whe...Tags: Baltic States, Candidate States, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Eurostat, Gdp, Gdp Per Capita, Latvia, Lithuanian, Neighbors, Population, Slovenia, Survey Showed That
Thu, 2 Sep 1999: Truth, lies and the farmer…
Sep 2, 1999 Baltics
Import charges for pork are unlikely to disappear soon.Free trade agreements with European Union and World Trade Organization members and a number of other countries imply free trade in all goods ...Tags: Agricultural Products, Agricultural Trade, Current Economic Situation, European Union, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreements, Import Charges, Import Tariffs, Liberalization, Lifetime, Measures, Neighbors, Organization Members, Protectionist Trade Policy, Safeguard, Sectors, Textiles, Truth, World Trade Organization
Thu, 22 Jul 1999: Narrowing Lithuania’s regeneration gap…
Jul 22, 1999 Baltics
A new project launched by a non-profit organization called the U.S. Baltic Foundation, however, is aiming to change all of that by helping regions to help themselves. The cozy southwest region of ...Tags: Agricultural System, Baltic Foundation, Better Days, Cars, Gap, Jobs, Kaliningrad, Lithuania, Medium Sized Enterprises, Neighbors, Non Profit Organization, Regeneration Gap, Regional Budget, Russian Enclave, Russian Financial Crisis, Small And Medium Sized Enterprises, Southwest Region, Woes
Thu, 17 Jun 1999: Latvia, EU to discuss pork issue…
Jun 17, 1999 Latvia
The EU experts requested additional information and it was decided to continue the talks at some later time.Latvian neighbors Estonia and Lithuania responded to the increased customs tax by handin...Tags: Countermeasures, Customs, Free Trade Agreement, Infringement, Joint Committee, Latvia, Lithuania, Lithuanian, Neighbors, Protest, Provisions, World Trade Organization