Foreign affairs
Tens of Lithuanian Jews pay respects to Pittsburgh victims
Several tens of Lithuanian Jews on Monday paid their respects to the victims of a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. […]
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Society
Russian-language TV channel Current Time to be launched in Lithuania
The Vilnius TV Tower is starting on Friday to re transmit Current Time, a US-funded Russian-language television channel. […]
Society
High profile ceremony for the forthcoming museum in Lithuania
On May 4, 2018 the ground-breaking ceremony for The Lost Shtetl Museum and Memorial Complex took place in the middle of Lithuania, in Šeduva. The project is designed by professor Rainer Mahlamäki and Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects, Finland. Professor Mahlamäki attended the ceremony, as well as Dr Inna Rogatchi, the author of the forthcoming film and book on Rainer Mahlamäki’s projects of memorial architecture. […]
Freetime
US Ambassador A. Hall will be patron of Blossom of Hope 2018 charity gala
The International Women’s Association of Vilnius (IWAV) is initiating the charity event Blossom of Hope for the tenth time now with the goal of improving early breast cancer diagnostics. According to doctors, of the thousand and a half women in the country, who hear this diagnosis – a fifth are up to 50 years old, while 5-6 are especially young, up to 30 years old. […]
Foreign affairs
US president to praise Baltic nations for defense spending – diplomats
US President Donald Trump will show the Baltic nations as a model for other European countries in defense spending as he will host the leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in the White House next Tuesday, diplomats said. […]
Culture
Litvak painter Samuel Bak grateful to Vilniusites for his saved life
Internationally-renowned Litvak painter Samuel Bak, back in Vilnius for the opening of his museum, on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to residents of his hometown who helped him survive the Holocaust. […]
Society
Vilnius hosts conference on anti-Semitism and xenophobia
Vilnius is on Thursday hosting a conference in which scientists and diplomats are discussing the historical memory of the Holocaust and ways of reducing manifestations of anti-Semitism and xenophobia in society. […]
Defence
Defence
President expects parlt to debate defense deal with US next week
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė expects the Seimas to debate an agreement on the status of US troops in Lithuania during its extraordinary session next week. […]
Defence
Fast-track ratification of Lithuania-US defence deal would be political signal
A proposed fast-track ratification of an agreement on the status of US troops in Lithuania would be a political signal that the country is ready to host American soldiers, President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s chief national security adviser said on Tuesday. […]
Defence
Lithuania proposes treaty on status of US troops for parlt ratification
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has submitted the treaty with the United States on the status of US troops in Lithuania for fast-track parliamentary ratification, the President’s Office said on Monday. […]
Defence
Lithuania, US sign agreement on status of US troops
Lithuania and the United States signed on Tuesday an agreement on the status of US troops on Lithuanian territory. […]
Defence
Lithuania, US to sign deal on status of US troops
Lithuania and the United States will Tuesday sign an agreement on the status of US troops in the country, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. […]
Opinion
U.S. presidential election as a wake-up call for women in leadership
The defeat of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election has resulted in well-founded concerns for the U.S. and Europe. Lithuania is no exception. Currently, our concerns about the safe future are being addressed and soothed by highest U.S. officials, including Vilnius-residing Ambassador Anne Hall who shortly after the announcement of the election results reassured us about the U.S. commitment to its alliance with Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
President accepts credentials from US new ambassador
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday received letters of credence from the United States new Ambassador Anne Hall. […]
Foreign affairs
US new ambassador arrives in Lithuania
The United States’ new Ambassador to Lithuania Anne Hall has arrived in Vilnius, the US Embassy said on Thursday. […]