This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission today adopted a proposal to provide nearly €50 million from the agricultural reserve to support fruit, nuts and vegetable farmers in Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania. Farmers in these Member States have recently suffered significant damages from adverse climatic events. […]Commission mobilises €50 million in emergency support to farmers in Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania
October 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission today adopted a proposal to provide nearly €50 million from the agricultural reserve to support fruit, nuts and vegetable farmers in Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania. Farmers in these Member States have recently suffered significant damages from adverse climatic events. […]EIB backs new military base in Lithuania with €540 million loan
June 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) plans to lend €540 million for Lithuania to build a military base south of the capital Vilnius, highlighting Europe’s collective commitment to bolster its defence infrastructure and deterrence capacity. The new base in Rūdninkai will host a German brigade, strengthening the […]EBRD supports sustainable plastic production and FDI in Lithuania
May 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. EBRD lends €25 million to Evertis, a subsidiary of IMG Group• Loan will finance construction of new state-of-the-art production facility in Lithuania• Project will support sustainable plastic manufacturing and job creation The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting foreign direct investment (FDI) and […]Lithuania and EIB team up in €100 million initiative for greener housing
December 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Lithuanian government and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are joining forces in a €100 million initiative to renovate more than 700 apartment buildings in the country. The accord aims to mobilise up to €625 million for refurbishing around 700 multi-apartment buildings in numerous cities, including […]Lithuania: Kaunas to get modern and greener heating with €35 million support from EIB
September 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Kauno Energija, the district utility company in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, will upgrade and extend its district heating and hot water supply system with €35 million in support from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The EIB loan for the energy improvements in Kaunas, which is […]Commission approves €122 million Lithuanian State aid measure to support AB Achema decarbonise its fertiliser production
July 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €122 million Lithuanian measure to support AB Achema in decarbonising its fertiliser production processes. The measure will contribute to the achievement of the EU Hydrogen Strategy, the European Green Deal and the Green […]Lithuania’s President Nausėda: Ukraine’s fight is also our fight
March 14, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda urged the EU to continue supporting Ukraine in its fight for freedom and to keep its doors open to Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine. Addressing MEPs in Strasbourg as part of the “This is Europe” debate series, Mr Nausėda shared his […]NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €289 million in pre-financing to Lithuania
August 18, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today disbursed €289 million to Lithuania in pre-financing, equivalent to 13% of the country’s financial allocation under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The pre-financing payment will help to kick-start the implementation of the crucial investment and reform measures outlined […]Migration: EU helps channel humanitarian support to migrants in Lithuania
July 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following a request for assistance from Lithuania, the European Commission is helping European countries send support through the European Civil Protection Mechanism. Lithuania asked for help following increased arrivals of migrants and asylum seekers coming from the Middle East and Africa and entering Lithuania […]Recovery and Resilience Facility: Croatia and Lithuania submit official recovery and resilience plans
May 17, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has received official recovery and resilience plans from Croatia and Lithuania. These plans set out the reforms and public investment projects that each Member State plans to implement with the support of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The RRF is the […]MEPs call on Russia to stop illegitimate prosecution of Lithuanian judges
November 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Russia should stop illegitimately prosecuting Lithuanian judges and EU countries should refuse any legal assistance, says European Parliament. In the text adopted by 493 votes in favour, 43 against and 86 abstentions on Thursday, MEPs call on Russia to end the politically motivated prosecution […]Draghi’s negative interest rates help Eurozone’s cohesion
June 10, 2019 by 1 Comment
Super Mario did it again. Only months before leaving the helm of the European Central Bank he made sure his accommodative monetary policy will hold well, even after he leaves Frankfurt am Main. Last Thursday, he pushed interest rates below the zero level for at least another year. Even if his successor will be a […]Latvian economy is thriving, but boosting productivity, improving social protection and transitioning to a low-carbon productive model are vital for sustainable and inclusive growth
May 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with OECD. The Latvian economy is thriving, with strong job growth driving convergence with more advanced economies. Efforts should now focus on reducing inequality, responding to the challenges posed by population ageing and making growth stronger, inclusive and greener, according to two new OECD reports. The latest OECD Economic […]Vaccines: from miracle to possible danger
December 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for the Sting by Ms. Agnė Lozovskytė , a first-year Vilnius University medicine student from Lithuania. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect neither IFMSA’s nor […]Parliament approves €34m in EU aid to Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria
September 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. EUSF aid worth €34 million, to help reconstruction in Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria after natural disasters in 2017, was approved by MEPs on Tuesday. The aid includes €16,918,941 for repairs and reconstruction in Lithuania after continuous rainfall throughout the summer and autumn of […]Reforms in Lithuania are reinforcing economic growth but boosting productivity is still a challenge
July 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with OECD. Lithuania’s economy has grown faster than most other OECD economies over the past 10 years, unemployment continues to fall and public finances have stabilised after a long period of deficits and rising debt. In a new report, however, the OECD says productivity has remained subdued, slowing […]Minority governments ‘à la mode’ in Europe but can they last long?
