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Lithuanian Energy group to ask Hitachi cover damages of stalled Vilnius plant construction
After Lithuania's court of appeals has suspended the contract of construction of the waste burning part of the Vilnius Cogeneration Power Plant, the state-owned energy group Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy) intends to ask Japan's Hitachi energy corporation that filed the suit over the tender to compensate possible damages to the power utility and heating consumers, reports LETA/BNS.
Millionaire Zavadskis found dead in his car in Daugavpils
Latvian millionaire and businessman Eduards Zavadskis has been found dead in his car in Daugavpils, south-eastern Latvia, the Latvian State Police said LETA.
Lithuanian Railways CEO says they have signed Rail Baltica deal
he chief executive officer of Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, or LG) says that he signed Rail Baltica's contracting scheme agreement on Friday evening after receiving the go-ahead from members of the state railway company's management board, reports LETA/BNS.
EUR 27,000 fine slapped on suspect in vote-buying case in Latvian general elections in 2014
The Latgale Regional Court has slapped a fine of 75 minimum wages or EUR 27,000 on Vilani local council lawmaker and businessman Andris Kozulis in the case of vote-buying in favor of Unity candidate Dzintars Zakis in the Latvian general elections in fall 2014, reports LETA.
Lithuania's Lifosa under criticism over phosphate rock imports from Africa
The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic's government has condemned the resumption of phosphate rock shipments from Western Sahara to Lithuania. CEO of Lifosa, the Lithuanian fertilizer company, has assured that its imports came from Morocco and did not know the origin of the raw materials, writes LETA/BNS.
Krumins writes in his memoirs about ''Aivars and Andris' criminal groups'' - portal
Millionaire Julijs Krumins, who the Corruption Prevention Bureau (CPB) detained yesterday on suspicion of being involved in illegal party financing, has been writing his memoirs recently, and in one of the chapters intends to write about his dealings with ''Aivars and Andris' criminal groups'', referring to two of Latvia's so-called oligarchs - former Prime Minister Andris Skele and Ventspils Mayor Aivars Lembergs, the investigative news portal pietiek.com writes translated LETA.
Truksnis and Raitums suspects in Corruption Prevention Bureau's criminal procedure
Jurmala Mayor Gatis Truksnis (Greens/Farmers) has the status of a suspect in a criminal procedure on party financing violations that is being investigated by the Corruption Prevention Bureau, as Truksnis' attorney Janis Rozenbergs told LETA.
Latvia’s PrivatBank to close its Italian branch by year end
The new board of Latvia’s PrivatBank has decided to close down its branch in Italy. Such a decision has been made after revising economic operations of the bank’s branches, the bank reported.
Corruption Prevention Bureau conducts procedural actions in office of For Latvia From The Heart party
The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) officials on October 4 conducted procedural actions in the office of For Latvia From The Heart party in relation to a criminal procedure, the party’s leader Inguna Sudraba told LETA.
CPB detains two other persons in connection with Truksnis/Krumins criminal process and suspended court chair
The Corruption Prevention Bureau (CPB) has started a criminal process for possible illegal large-scale political party financing, and four people have so far been detained as part of this criminal process, LETA was informed by the CPB.
Lithuania turns to UK and Dutch law-enforcement bodies for help in emissions trading probe
Lithuania's law-enforcement officials have turned to British and Dutch authorities for help in their investigation of greenhouse gas emission allowance trading by Lietuvos Elektrine (Lithuanian Power Plant) - now Lietuvos Energijos Gamyba (Lithuanian Energy Production) - between 2009 and 2011, reports LETA/BNS.
CPB carrying out search in offices of Jurmala Mayor Truksnis
The Corruption Prevention Bureau is carrying out a search at the officers of Jurmala Mayor Gatis Truksnis (Greens/Farmers), the Jurmala City Council confirmed to LETA.
Movie “Attempt on the State. Inconvenient Vashkevich” was screened in Helsinki
At the end of September movie “Attempt on the State. Inconvenient Vashkevich” was screened in Helsinki at Arkadia International Bookshop. Students of Finnish Universities and journalists participated in the discussion.
Supreme Court lifts sentence on whistle-blowing hacker
The Latvian Supreme Court today lifted the Riga Regional Court’s decision in a criminal case against Ilmars Poikans, a whistle-blowing hacker who under the nickname Neo accessed the database of the Latvian State Revenue Service (VID) and leaked the stolen data to the press in 2010, in the part where he was found guilty and sentenced to 100 hours of community service, reports LETA.
Russian journalists sent back from border planned to visit Estonian museums
The four Russian journalists who on Thursday were denied entry to Estonia wanted to get acquainted with Estonian museums, including the new building of the Estonian National Museum, an official connected to organizing the visit said LETA/BNS.
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