Linas Jegelevičius
The Lithuanian firm plans to construct a photo voltaic panel park in Latvia, round Jēkabpils, whereas the Ignalina NPP is making ready for the dismantling course of by signing a contract with the world’s main consultants.
Zelensky spoke on the Freedom Prize ceremony
Lithuania doesn’t betray freedom for a minute, which is the most effective tribute to the victims of the Soviet bombing of civilians in Vilnius on January 13, 1991, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the winner of Lithuania’s 2022 Freedom Prize , talking on the award ceremony on Friday, January 13.
President Nausėda says that the January 13 deaths weren’t in useless
Lithuania on Friday, January 13, marked Freedom Defenders Day to honor the victims of the Soviet crackdown on unarmed civilians in Vilnius on January 13, 1991. Fourteen civilians had been killed and a whole bunch extra was injured when Soviet troops stormed the TV Tower and the TV Tower. Institution of the Radio and Tv Committee in Vilnius within the early hours of January 13, 1991. The conclusion that the victims of January 13 didn’t die in useless eases the ache of their deaths, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda stated in Friday, attending a civic marketing campaign on the Antakalnis Gymnasium in Vilnius. Lithuania’s battle for independence on January 13 can be an inspiration for Ukrainians as they defend their nation, Nausėda stated. The president started the morning of January 13 with a lesson on citizenship.
Lithuania reported 230 new circumstances of COVID-19, 2 deaths
Lithuania recorded 230 new coronavirus infections and two deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, January 12, the NVSC, the nation’s public well being authority, stated on Friday, January 13. In baggage -ong circumstances, 165 are major, 59 are secondary and 6 are tertiary. The variety of sufferers hospitalized with COVID-19 is now at 112, together with eight circumstances within the ICU. The 14-day major an infection fee dropped to 153.6 circumstances per 100,000 folks, however the seven-day share of constructive exams amounted to fifteen.7 %. About 69.7 % of individuals in Lithuania have acquired at the least one coronavirus vaccine jab to date.
Lithuania’s opera theater has eliminated works by Russian composers from its repertoire
The Lithuanian Nationwide Opera and Ballet Theater introduced on Thursday, January 12, that it has eliminated the works of Russian composers from its repertoire this season. On February 10, 11 and 14, Sergey Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet will likely be changed by Barbora Radvilaitė’s ballet, and a diptych of one-act ballet with Igor Stravinsky’s The Ceremony of Spring will likely be changed by the ballet The Trial on February 23, 24 and 25.
The President warned towards dashing to reform the pension system
Lithuania ought to conduct an audit of the pension reform launched 5 years in the past and evaluation the outcomes earlier than contemplating any adjustments to the system, President Gitanas Nausėda stated on Thursday, January 12 The president’s remark comes amid public anger over the automated inclusion of individuals within the further pension accumulation system. Nausėda famous that the Lithuanian pension system has been repeatedly reformed, however the outcomes haven’t been good. Figures from the Lithuanian Funding and Pension Funds Affiliation (LIPFA) present that the weighted common return on property of second pillar pension funds in Lithuania was unfavorable at minus 13.8 % final 12 months. About 1.4 million staff take part within the second pillar pension system.
Lithuanian firm to construct 100 MW photo voltaic PV mission in Latvia
Inexperienced Genius, a Lithuanian renewable power firm that operates in 8 European markets, introduced on Wednesday, January 11, it began implementing a 100 MW photo voltaic PV mission in Latvia, price 90 million euros. Situated in Jekabpils, the brand new mission is alleged to be the primary mission of this scale in Latvia. The photo voltaic park will cowl an space of greater than 151 hectares and is anticipated to be totally licensed and prepared for building in June. The brand new photo voltaic park will generate electrical energy for about 41,000 households.
