(IN BRIEF) Airbus Helicopters and Lithuanian operator ASU BALTIJA have agreed on a contract for two H125 helicopters at the European Rotors 2023 event. These helicopters represent Airbus’ first sale to a commercial operator in Lithuania and will serve passenger … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Luminor Bank AS have inked a €115 million agreement to enhance lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-cap companies in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The collaboration between the EIB and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Baltic States, EIB, Estonia, financing, Latvia, Lithuania, Luminor Bank, Palle Nordahl, partnership, SME, sustainability, Thomas Östros
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €25 million loan agreement with Klaipėdos vanduo, the municipal water company in Klaipėda, Lithuania, to support its 2023-2026 investment program. The investment program aims to enhance water supply and wastewater … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) convened the 10th gathering of national Anti-Fraud Coordination Services (AFCOS) from all European Union (EU) Member States on October 18-19, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The annual conference, organized in collaboration with AFCOS Lithuania … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and retail store operator UAB Lidl Lietuva have signed a seven-year EUR 50 million loan agreement for Lidl’s new logistics centre in Vilnius, Lithuania. This facility will enable Lidl to expand its store … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged André Küüsvek, expansion, Lidl Lietuva, Lithuania, logistics centre, NIB, partnership, Radostin Roussev-Peine, sustainability, UAB
(IN BRIEF) FL Technics, a prominent aircraft maintenance solutions company, has achieved certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom (UK CAA) to expand its Part-145 maintenance capabilities to the CFM56 family of engines. This achievement complements FL … Read the full press release
«Карта мира» — это онлайн-платформа, которая помогает русскоязычным антивоенным активистам, объединяя их инициативы в одном месте, что усиливает организационные возможности глобального движения Сейчас на платформе зарегистрировано 144 инициатив и их число быстро растет. Организаторы проекта убеждены, что влияние антивоенной русской … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Government, Lithuania, Media, Netherlands, News, Politics, Russia, Security & Safety, Society, Ukraine
Tagged Free Russia Netherlands, Lana Pylaeva, Map of Peace, Not My War, The Moscow Times, антивоенный, карта мира, Медиазоны, оппозиции, Россия, свободная россия, Спасем детей от путинизма, Украина, Украина война, Феминистское Антивоенное Сопротивление, эмиграция
Map of Peace is an online platform that helps Russian-speaking anti-war activists by serving as a centralized hub for all their initiatives, maximizing the organizing capabilities of the massive global community The platform currently hosts 144 such initiatives and is … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Lithuania, Media, Politics, Russia, Security & Safety, Society, Ukraine
Tagged activists, anti-war, anti-war Russian diaspora, antiwar, Congress of Antiwar Initiatives, countering propaganda, FAR, Feminist Anti-War Resistance, Free Russia, Free Russia Netherlands, full-scale invasion, humanitarian aid for Ukrainians, invasion of Ukraine, Kovcheg, Lana Pylaeva, Map of Peace, Mediazona, Moscow Times, PEACE, Russian, Russian AWOL, russian diaspora, Russian resistance, Russians in exile, Save Children from Putinism, UKRAINE, war in Ukraine
(IN BRIEF) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, in collaboration with the EBRD, EC, and Nasdaq Baltic, are welcoming the MSCI initiative to consolidate their markets into a single index. This integration will raise the region’s profile among international investors who track … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania
Tagged Arvils Aseradens, Capital Markets Union initiative, EBRD, EC, Estonia, European Union, Gintarė Skaistė, index construction, index maintenance, Jim Turnbull, Kaarel Ots, Latvia, Lithuania, Mart Võrklaev, MSCI initiative, Nasdaq Baltic, Securities, The European Commission, The MSCI Baltic Index, Valdis Dombrovskis
(NOTICIA EN BREVE) El Banco Europeo para la Reconstrucción y el Desarrollo (BERD) otorga un préstamo de 38,23 millones de euros a la empresa de transporte urbano de Vilnius, JSC Vilniaus viesasis transportas (VVT), para actualizar su flota de trolebuses … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BERD, Darius Aleknavičius, flota de trolebuses, flota totalmente eléctrica, HIPCA, JSC Vilniaus viesasis transportas, Lituania, préstamo, Remigijus Šimašius, Susan Goeransson, TaiwanICDF, transporte público más ecológico, transporte urbano, trolebuses eléctricos a batería, Vilnius, VVT
