Lithuania

Entry to the EU has supported a resurgence in flows of FDI to Lithuania during the first quarter of 2004. BMI View: Sustaining strong FDI flows must remain a key policy goal for... 2004-09-06

President Valdas Adamkus's efforts to establish 'good neighbourly' relations with Russia have suffered following an exchange of diplomatic expulsions in late July and early August.... 2004-09-06

The results of elections for the European parliament, won comprehensively by a populist, centre-left Labour Party, attest to the struggle facing the ruling coalition ahead of the... 2004-08-10

Three Lithuanian parliamentarians at the centre of a corruption scandal have resigned in an attempt to clear their names. Vytenis Andriukaitis, Vytautas Kvietkauskas and Arvydas Vidziumas,... 2004-08-10

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have each had their long-term foreign currency ratings raised by agency Fitch, in view of their progress toward entry into the eurozone. Estonia’s... 2004-08-06

Former head of state Valdas Adamkus has been returned to office after his victory in a second run-off against Kazimira Prunskiene to replace impeached ex-President Rolandas Paksas.... 2004-07-08

Consumer price inflation in May reached 1.1% in comparison to the same month in 2003, as the prices of both consumer goods and services rose. The cost of food items and non-alcoholic... 2004-07-07

Valdas Adamkus has won the race to become Lithuania’s new president, replacing the impeached Rolandas Paksas. Adamkus, who has held the post before, beat Kazimiera Prunskiene... 2004-07-06

Consistent with its efforts to continue to satisfy the fiscal tests for entering monetary union, the Lithuanian government has announced that is expects GDP, which surged by 9% last... 2004-06-14

Aggressive legal machinations surrounding the candidacy of Rolandas Paksas, the impeached former head of state, in June presidential elections have culminated in a major blow to his... 2004-06-07