January 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment
With the Italian elections set for 4 March and anticipated to produce a hang parliament, four out of the five bigger European countries will be in political limbo for a good part, if not for the entire new year 2018. France is the only exception in this Euro-plague of political uncertainty. In some cases the […]Lithuania finds the ways to maintain its energy security
May 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Guest article written by Adomas Abromaitis, adomas333@inbox.lt The last political events once again highlighted the political relevance of energy security issue for Lithuania. We must pay tribute to the government that struggle for reducing Lithuania’s dependence on Russian energy supplies and for receiving financial support from its EU and NATO partners by all possible means. It finds […]
Nuclear weapons in Lithuania: defence against Russia or target for terrorists?
April 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Guest article written by Adomas Abromaitis, adomas333@inbox.lt A complex geopolitical situation in the region forces the Baltic States and their NATO allies to take unprecedented efforts to increase defence capabilities to counter potential aggressors. A new Lithuanian military strategy approved in March describes Russia actions along with terrorism as the main threats for the security of Lithuania, […]
Lithuania needs to get rid of the victim mentality
March 18, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Guest article written by Adomas Abromaitis, adomas333@inbox.lt There is an urgent need to change the political image of Lithuania. A disastrously untrue stereotype of the country has been formed today due both to objective and subjective reasons. Let see what foreigners may think about the country reading news about Lithuania. First of all it may seem […]
Brexit Update: EU endorses unprecedented compromise to help Cameron out of the referendum mess he got himself into
December 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Following the failure of the European Council’s summit on December 17-18 to answer positively to UK’s requests regarding EU migrant’s social benefits ban, it was time for the German Councellor and French President to take the lead and try to avoid a possible Brexit. Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande thus proposed to the British Prime Minister […]What changes in the EU as from today
January 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
As from today, first working day of the New Year 2014 in the European Union, the Latvians start using the euro in their daily transactions, the Romanians and the Bulgarians can reside and work in every other EU member state without a special permit and the Greeks assume the Presidency of the EU, representing all […]Who is culpable in the EU for Ukraine’s defection to Russia?
December 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The 350,000 to 500,000 people who protested yesterday, even violently at times, in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, belonged, theoretically, to the three opposition parties, which had organised the rally. Unquestionably however, all Ukrainians believe that President Viktor Yanukovich – who decided at the last minute to turn down an Association Agreement with […]The European Parliament double-checks the EU 2014-2020 budget
November 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The European Parliament approved yesterday the EU proper budget for the next seven years, set at €960 billion in commitments and €908bn in payments (at 2011 prices). This is the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 providing the financial resources and setting the expenditure limits for all EU institutions and policies. As a general rule the Multiannual […]Eurozone’s bank resolution mechanism takes a blow
September 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It is very interesting to note how the various sides reported on the workings of the first meetings of ECOFIN and Eurogroup councils after the summer break. Seemingly the 28 ministers of Finance and the 17 of them making up respectively the two bodies discussed all the burning economic and financial issues, from the disbursement […]The cuts on 2014 Budget will divide deeply the EU
September 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Janusz Lewandowki, the EU Commissioner for Budget joined yesterday the European Parliament in repelling the severe cuts on EU funding for 2014 proposed by the Council. The usually low tone Polish Commissioner appeared rather shocked when he understood that the Council proposal was infested with deep reductions in crucial items of the 2014 budget. For […]Council Presidency: Floundering with the EU 2014 budget
September 11, 2013 by 4 Comments
Yesterday the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council made another blunder and a very bad start in its relation with the European Parliament. After the Lithuanian Vice-Minister Algimantas Rimkūnas presented to the plenary of the Legislative the Council a proposal for the EU 2014 Budget, with which many MEPs strongly disagreed, the Lithuanian Presidency issued a […]Lithuania vs Parliament over 2014 EU budget
September 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It is usual for any EU country while holding the rotating Council Presidency to boast about its achievements. Boasting becomes sometimes unbearable if the Presidency is held by a small or very small member state like Lithuania, the current holder of the presidential seat in the Council. It was exactly like that earlier today when […]
