In Lithuania http://www.in-lithuania.net What happens in Lithuania today? Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Wed, 16 May 2012, Ruta chocolate opens museum… http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-16-may-2012-ruta-chocolate-opens-museum/ http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-16-may-2012-ruta-chocolate-opens-museum/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/31240/ A life-size sculpture of an American Indian and a cacao tree will greet the visitors at the door,” says Algirdas Gluodas, director general of Ruta.. …

]]> http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-16-may-2012-ruta-chocolate-opens-museum/feed/ Wed, 16 May 2012, Ukraine must change, says Grybauskaite… http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-16-may-2012-ukraine-must-change-says-grybauskaite/ http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-16-may-2012-ukraine-must-change-says-grybauskaite/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/31242/ The possibilities to rectify the complicated situation exist, but it is up to the Ukrainian people to decide whether to use, or not to use, these possibilities and whether to choose the path towards getting closer to Europe, or the way of self-isolation,” she underlined.
“The decision of the Ukrainian government to move Tymoshenko to a hospital where she will be under the care of German doctors is a positive sign. However, this is only the first step on the path towards European values. Respect for human rights, the rule of law and democratic values is a major precondition for the EU integration of Ukraine,” Grybauskaite s…

]]> http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-16-may-2012-ukraine-must-change-says-grybauskaite/feed/ Thu, 10 May 2012, The proceedures for a taxation agreement and advance pricing agreements … http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/thu-10-may-2012-the-proceedures-for-a-taxation-agreement-and-advance-pricing-agreements/ http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/thu-10-may-2012-the-proceedures-for-a-taxation-agreement-and-advance-pricing-agreements/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/31191/ After the agreement is signed, the taxpayer is not allowed to contest the amount of tax that was calculated. However, the State Tax Inspectorate cannot increase the amount of tax that the taxpayer should pay for that period.

An advance pricing agreement is an agreement between the taxpayer and the tax authorities regarding transfer pricing principles related to a particular future associated transaction. It involves transfer pricing methods, principles of comparability with non-associated transactions, critical assumptions for applying transfer pricing policy and other questions related to compatibility with the arm’s length princip…

]]> http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/thu-10-may-2012-the-proceedures-for-a-taxation-agreement-and-advance-pricing-agreements/feed/ Wed, 9 May 2012, CoD critical of Ukraine’s leadership… http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-9-may-2012-cod-critical-of-ukraine%e2%80%99s-leadership/ http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-9-may-2012-cod-critical-of-ukraine%e2%80%99s-leadership/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/31178/ Senator John McCain also gave speeches at the international conference.
The discussion on the prospects for democracy in Eastern European countries was attended by members of the Parliamentary Forum for Democracy, parliamentarians from other countries, representatives of the Belarusian and Russian opposition, Lithuanian and foreign diplomats, representatives of non-governmental organizations and academic institutions.
Lithuania chaired the Community of Democracies from 2009 to 2011.

Declaration signed
The Parliamentary Forum for Democracy adopted a declaration, stating that the signatories condemn the Ukrainian government for the p…

]]> http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-9-may-2012-cod-critical-of-ukraine%e2%80%99s-leadership/feed/ Wed, 2 May 2012, Pocius join NATO talks… http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-pocius-join-nato-talks/ http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-pocius-join-nato-talks/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/31136/ On April 25 and 26 NATO and NATO partner states’ CHODs met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in a NATO Military Committee session and discussed NATO future priorities and challenges.

At the meeting, perspectives of the NATO operations underway, including NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, were addressed. The NATO Strategic Plan in Afghanistan was discussed in the presence of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) partners, ISAF Commander Gen. John R. Allen, via teleconference, presenting relevant points of the operation. NATO CHODs considerably focused, too, on other military operations of the Alli…

]]> http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-pocius-join-nato-talks/feed/ Wed, 2 May 2012, Cooperation with Macedonia strengthens… http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-cooperation-with-macedonia-strengthens/ http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-cooperation-with-macedonia-strengthens/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/31137/ Even the athletes of our two countries have established closer contacts,” the foreign minister noted.

The program of the two-day working visit of the Macedonian president in Lithuania included meetings with President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite, Speaker of the Seimas (Parliament) Irena Degutiene and members of the Committee on European Affairs.

The agreement between the government of Lithuania and the government of Macedonia on intensified cooperation in the field of culture is to be signed at the Office of the President on May 1.. …

]]> http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-cooperation-with-macedonia-strengthens/feed/ Wed, 2 May 2012, LLRA wants restructuring… http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-llra-wants-restructuring/ http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-llra-wants-restructuring/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/31138/ “A member of parliament should be a person possessing certain experience or knowledge in state government. Candidates to assume a seat at the Seimas should have at least once been elected to a municipal-government’s council or have at least twice run for local elections,” Tomasevski said.
In his opinion, the number of ministries could be cut by merging several of them. For instance, the ministries of energy and economy could be joined, as some of their functions overlap or even hinder adoption of important decisions in certain branches of the economy.

Tomasevski in secret ballot was re-elected the party’s chairma…

]]> http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-llra-wants-restructuring/feed/ Wed, 2 May 2012, Distribution of interim dividends in Lithuania… http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-distribution-of-interim-dividends-in-lithuania/ http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-distribution-of-interim-dividends-in-lithuania/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/31139/ If a legal person gets a dividend from another company, the tax rate is 15 percent; if the shareholder is a natural person the rate is 20 percent from the income of the dividend.

The company that wants to distribute an interim dividend does not have to change its articles, because the right to distribute them is ensured by the law. It cannot be decided to distribute interim dividends earlier than 3 months after the last procedure of distribution. These new regulations are not applicable to banks, other credit institutions or insurance companies. The drawback of this new regulation is that shareholders do not have an immediate duty to pay …

]]> http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-distribution-of-interim-dividends-in-lithuania/feed/ Wed, 2 May 2012, Local support for Georgia discussed… http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-local-support-for-georgia-discussed/ http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-local-support-for-georgia-discussed/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/31140/ “We, in turn, will share experiences in overcoming corruption,” Gilauri added.
He said it is important to Georgia that Lithuania be not only a political friend, but also interested in tourism and investments. Prime Minister Kubilius expressed support for the territorial integrity of Georgia and the country’s integration into NATO and the EU.

Kubilius said issues of free trade between the EU and Georgia, as well as visas will be a priority in the second half of next year, when Lithuania chairs the EU.
“According to the World Bank, go ahead in terms of trade and we’ll assist you,” the prime minister o…

]]> http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-05/wed-2-may-2012-local-support-for-georgia-discussed/feed/ Wed, 25 Apr 2012, Azubalis: Holocaust awareness on the rise… http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-04/wed-25-apr-2012-azubalis-holocaust-awareness-on-the-rise/ http://www.in-lithuania.net/2012-04/wed-25-apr-2012-azubalis-holocaust-awareness-on-the-rise/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/31073/ “Therefore, in a free Lithuanian democracy the Holocaust that was kept in silence in the Soviet years is not any more ‘alien pain,’” he stressed.

The photography exhibition was designed based on data from the research of synagogues that were built from the 17th century through the 19th century in the territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The research was carried out by Lithuanian and Belarusian students from the Vilnius Academy of Arts and the Belarusian State University. The photography reflects the complex history of the Lithuanian Jewish cultural heritage that had flourished there since the 17th century and…

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