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PG Dispute Resolution Meets in Minsk
The bnt Dispute Resolution Practice Group Annual Meeting 2017 took place for the first time in Minsk. As with all six bnt Practice Groups, the Dispute Resolution PG held its annual session in 2017. Thanks to changes in Belarussian visa regulations, the meet could be held in Minsk
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Major upgrade of Klaipeda seaport
Klaipeda seaport channel to be deepened to 17 m. by 2020. Currently the Klaipeda seaport channel is 15 metres deep. That is, two metres less than Riga seaport and one metre less than Ventspils seaport. The current depth of Klaipeda seaport restricts the size and loading of big carrier ships
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Major EU financing for Lithuania via “Rail Baltica” project
The “Rail Baltica” project opens the way for new construction related public procurement in the Baltic States. The “Rail Baltica” project aims to lay a new 1435 mm wide European standard railway line across the Baltic States, replacing the old 1520 mm Russian railway line and providing south-north oriented integration
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Modernization of Detention Facilities
A Public-Private Partnership to modernize detention facilities in Lithuania. In July 2014 the Lithuanian Government approved a new detention facilities modernisation programme with a scheduled deadline for 2022. The programme involves construction of a new detention facility on the outskirts of Vilnius and construction of new
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Modernization of Lithuanian Zoo in Kaunas
An optimistic future for the unmodernized Lithuanian Zoo. The Kaunas City Council has approved a detailed plan for modernization of the city zoo. According to the Ministry of Environment, which is the acting manager of the building, this decision opens the way for EUR 11.5 million