SocietySoldiers of the Lithuanian Navy will be deployed to the EU-led counter-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia2015-07-22, 09:45On July 20 a deployment ceremony took place in Klaipėda for Lithuanian soldiers bound for the European Union-led counter-piracy and armed robbery at sea operation, EU NAVFOR - Operation ATALANTA, off the coast of Somalia. the Soviet era statues on the Green Bridge of Vilnius were removed. Instead of them, pots with blooming flowers were placed. July 16, a formal homecoming ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces for troops who had returned from the international operation, Resolute Support Mission, in Afghanistan. Fourteen soldiers were awarded National Defence System Medals for Deployment to International Missions. Estonian Tallink's majority owner Infortar examined ways to acquire in addition to the Estonian national carrier Estonian Air also Lithuanian airline Air Lituanica, but the transaction did not take place. On July 16th, Lithuania's State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) received official notices from Morocco and Tunisia on the reconciliation of export permits regarding Lithuanian beef and cattle. The heads of Klaipeda State Seaport Authority have announced that the long considered purchase of a dredger is now taking shape. After the first six months of 2015, Lithuanian airports record the growth in passenger numbers in Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga by over 10% compared to the same period in 2014. During six months the three air gateways handled over 1.9 million passengers. In 2014, daily per capita consumption of tap water grew by 2.5 litres in Lithuania2015-07-16, 14:52In 2014, compared to 2013, daily consumption of district-supplied cold tap water increased on average by 2.5 litres per capita. Experts say this is related to improving economic situation in Lithuania. Based on preliminary data, in the first half of 2015 compared with the first half of 2014, budget deficit of the State Social Insurance Fund in Lithuania (Sodra) was by EUR 60 million lower. President Dalia Grybauskaitė will be travelling to Italy on a working visit on July 14-15. |
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