The Lithuanian dairy processing group, Vilvi Group, posted consolidated sales of EUR 103.73mn in the first half of 2023, GlobeNewswire reports. Compared to the same period of 2022, the group’s sales declined by 8.1%. Vilvi Group consists of Lithuania’s Kelmes Pienas, Kelmes Pienine, Modest, Pieno Logistika, and Vilkyskiu Pienine, as well as Latvia’s Baltic Dairy…
Lithuania’s National Energy Regulatory Council (VERT) is due to declare state-owned renewable energy company Ignitis Renewables and its strategic partner, Spain-based Ocean Winds, as provisional winners of Lithuania’s first auction to develop an offshore wind farm, GlobeNewswire reports. The two companies bid EUR 20mn for the contract, under which they will obtain the right to develop…
Latvia’s Procurement Monitoring Bureau (IUB) has barred the state-owned provider of electronic communication services, Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC), to continue procurement and sign contracts for mobile telephony services, LETA reports. IUB told LVRTC to change the procurement rules. Earlier, mobile telecommunications operator Bite Latvija complained about the terms of LVRTC’s procurement, saying…
Latvia’s new president, Edgars Rinkevics, addressed the participants of the closing ceremony of the Latvian Song and Dance Festival in Riga on 9 July 2023, LSM reports. Speaking to the “wise, capable, and tenacious Latvian people,” Rinkevics noted that the festival has allowed people from all across Latvia to reaffirm each generation’s loyalty to their…
Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, plans to meet with Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, on 12 July 2023, The Japan Times reports. The meeting is set to take place on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, government sources said. Kishida is expected to convey Japan’s readiness to increase support for…
US President Joe Biden has arrived in Lithuania for the NATO summit in Vilnius, LRT reports. Biden’s Air Force One landed at Vilnius International Airport at around 7:15pm. Biden and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken were met at the airport by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and US Ambassador to Lithuania Robert Gilchrist. The US…
NATO member states have decided to drop the requirement for a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Ukraine on its path to NATO membership, Lithuania’s President, Gitanas Nauseda, confirmed, Ukrainska Pravda reports. This was earlier announced by Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba. Nauseda noted that the move would simplify Ukraine’s NATO accession process. He stressed that…
Latvia’s President, Edgars Rinkevics, met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Riga, LETA reports. The two officials discussed the NATO summit in Vilnius, support for Ukraine, the situation in Belarus and Russia, and bilateral economic cooperation. Rinkevics expressed Latvia’s wish for Canada to expand its military presence in Latvia. Canada leads the NATO enhanced…
Cyber attackers are conducting targeted DDoS attacks against Lithuania, Liudas Alisauskas, director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NKSC), announced, BNS reports. The attacks disrupted the mobile public transport ticket system, m.Ticket, in Vilnius and the website of the capital city’s development agency, Go Vilnius. Also, NKSC recorded two incidents when anti-NATO disinformation was broadcast…