SocietySince the start of a new inland navigation season, Lithuanians will be able to sail to Belarus on the Nemunas River on canoes and small boats. Two thirds of Lithuanians trust insurance companies and the same number of people is suspicious of instant credit companies. In 2015, Lithuania has been listed among three countries in the region that are most favourable to business in terms of the simplicity of procedures for issuing documents that permit construction. The results of reform on the issuance of construction documents implemented by the Ministry of Environment have received a high rating by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The Tripartite Council in Lithuania – consisting of representatives of the Government, employers and employees – has reached an agreement that the minimum monthly wage would be raised to EUR 350 from 1 January 2016. Small Planet Airlines enters into partnership with world’s leading travel company Thomas Cook2015-11-02, 12:30Leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines GmbH has signed an agreement with Thomas Cook, one of the world's leading travel companies. In the summer of 2016, the aircraft of Small Planet Airlines GmbH will carry Thomas Cook passengers from its Paderborn base in Germany to Mediterranean resorts. President Dalia Grybauskaitė paid an official visit to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis. Energy service company Vilniaus Energija has informed the Lithuanian Labour Exchange about the planned reorganisation which will result in the laying off of 114 employees of Vilnius Combined Heat and Power Plant TE-3. On October 29th, Scandinavian Airlines SAS launches a new regular route between Vilnius and Oslo. Passengers will be offered four weekly flights on this route: on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Exactly 70 years ago, in October 1945, the Lithuanian power system was put into operation. The operation of generators at the Kaunas and Vilnius power plants was synchronised after a power line connecting the power plants had been installed, and the balance between power generation and consumption was maintained by the central system control centre. In 2016, a train passenger will be able to go from Kaunas to Suwalki, Bialystok, Warsaw or Krakow2015-10-28, 10:43Already in 2016, a train passenger will be able to go from Kaunas to Suwalki, Bialystok, Warsaw or Krakow in Poland. Once the reconstruction of the Rail Baltica railway line from Lithuania and the border with Poland to Kaunas is completed, passenger train traffic will be restored too. |
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