SocietyVilnius Airport aims to cut check-in times with self-service baggage drop-off stations as it develops a new baggage handling system2020-01-21, 10:06Lithuanian Airports make yet another step of development: they have announced two public procurements and currently are looking for contractors who will install a new baggage management system compliant with the newest international security standards, a baggage screening system, and self-service baggage drop-off stations at Vilnius Airport. Upon completion of these works, the baggage throughput rate would nearly triple: from 900 to 2400 units per hour. Lithuania's bankrupt bank Snoras has turned to Swiss courts, seeking 335.2 mln euros in damages from the Swiss bank Julius Baer. The authorities in Kaunas, Lithuania's second largest city, on Friday announced their decision to cancel their contract with Turkish company Kayi Construction on the reconstruction of a local stadium. Amid increasing banking concentration in Lithuania, the government proposes to expand the central bank's powers to limit risks that may arise from the excessive significance of individual banks to the financial system as a whole. A Vilnius court has halted the planned delisting of Ignitis Gamyba, part of the state-owned Ignitis Group, upon receipt of a request by minority shareholders. Lithuanian prosecutors on Monday launched an investigation into environmental pollution involving untreated wastewater in Klaipeda. Based on information from the Environmental Protection Department, Grigeo Klaipeda, a company operating in the seaport, is responsible for the pollution. Vladimir Tarasov, a prominent jazz musician, has donated his non-conformist art collection to the Lithuanian Art Museum. The European Commission has approved 4.885 mln euros in EU funding for a project to enhance the capacity of the natural gas pipeline between Lithuania and Latvia, of which 2.135 mln euros will go to Lithuania, Amber Grid said. The delivery of German Boxer infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Lithuania is running behind schedule due to defects identified during the quality control process. Turkish workers building a stadium in Lithuania's second-biggest city of Kaunas have gone on strike, saying they have not received their wages for more than six months now. |
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