SocietyLithuania was named number-three destination in Lonely Planet's list of best countries to visit in 2015. Minister A. Pabedinskienė at EPSCO: emphasis on employment and undeclared work issues2014-10-22, 14:10Lithuanian Minister of Social Security and Labour Mrs Algimanta Pabedinskienė visited Luxembourg to attend a meeting of the European Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO). The key goal of the visit was to present Lithuania's opinion on the achievements of the Europe 2020 strategy and to discuss combating of undeclared work. 'I wish that Lithuania and Poland would act like brother and sister, that Poles living in Lithuania would feel good here, that Poles and Lithuanians would mutually respect each other, that names in Lithuania would be written in Polish and Lithuanian language. I want these two countries act like a family,' said Danuta Wałęsa, the wife of former Polish President Lech Wałęsa, during a meeting with reporters today. Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has met with Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Jutta Schmitz, who starts her diplomatic service in Lithuania. During the meeting the Prime Minister and the new Ambassador discussed bilateral cooperation as well as prospects for its development, promotion of mutual investment, and topical geopolitical matters. The Lithuanian start-ups have come to London to participate at the prestigious TechCrunch Disrupt Conference. Natural gas import price difference will be compensated to non-household consumers in two years in Lithuania, starting from 2015. Natural gas trading company Litgas has distributed gas amounts, mandatory to be purchased from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, to heating producers and the Elektrenai Power Plant. A fish farming and processing company worth LTL 90 million (EUR 26 million) will soon be built near Kupiskis, a town in north-eastern Lithuania, just 4 kilometres from the town centre. 9566 electronic attacks were detected in the third quarter of this year. It is estimated that it is 62 percent more than last year at the same time. What started as an Ebola outbreak in West Africa has evolved into a world-wide threat, with the first European case having been reported in Spain. MEPs labelled the outbreak "a global security challenge" in a resolution adopted on 18 September and said that the international community has underestimated the crisis. According to the World Health Organization, 4,447 people have already died because of Ebola. We discussed the issue with the chairs of the development and public health committees. |
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