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €38.23 million loan to Vilnius’ urban transport company, JSC Vilniaus viesasis transportas (VVT), to upgrade its trolleybus fleet to modern standards. The investment will help VVT purchase … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged all-electric fleet, battery-electric trolleybuses, Darius Aleknavičius, EBRD, greener public transport, HIPCA, JSC Vilniaus viesasis transportas, Lithuania, loan, Remigijus Šimašius, Susan Goeransson, TaiwanICDF, trolleybus fleet, urban transport, Vilnius, VVT
(NOTICIA EN BREVE) El Fondo Europeo de Inversiones (FEI) ha firmado un acuerdo de garantía de cartera con Noviti Finance para prestar casi 47 millones de euros a microempresas en Lituania, Letonia y Polonia en condiciones preferenciales. La garantía del … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Small Business
Tagged FEI, Fondo Europeo de Inversiones, InvestEU, Letonia, Linas Armalys, Lituania, Marjut Falkstedt, Noviti Finance, Polonia, PYME, Valdis Dombrovskis
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a portfolio guarantee agreement with Noviti Finance to lend almost €47 million to micro-businesses in Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland on preferential terms. The EIF guarantee is provided under the European Union’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Small Business
Tagged EIF, InvestEU, Latvia, Linas Armalys, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, Noviti Finance, Poland, SMEs, The European Investment Fund, Valdis Dombrovskis
(IN KÜRZE) Die MAXIMA-Gruppe, ein in den baltischen Staaten, Polen und Bulgarien tätiges Einzelhandelsunternehmen, ist der Initiative Science Based Targets (SBTi) beigetreten, um ihre Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt bis 2030 zu reduzieren. Das Unternehmen wird seine direkten und indirekten Treibhausgase … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) MAXIMA Group, a retail company that operates in the Baltic States, Poland, and Bulgaria, has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce its impact on the environment by 2030. The company will reduce its direct and … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 3-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Lorgar, the new brand of high-performance accessories for gamers, introduces a portfolio of products for gaming with top-tier functionality at competitive prices. The expansive brand catalog includes a number of product categories: mice, … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Business, Croatia, Czech Republic, Electronics & Machinery, Entertainment, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Marketing, Media, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Technology
Tagged gamepads, gamers, gaming, gaming accessories, gaming chairs, headsets, keyboards, Lorgar, MICE, microphones, mousepads, web cameras
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 25-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab AB (STO: SAAB-B), leading company in the military defence and civil security markets, has announced it will deliver its best-in-class short range air defence missiles (RBS 70 missiles) to Lithuania as part … Read the full press release
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) STOCKHOLM, 25-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab AB (STO: SAAB-B), führendes Unternehmen in der militärischen Verteidigung und zivile Sicherheitsmärkte, hat angekündigt, dass es seine klassenbesten Kurzstrecken-Luftverteidigungsraketen (RBS 70-Raketen) im Rahmen eines neuen Vierjahresvertrags mit der litauischen Verteidigungsbehörde nach Litauen liefern … Read the full press release
EBRD invests €22.5 million to anchor €75 million issuance by EPSO-G EPSO-G is the first ever Baltic company to issue Sustainability-Linked Bond By diversifying EPSO-G funding, bond supports Lithuania’s grid integration with the EU electricity network (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 6-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Algirdas Juozaponis, CICERO, EBRD, electricity grid, EPSO-G, Grzegorz Zieliński, Lithuania, net electricity importer, Sustainability-Linked Bond, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, transmission grid
Die EBWE investiert 22,5 Millionen Euro, um die Emission von 75 Millionen Euro durch EPSO-G zu verankern EPSO-G ist das erste baltische Unternehmen, das eine nachhaltigkeitsbezogene Anleihe begibt Durch die Diversifizierung der EPSO-G-Finanzierung unterstützt die Anleihe Litauens Netzintegration mit dem … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, United Kingdom
Tagged Algirdas Juozaponis, CICERO, EBRD, electricity grid, EPSO-G, Grzegorz Zielinski, Lithuania, net electricity importer, Sustainability-Linked Bond, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, transmission grid
(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 29-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), a public biomedical research organisation, has announced that a project called YOUNG 50 and funded by the European Commission launches in Luxembourg with the aim to screen and … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Healthcare, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News, Romania, Society
