SocietyParliament wants to reduce the growing pile of unpaid bills, while Council's proposal, revealed on the very last day of the budget talks, only aggravates the payment crisis, said Budgets Committee MEPs after conciliation talks between member states and the Parliament broke down on Monday night. The Commission will now present a new draft budget. The Ministry of Environment in Lithuania took into account the prime minister's encouragement and prepared a proposal to extend for another year the programme which covers 40% of the renovation cost. Minister of Culture Sarunas Birutis signed a law amending the evaluation of immovable cultural heritage. From now on objects marked with Soviet or Nazi symbols will not be listed as Lithuania's heritage. The operation and the business plan of the airline Air Lituanica were assessed by independent experts. German company Lufthansa Consulting and experts of Invest Lithuania describe the company's operation as meeting the market needs. Prime Minister A. Butkevičius: investors favourably view improved business conditions2014-11-14, 12:32According to Investors' Forum research data, as much as 95 percent of investors favourably view political stability in Lithuania. Businesses are building trust in authorities and are not hoping for radical reforms. These factors and the approaching euro adoption are attracting foreign investors. The Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he is pleased with research results that show investors' positive attitude towards Government efforts to improve business environment. Heating prices in the areas where gas is used to generate heat should decrease in 2015, says Lithuanian Minister of Energy Rokas Masiulis. Positive forecast is conditioned by cheaper gas to be purchased. Member of Parliament Remigijus Simasius (the Liberals' Movement) has addressed the Prosecutor General's Office over the loan issued by municipal enterprise responsible for district heating Vilniaus Silumos Tinklai to airline Air Lituanica. Several companies from the United States are interested in possibilities to explore and extract shale gas in Lithuania, confirmed Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius. Company GECO Investicijos has been authorised to build a biofuel power plant in Vilnius after three years of harmonisation process. The Seimas amended the Preamble of the Law on Political Parties of the Republic of Lithuania, thus enabling citizens of the European Union Member States to participate in the activities of Lithuania's political parties. |
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