Society
Lithuania ranks 36th in World Press Freedom Index
Lithuania ranks 36th in the annual World Press Freedom Index, produced by Reporters Without Borders, unchanged from last year. […]
Netherlands
European Union
Netherlands recruits Baltic States to compensate for effects of Brexit
The Netherlands is building new coalitions within the EU to compensate for the loss of the UK as the union’s main free trade champion, and has found partners in the Baltic States. At the same time, a domestic policy issue involving gas supplies and the Dutch stance on Russia have the potential to put what has been dubbed the New Hanseatic League to the test Dario Cavegn writes in the ERR News. […]
Defence
Flaming Thunder army exercise starts in Lithuania
The annual army exercise Flaming Thunder for indirect fire support units starts in Lithuania on Monday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian cities to receive Dutch tulip bulbs as Centennial Gift
Representatives of Lithuanian municipalities will receive a Centennial Gift in the form of tulip bulbs from the Netherlands at the government on Friday. […]
Foreign affairs
Ireland, Netherlands joining Baltic-Nordic meeting in Brussels
Leaders of the Baltic and the Nordic states have for the first time invited their Irish and Dutch colleagues to join the traditional meeting in Brussels ahead of the European Union (EU) summit. […]
Economy
Lithuania slides on Global Innovation Index
Lithuania this year lost four positions and ranks 40th among 127 countries in the latest Global Innovation Index released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). […]
Freetime
“Love has always been and will be a real thing” – interview with film director Giedrė Žickytė
I wanted to ask you about working with archival footage: your previous film, “How We Played the Revolution”, and “Master and Tatyana” are both related by you working with material that was sourced from archives. […]
Defence
Society
Re-opening of Free Little Library – Bibliotekėlė in Bernardinai Park
On Good Friday, a reopening of the free little library took place in Bernardinai Garden (Bernardinų sodai). Located close to the children’s playground, the little library specialises in children’s books. At a time that libraries all over are facing tough competition from the Internet, little libraries reflect community spirit at work. […]
European Union
President congratulates Netherlands after moderates’ election victory
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday congratulated the Netherlands following moderate politicians’ victory in Wednesday’s parliamentary election. […]
Defence
Lithuania purchases hundreds of used military vehicles from Netherlands
Several hundreds of used military vehicles purchased from the Netherlands will add mobility and power to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said on Thursday. […]
Culture
Culture
Free Little Library, Bibliotekėlė, offers children’s books in Vilnius Bernardinai Garden
On Tuesday, a new little free library opened in Bernardinai Garden (Bernardinų sodai) in Vilnius.
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Defence
NATO general to discuss Baltic defence plans in Vilnius
Salvatore Farina, a high-ranking NATO general on a visit to Vilnius on Thursday, will discuss the Alliance’s defence plans for the Baltics with Lithuania’s military and Ministry of National Defence officials. […]
CORPORATE
British universities start flying over Lithuanian students
A British university is to fly 15 potential students from Lithuania to Britain to visit the university, see its facilities and meet its teaching staff – something unheard in Lithuanian universities. “I do not know […]
European Union
CORPORATE
A present from the Netherlands for cyclists in Lithuania
Vilnius has received two bicycle stands designed to resemble a car from the Netherlands during the Bicycle Day. The stands were uncovered by the Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Šimašius and the Kingdom of the Netherlands […]
Opinion
Opinion: How the Kremlin infiltrated an EU referendum in the Netherlands
The student leaders of 1968 could probably not have imagined how their democratic ideas would be high-jacked by a combination of extremists and opponents of democracy exploiting technological progress and social media. Nobody understands the dangers of technology and social media better than dictators and demagogues. […]
Opinion
The European Union is not a security union
In the wake of any shocking event, national governments and officials of the European Union invariably call for more cooperation between member states to prevent anything similar happening in the future. The response to the March 22 terrorist attacks in Brussels has been no different. […]
Economy
Mars Lithuania accused of misleading customers as recalled chocolate bars appear in shops
Some chocolate bars from a shipment recalled by the American company Mars found their way into Lithuanian shops, the company’s representatives said on Wednesday, retracting earlier claims that no possibly unsafe products were on the market. Lithuania’s food regulation authority says it is investigating the company for misleading consumers. […]