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Water Tariffs Continue to Grow in Lithuania Due to EU Investments
20 May 2013 - 07:31 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — The Lithuanian National Control Commission for Prices end Energy (NCCPE), the utility sector’s regulator, this month approved three Lithuanian municipal water companies’ requests to raise water and
Over 1.5 Million Sign on to Europe’s Right to Water Initiative
13 May 2013 - 09:26 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Europe’s first citizens’ initiative, “Water Is a Human Right,” has collected more than 1.5 million signatures across the continent, with eight nations surpassing minimum number of signatures requ
Lithuanian Officials Oppose EC Directive on Water Service Concessions
27 Mar 2013 - 07:17 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — Lithuanian officials have expressed opposition to the European Commission’s draft directive on public service concessions due to concerns that it would mean inevitable privatization of public water
Lithuania to Merge Water, Wastewater Utilities
1 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — The new Lithuanian government is moving to merge the country’s 359 existing water and sewage utilities to as few as 60 – one per municipality.
Fluoride Affects Water Quality for 78,000 Lithuanians
16 Jan 2013 - 01:28 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — More than 78,000 Lithuanian residents are supplied with drinking water that contains excessive levels of fluoride.
Lithuanian Construction Company Accused of Stealing EU Funding
8 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — Lithuania’s Financial Crime Investigation Office (FCIO) on January 3 issued an official statement that the heads of water infrastructure construction company Kruonio Hidroakumuliacines Elektrines S
St. Petersburg Water Company Seen as Model for Rest of Russia
3 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LISBON, Portugal — The Vodokanal (water company) of St.
Lithuania, Belarus Tackle Climate Change Impacts on the Neman River Basin
22 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Belarus, GRODNO — The impact of climate change on the basin of the Neman River, Lithuania’s largest river and Belarus’ third-largest and a major feeder of both countries’ waterways, will have substantial long-term i
Emigration Squeezes Lithuanian Water Companies
17 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — The Lithuanian population has dropped from roughly 3.5 million two decades ago to less than 3 million, according to the Lithuanian Statistics Committee.
Baltic Utilities Discuss Common Problems, With Eye on Integration
19 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
RIGA, Latvia — The latest meeting of the Baltic states’ water utility companies, held in Latvia this month, focused on management of wastewater, improving treatment processes to protect the fragile local environm
Lithuanian Cities Raise Water Tariffs to Secure EU Project Funding
18 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — The Lithuanian National Control Commission for Prices and Energy (NCCPE), the utility sector’s regulator, on September 13 cleared new water and wastewater tariffs for the cities of Taurage and Ukme
Latvia Bans Utility From Bottled Water Sales
29 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
RIGA, Latvia — The Latvian Ministry of Environment and Regional Development has shut down plans by the water utility in the capital city, Riga, to raise funds by producing and selling bottled water.
Poland’s Podlaskie Region Gets $22 Million USD for Water Infrastructure
23 Aug 2012 - 09:20 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Podlaskie region has just secured a $22 million USD grant from the European Union to finance 52 water infrastructure projects.
US, Lithuanian Researchers Team Up for Purification System
14 Aug 2012 - 08:51 by Local Press Report
Lithuania Environmentalists Accuse Belarus of Taking Water From Nemunas River
7 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — Lithuanian environmentalists warned last week that the amount of water in the Nemunas River, Lithuania’s main watercourse, had fallen below the minimal level in the area along the border with Belar
EU Auditors Scrutinize Sludge Management in Vilnius
24 Jul 2012 - 13:21 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — The European Court of Auditors, which audits the accounts of EU institutions, last week heard testimony from the Lithuanian Agency for Environmental Project Management over a sludge management proj
NIB, Vilnius Sign $10.4 Million USD Infrastructure Loan Agreement
10 Jul 2012 - 08:46 by Local Press Report
VILNIUS (Environment Expert) — The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the City of Vilnius have signed an agreement providing the city with a new 20-year loan facility totalling $10.4 million USD for financing a municipal investm
Lithuania National Regulator Approves Dramatic Tariff Increases
2 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — The Lithuanian National Control Commission for Prices and Energy (NCCPE), the utility sector’s regulator, in late June cleared new water and wastewater tariffs in Kelme and Palanga municipalities,
Lithuanian Environment Ministry Approves Funding for Vilnius, Kaisiadorys
22 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — The Lithuanian Ministry of Environment on June 18 signed two new agreements to provide grants funds for water projects in Kaisiadorys municipality and in the capital, Vilnius.
Critics Say Merging Lithuania’s Water Utilities May Violate EU Principles
7 Jun 2012 - 09:12 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — The Lithuanian government has submitted a draft of its Drinkable Water Supply and Sewerage Management Law to parliament, claiming the legislation will reduce water tariffs for consumers.
