In April this year again Lithuania suffered a slap once again from the Emergency Response Centre (ERC) service after a fire in Mančiūnai village in Alytus district killed 28 year old woman and her three, four, eight and nine years old children. Police launched an investigation in the actions of the Emergency Response Centre in Alytus. It again failed to save the lives of people by unable to determine the location of the woman calling. By the way, the center tried to cover up the first call from woman from a burning house.
(Lietuvių) Sostinės savivaldybei pasiūlėme iš naujo skaidriai skelbti Vilniaus vakarinio aplinkkelio III etapo tiesimo darbų konkursą, tačiau atsakymo negavome. Tuomet kreipėmės į Lietuvos apeliacinį teismą, prašydami panaikinti Europos Sąjungos (ES) ir Lietuvos teismų nusistovėjusiai praktikai prieštaraujantį žemesnės instancijos teismo sprendimą. Taip pat paprašėme įpareigoti konkursą vykdančią Vilniaus savivaldybės administraciją iš konkurso sąlygų pašalinti diskriminuojančias ir konkurenciją ribojančias nuostatas.
Europe’s ports are vital gateways, linking its transport corridors to the rest of the world. 74% of goods entering or leaving Europe go by sea, and Europe boasts some of the finest port facilities in the world. Ports also play a crucial role both in the exchange of goods within the internal market and in linking peripheral and island areas with the mainland. But ports are not only great for moving goods around, they also generate employment; 1.5 million workers are employed in European ports, with the same amount again employed indirectly across the 22 EU maritime Member States.
The European aviation industry plays a vital role in the European economy, by promoting trade and tourism and acting as a vehicle for employment growth. Air traffic control is a key factor in the value chain of the aviation industry. It should ensure the safe, expeditious and cost-efficient flow of air traffic thereby minimizing fuel usage, carbon emissions and flying times. However, European air navigation services have historically evolved primarily within national borders, with each Member State establishing its own Air Traffic Management (ATM) system leading to costly and inefficient structural fragmentation of the Europe’s airspace and a persistent lack of responsiveness to the requirements of its customers – the airlines, and ultimately, the paying customers.
Lithuania has successfully started the construction of the European track “RailBaltica”, but this project has gained international political intrigue. Lithuania was recently visited by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Transport representative James Pond, who commented that Lithuania does not understand the meaning of “RailBaltica” and delays the process. This shocked not only Lithuanian politicians, but the whole Europe. The essence of the current conflict – Lithuania does not want to create a joint venture with Latvia and Estonia for the “RailBaltica 2” project, a gauge linking the three Baltic states. Two year ago three Prime Ministers signed all the documents, related to the development of the project. However lately Lithuanian officials spoke out that the adoption of legislation on joint venture violates the Lithuanian national interests and decided to change its policy.
