EconomyAs the Lithuanian government let outdoor cafes reopen as of Monday, the Health Ministry says they will be able to work if they are able to ensure visitors' safety. Lithuania's port of Klaipeda retained its leading position among all Baltic seaports in terms of handled cargo volumes in the first quarter of this year and came in fourth in the eastern part of the Baltic sea, figures from its authority show. Lithuania's Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP), which was shut down a decade ago and is now being decommissioned, begins on Monday to resume the work it put on hold two weeks ago due to the coronavirus crisis, saying the suspension had no major impact on its work schedules or on the projects' progress. Members of the Association of Lithuanian (LBA) banks have signed a moratorium on a temporary deferral of credit commitments for private clients in their bid to contribute to assistance for people affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. A new large shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Norway arrived in the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda on Sunday, marking the 12th such delivery in the gas year that started last October. The Latvian government has legalized the border crossing of residents of neighboring countries for work in Latvia during the coronavirus crisis. More tests, help for doctors and nurses to care for the sick: Parliament approved €3.08 billion in EU aid on Friday. LG Cargo, the freight transportation arm of Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG), and Poland's PKP Cargo will promote intermodal shipments between the two neighboring countries in an effort to reduce environmental pollution and improve traffic safety, the Lithuanian state railway group said. As Lithuania seeks to fully liberalize its retail power market in 2021-2023, Elektrum Lietuva, a power supplier owned by Latvia's Latvenergo, has entered Lithuania's private consumer market and started supplying power to households in Lithuania. A train carrying postal parcels from China to 30 European countries, the first of its kind, arrived in Lithuania on the Easter weekend, Lietuvos Pastas (Lithuanian Post, LP) said on Tuesday. |
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