Lithuania Approves Municipal Tariff Increases to Fund Investment
18 Apr 2012 - 09:43 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — Lithuania’s utility sector regulator, the National Control Commission for Prices and Energy (NCCPE), has cleared increases in water and wastewater tariffs in the municipalities of Kretinga, Mazei
European Environment Agency Highlights Tertiary Wastewater Treatment
5 Apr 2012 - 10:05 by OOSKAnews Contributor
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The European Environment Agency’s new report on efficient use of water highlights the potential for tertiary wastewater treatment in Eastern Europe, as well as underlining some of the region’s bi
Vilnius Utility Signs Deal to Expand Buivydiskes Network
25 Jan 2012 - 10:39 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — Vilniaus Vandenys, the water company operating in the Lithuanian capital, signed a contract for expansion of the water supply and wastewater network in the town of Buivydiskes.
Vilniaus Vandenys Dissatisfied With Sludge Transport Costs
2 Nov 2011 - 10:03 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — Lithuania’s largest water supply and wastewater treatment company, Vilniaus Vandenys -- which also manages sludge -- is pondering what to do with the sludge if the Latvian town of Jurmala decides
Kemira Oyj Opens New Water Treatment Chemical Plant in Tallinn
2 Nov 2011 - 09:44 by Local Press Report
TALLINN (Kemira Oyj (Press Release)) — Kemira Oyj has opened a new water treatment chemical plant in Tallinn.
Vilniaus Vandenys to Launch Sludge Management Unit Soon
19 Oct 2011 - 09:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — Vilniaus Vandenys, the regional water management company serving the Lithuanian capital, is preparing to launch a new sludge management facility.
Druskininkai to Raise Tariffs
12 Oct 2011 - 09:17 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — The Lithuanian National Control Commission for Prices and Energy (NCCPE), the utility sector’s regulator, has cleared an increase in water and wastewater tariffs for Druskininku Vanduo, the
Yerevan to Host Ecological Monitoring Conference in Late September
14 Sep 2011 - 09:35 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN (Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am (Armenia)) — Yerevan will host an international conference on “State Ecological Monitoring and Risks of the Administrative Region” on September 27-29.
Vilniaus Vandenys Reduces Losses in First Half of 2011
3 Aug 2011 - 09:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — Vilniaus Vandenys, the regional water management company operating in the Lithuanian capital, has incurred some $910,000 USD in losses in the first half of 2011.
Lithuania’s Labor Party Seeks Control of Major Water Utility; Kickbacks Suspected
6 Jul 2011 - 15:17 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — Vilniaus Vandenys, the largest Lithuanian utility, with 40 percent of the Lithuanian water market, has seen three new directors general in one year during the course of political shake-ups in Vil
OSCE Chair Stresses Need for Regional Dialogue on Water, Energy
15 Jun 2011 - 16:56 by Local Press Report
ASHGABAT (Central Asia Online) — Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis stressed the need for a regional dialogue on water and energy i
Ministry Prepares Open Letter on Nuclear Power Plant
8 Jun 2011 - 08:47 by Local Press Report
MINSK (BelTA (Belarus)) — Belarus’ Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry has prepared an open letter responding to concerns raised by neighboring Lithuania over construction and safe operation of a futur
German Companies Modernizing Sludge Management Facilities in Telsiai, Siauliai, Vilnius
18 May 2011 - 09:53 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — A consortium formed by Lithuanian construction company Vetruna and German company Stulz H+E GmbH signed a contract for reconstruction of the wastewater sludge management facility at Telsiai waste
Lithuania, Norway Prioritize Climate Change
13 Apr 2011 - 09:17 by Local Press Report
OSLO (The Norway Post) — Norway and Lithuania are giving efforts to combat climate change top priority in a new set of agreements signed during Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s state visit to the Scandinavian co
Lithuanian Company Wins Bid for World Bank-Funded Project in Belarus
23 Mar 2011 - 18:27 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, KAUNAS — Lithuanian construction company Pozeminiai Darbai has signed a $4.6 million USD contract with Belarus regional water management company Grodnovodokanal and construction company Belkomtekhin
Turmoil Surrounding Vilniaus Vandenys Continues
16 Mar 2011 - 10:01 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — Vilniaus Vandenys, the regional water management company operating in the Lithuanian capital has been at the center of recent political turmoil, which appears to be reaching its peak this m
Lithuanian Agricultural Water Management Program Receives EU Grants
16 Mar 2011 - 09:53 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — Lithuanian farmers who suffered from flooding of their croplands will benefit from European Union assistance as part of the EU-financed program on Lithuania’s Agricultural Water Management.
Romania Has Fewest Citizens With Sewage System Access in EU
9 Mar 2011 - 10:25 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BUCHAREST, Romania - — Some 13,000 villages in Romania do not have access to sewage, according to a recent report published by the European Union’s statistics office, Eurostat.
Vilnius Residents’ Water Debts Mount Due to Dispute Between Utilities
2 Mar 2011 - 11:10 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — Thousands of Vilnius residents owe some $8 million USD in unpaid bills for hot water supply.
Environmental NGOs Call on Russia to Ratify Espoo Convention
23 Feb 2011 - 11:22 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Russia, ST. PETERSBURG — Environmental NGOs participating in a recent conference in Kaliningrad called on the Russian government to ratify the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary
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