SocietyMore than 600 rotational German troops will arrive to train in Lithuania this year2016-03-31, 12:22Strengthening NATO agreed assurance measures in the Baltic region, more than 600 rotational German troops and several hundred military vehicles will arrive to Lithuania by several stages to conduct joint exercises and training. On March 30-April 9 the first group of German troops and vehicles - nearly 300 German Armed Forces French-German Infantry Brigade 291 Infantry Battalion soldiers with more than 150 multi-purpose military vehicles are arriving to Lithuania. Ryanair, Europe's favourite airline, today (29 March) celebrated the launch of its new Vilnius to Birmingham route, which will operate twice daily, as part of its Summer 2016 schedule, and will deliver over 860,000 customers and support 650 "on-site" jobs at Vilnius Airport. EU chief transport official: Lithuania must increase speed of Rail Baltica section2016-03-29, 14:39According to the EU chief transport official, Henrik Hololei, the European Commission is expecting Lithuania to make the 123-kilometer section of European-standard gauge railway on the route of the Rail Baltica from Kaunas to the Lithuanian border allow speeds of up to 240 kilometers per hour, the Estonian daily Postimees reported on March 28th. Vilnius more competitive than Riga, Tallinn in attracting major investors for office spaces2016-03-28, 14:40In terms of attracting large investors, Vilnius is at the moment more competitive than the other Baltic capitals, with Riga being short of quality office space to offer to investors, Latvian Investment and Development Agency's Investment Promotion Division head Linda de Putane said during a presentation of the Colliers International market survey on March 22nd. Happy Easter to you and your family as we celebrate our Father's greatest sacrifice through his Son, Jesus Christ. Have a blessed Easter. Food safety MEPs reiterated their support for introducing mandatory country of origin labelling of meat and milk, in a non-binding resolution voted on Tuesday. Mandatory labelling would help maintain consumer confidence in food products by making the food supply chain more transparent, they say. UK's Barclays bank is set to launch Rise Vilnius – a 550 sq. m size startup partnering space in the downtown of Lithuanian capital in July. In the fall 2015 Lithuania opened a 123-kilometer section of European-standard gauge railway on the route of the Rail Baltic from Kaunas to the Lithuanian border that only allows for speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour, which runs counter to the objective of Rail Baltic. This week the Baltic airline airBaltic celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Vilnius – Stockholm, Arlanda service. On behalf of the Lithuanian people and on her own behalf, President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended condolences to King Philippe of the Belgians over the tragic events in Brussels. |
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