Tagged cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular risk, Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, CVD, European Commission, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Obese, overweight, risk screening program, Romania, screening program, smokers, YOUNG 50
Consumer mobile phone labelling scheme launched in 24 European countries by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, Telia Company and Vodafone now set to expand globally Fairphone, Realme and vivo join Eco Rating, now 15 manufacturers in total More than 150 mobile … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Environment, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Industrial, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Management, Montenegro, News, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Technology, Telecom, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged Alcatel, Bullitt Group, cat, Deutsche Telekom, Doro, Eco Rating, Eco Rating labelling, Eco Rating scheme, ETSI, European Union, Fairphone, feature phones, HMD Global, Huawei, ISO, ITU-T, Lenovo, mobile phone, MobiWire, Motorola, Movistar, Nokia, O2, OnePlus, OPPO, Orange, Realme, recyclability, Samsung Electronics, smartphones, sustainability, TCL, Telefónica, Telia Company, vivo, vodafone, Xiaomi, ZTE
Loan of €67.5 million to improve buildings’ energy performance by 40 per cent Second EBRD loan to VIPA scales up successful collaboration on greening buildings Lithuanian project aligns with broader EU climate ambition including Renovation Wave Strategy (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, News, United Kingdom
Tagged ABRF, apartment building modernization, Apartment Building Renovation Fund, apartment buildings, climate objectives, conserve energy, decarbonisation, EBRD, ENERGY, energy efficiency, energy performance, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Commission, European Green Deal, green bank, Green Economy Transition, Gvidas Dargužas, investment, Lithuania, Lithuanian Public Investment Development Agency, loan, multifamily apartment buildings, Nandita Parshad, old residential buildings, reduce carbon emissions, rehabilitation investments, renovation, Renovation of buildings, Renovation Wave Strategy, residential multi-apartment buildings, VIPA
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 15-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces the appointment of Elisabetta Falcetti as the new Head in in central Europe and the Baltic states (CEB). EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso has formally introduced … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, Estonia, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, News, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia
Tagged Baltic States, Baltics, CEB, central Europe, coronavirus pandemic, Czech Republic, EBRD, economic transition, economist, Elisabetta Falcetti, Estonia, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, green transition, Grzegorz Zieliński, Hungary, investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Odile Renaud-Basso, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, sustainable, Warsaw
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces new partnership with Startup Wise Guys, a leading start-up accelerator with a presence across the Baltic states. This collaboration will benefit start-ups across the regions … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 15-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Multinational power company Vattenfall is considered by customers to be one of the most sustainable brands all over Northern Europe according to newly published study. Performed annually in eight counties, the Sustainable Brand … Read the full press release
At the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly session in Tbilisi on 8 and 10 December, Juozas Olekas, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), was elected Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs, Employment, Education, Culture and Civil Society. (PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 10-Dec-2019 … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, European Union, Government, Lithuania, Moldova, News, Politics, Society, Ukraine
Tagged Euronest Eastern, Euronest PA, Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, Euronest Social Affairs Committee, European Union, Juozas Olekas, Member of the European Parliament, MEP, Social Democrat, social inequalities, Tbilisi
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 7-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB and Maxima LT, UAB sign ten-year EUR 52 million loan agreement to finance Maxima’s investments in its retail network renewal in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The Lithuanian retail company will upgrade 31 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Estonia, Financial, Finland, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, News, Retail
Tagged cooling systems, energy efficiency, energy efficient buildings, energy-saving lighting, Estonia, food retailer, Henrik Normann, investment, Latvia, Lithuania, MAXIMA GRUPĖ, NIB, refrigeration technology, solar panels, store refurbishment programme, Vitalij Rakovski