The EU’s highest court docket upheld the EC’s 20-million-euro effective on LTG
Lithuania’s state-owned railway firm Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG) should pay a effective of 20 million euros for eradicating a railway in Latvia in 2008, the Court docket of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dominated on Wednesday, January 11, supporting the judgment of the Normal Court docket. The European Fee fined LTG virtually 28 million euros in 2017. The Normal Court docket of the EU in 2020 dismissed the motion of the Lithuanian firm for the annulment of the choice of the chief physique of the EU, however lowered the effective to twenty million euros . The LTG requested the CJEU to annul, in complete or partially, the choices of the Normal Court docket and the EC, and, if this request is rejected, to cancel and even cut back the imposed effective. LTG filed its attraction with the CJEU in January 2021. The 19-kilometer railway from Orlen Lietuva’s crude refinery in Mažeikiai to Renge in Latvia was dismantled in 2008. LTG stated the situation of the railway was not superb. that it ought to be eliminated instantly however did not show it. The corporate rebuilt the railway in late 2019, which value 10 million euros.
Taiwan to assist promote digital literacy in Lithuanian faculties, companies
Lithuanian Financial system and Innovation Minister Aušrinė Armonaitė met with Taiwan’s Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang in Vilnius on Wednesday, January 11, and mentioned new cooperation tasks and progress within the implementation of earlier agreements. The 2 events signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Innovation Company on cooperation within the improvement of digital abilities of scholars and academics in Lithuanian areas and the introduction of digital enterprise applied sciences.
Lithuanian N-plant signed new contracts
Two worldwide consortia have contracted to develop applied sciences for dismantling the reactors of the Ignalina Nuclear Energy Plant (INPP) in Lithuania for nearly 11 million euros, excluding VAT, in complete. The plant was closed greater than a decade in the past and is now decommissioned. On Wednesday, January 11, INPP signed two contracts for design providers for reactor dismantling applied sciences with a few of the largest corporations on this planet’s nuclear power market. It’s a consortium led by Westinghouse Electrical Spain, a subsidiary of US Westinghouse Electrical, and likewise consists of Jacobs Slovakia and the Lithuanian Power Institute, and a consortium led by Electricite de France and likewise consists of Graphitec. In late December, INPP signed preliminary contracts with contractors for 4 years, every with a most value of 5.5 million euros (excluding VAT). Lithuania shut down the primary RBMK-type reactor on the Soviet-era facility in late 2004 and shut down the second unit on the finish of 2009.
The cupboard authorized the legislation to show again migrants on the border
The Lithuanian authorities authorized on Wednesday, January 11, the Inside Ministry’s proposal to formalize into legislation the coverage of turning away irregular migrants on the border. The draft amendments to the State Border Regulation and its Guard and the Regulation on the Authorized Standing of Aliens will now be despatched to parliament for approval. At the moment, border guards are rejecting irregular migrants primarily based on a decree signed by the inside minister in August 2021 amid a surge in unlawful immigration from neighboring Belarus. Critics say the observe successfully quantities to deportation, which violates worldwide legislation. Non-governmental organizations criticized the brand new adjustments, saying that the federal government solely proposed formal adjustments to provisions that battle with EU directives and that it failed to handle the problems acknowledged by the Court docket of Justice of the EU. If authorized by parliament, the brand new legislation will take impact on June 1.
Lithuania reported 18.9 % common annual HICP inflation for December
The typical annual inflation fee in Lithuania, as measured by the EU Harmonized Index of Client Costs (HICP), rose to 18.9 % in December, figures from the nation’s statistics workplace confirmed on Tuesday, January 10. The EU -harmonized common annual fee final month was 0.8 share factors decrease than the speed measured by the nationwide CPI. The harmonized 12-month inflation fee stood at 20 %, beneath the CPI fee of 21.7 %. In keeping with the State Information Company, the annual HICP inflation is especially because of the enhance within the costs of milk and milk merchandise, stable gasoline, meat and meat merchandise, electrical energy, bread and cereals, warmth power, gasoline and lubricants, greens, merchandise and supplies for dwelling upkeep and restore, and motors.
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