SocietyThe sky is the limit? Europe’s aviation market takes off2014-04-05, 12:05Beyond the grey bulk of the Isle of Arran, 5,000 kilometres of Atlantic Ocean separate Britain from Northern America. Just a few hundred metres inland in Prestwick, Western Scotland, the Oceanic Area Control Centre (OACC) controls the airspace over the eastern half of the North Atlantic, from the Azores to a boundary with Iceland, getting airline passengers to and from Europe safely. It's at the forefront of a revolution making flights in Europe shorter, greener and cheaper. Air Lituanica to launch flights to two cities of Sweden this summer2014-04-04, 13:33The connections between Lithuania and Sweden will be especially convenient this summer: the airline Air Lituanica will offer seasonal flights to two Swedish cities – Gothenburg and Malmö. Flights will be operated from the middle of June until the end of August twice a week on both routes at evening time. Lithuanian Air Force personnel to be deployed to mission in CAR2014-04-03, 11:35On April 2 Spartan C-27 J transport aircraft of the Lithuanian Air Force with a crew of ten will be formally deployed to the mission in the Central African Republic from the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Siauliai. Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius told Lithuanian Radio yesterday that the final decision on the fate of the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant project will be made after the government has received answers to nearly 80 questions it has given to the project's strategic investor – Japan's Hitachi. Number of road fatalities in Lithuania still high among EU countries2014-04-01, 12:39he number of the road fatalities is decreasing in Lithuania; however, it still exceeds the average of the European Union (EU). In 2013, revenue from inbound tourism grew by 8% in Lithuania2014-03-31, 17:04In 2013, tourists and same-day visitors spent LTL 4.2 billion (EUR 1.2 billion) in Lithuania. According to the State Department of Tourism (VTD), which has summarised the statistics of the Bank of Lithuania for 2013, revenue from inbound tourism has grown by as much as 8% year-on-year. Ensuring national security is a commitment to the Lithuanian people2014-03-31, 12:58President Dalia Grybauskaitė took part in the ceremony of signing the Agreement on the Strategic Guidelines of Lithuania's Security Policy for 2014-2020 which was held at the Presidential Palace. As Lithuania celebrates ten years of its membership in NATO, seven parliamentary parties signed an agreement, initiated by the President, on foreign, security and defense policies to ensure Lithuania's economic, energy, military and information security. Latvia's first EUR 2 coin dedicated to Riga Old Town2014-03-30, 13:24Latvia's first EUR 2 (commemorative) coin of special design is dedicated to the country's capital city Riga, the European Capital of Culture 2014, and features a panoramic view of the Old Town, the Bank of Latvia said in a press release. Lithuanian private forest owners to reforest 1000 hectares of forest2014-03-29, 12:35In 2014, the members of the Private Forest Owners Association of Lithuania will reforest 1000 hectares of forest. International tender for construction of national stadium in Vilnius to be announced2014-03-28, 11:56International tender for construction of national stadium in Lithuania's capital will be announced. While striving to be in control of the construction process, the Government wants the projects to be managed by one company. |
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