One week left to register for this event! (PRESS RELEASE) BERLIN, 28-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is pleased to announce the speaker lineup for the 2019 PDA EU Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products: Cell and Gene Therapy … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Germany, Healthcare, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Media, Netherlands, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged advanced therapy medicinal product, Alistair Gibb, ATMP, biopharmaceutical community, Cell, cell and gene therapies, Cell-Based Therapy Control Strategy, Control, GENE, GMP, Isabelle Bekeredjian-Ding, Manufacturing, medicine, Microbiological Quality Control in ATMP Manufacturing, Parenteral Drug Association, PDA, PDA EU ATMP Conference, pharmaceutical community, Romaldas Maciulaitis, The Paul-Ehrlich Institute, therapy, UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, Walter Morris
Fleet of three AS365 N3+ has achieved 97% average availability over three years MARIGNANE, France, 11-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Lithuanian Air Force (LAF) has renewed its HCare Infinite material management contract for its fleet of three Dauphin AS365 N3+ … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 29-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström today presented Sweden’s gift in the form of three anniversary funds the Government intends to set up for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on the occasion of their 100th anniversaries … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 24-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — YIT has signed a contract with Hollister Incorporated, a US-based medical products manufacturing company, to construct the second stage of a medical device factory in Kaunas, Lithuania. The value of the deal for YIT is approximately EUR 25 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Lithuania
Tagged construction, Hollister Incorporated, Kaunas, Lithuania, medical device factory, YIT
Vilnius, Lithuania, 22-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Laserpas, an aerial power grid inspection service provider, has just received certifications stating that it follows business practices that are both customer and environmentally friendly. This month Laserpas received ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications. … Read the full press release
Vilnius, Lithuania, 29-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced signing the agreement with Bulgaria national carrier Bulgaria Air. According to the agreement, Bulgaria Air will receive extended services of … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged aircraft, Bulgaria Air, FL Technics, maintenance, RePAIR, Zilvinas Lapinskas
STOCKHOLM, 16-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Vocational education and training, ministerial meetings and panel discussions on women’s leadership – these are some of the programme points when Minister for Upper Secondary School and Adult Education and Training Anna Ekström visits Latvia … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Government, Latvia, Lithuania, Politics, Sweden
Tagged Anna Ekström, courses, EDU, leadership, Sweden, training, Vocational Education
BRUSSELS, 27-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (26 October 2017) Lithuania and Luxembourg signed an agreement on a so-called statistical transfer of renewable energy. Under this agreement Lithuania will sell a specified amount of renewable energy to Luxembourg between 2018 and 2020. … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Lithuania, Luxembourg
Tagged Lithuania, Luxembourg, renewable energy
VILNIUS, 29-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (27 June 2017), in Vilnius, Lithuania, CERN Director General, Fabiola Gianotti, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, in the presence of the President of the Republic of Lithuania, … Read the full press release
Posted in Lithuania, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged CERN, Dalia Grybauskaitė, Fabiola Gianotti, Linas Linkevičius, Republic of Lithuania
VILNIUS, 22-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — With half of the year 2017 almost gone, experts in the private jet MRO industry tend to look back at the trends that developed through the year. This year, new generation aircraft as well as cabin … Read the full press release
VILNIUS, 22-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Aircraft spare parts and repair capabilities marketplace Locatory.com is further expanding its presence in Asia by signing a contract with HNA Technic, MRO unit of the HNA Group – biggest private airline group in China. The … Read the full press release
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Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Lithuania, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Artūras Laucius, circular economy, conference organisers, Confinn, content professionals, COVID-19, Cybersecurity, Dainius Baltrušaitis, digital space, digitalisation, event organisers, interactive comment, Lithuanian Business Forum, pandemic, virtual events, web conference