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In times of crisis solidarity spreads like a virus

April 4, 2020 0

If these past few weeks were part of the plot from a zombie film, we would have barely made it through the first act. Nonetheless, according to movie-logic, we should have already started slipping into […]

The coronavirus will bring the European Union countries down to earth

April 1, 2020 0

Perhaps the coronavirus vaccine could, as per predictions, be created before the end of this year, Mečys Laurinkus wrote in lrytas.lt There’s little information on Lithuanian news media on how scientists are faring, how research […]

Self-proclaimed Republic in Vilnius celebrates its Independence on April Fool’s Day

April 1, 2020 0

For most people around the world, the 1st of April is known as April Fool’s day. It is a jovial celebration with pranks on friends and family members. But in Vilnius – the capital of […]

With COVID-19 shaking up markets, farmers are advised to sell part of their harvest at higher prices

April 1, 2020 0

With COVID-19 slowing the global economy, investors are beginning to turn to classes of property that are currently more stable, this including grain, Agrorodeo general manager Robertas Lapinskas wrote. Seeking to ensure sufficient financial flows […]

Strong start for the grain sector this year, COVID-19 becomes a variable

April 1, 2020 0

For Lithuania, which essentially grows grain for export and only consumes a small portion of it domestically, 2020 began favourably. The winter was warm and mild, and the plentiful as never before winter crops were […]

Iconic sites in Vilnius illuminated in show of solidarity with Italy

March 31, 2020 0

The Hill of Three Crosses monument, the Presidential Palace and the Cathedral in Vilnius were all lit up in green, white and red this evening. In this way, Lithuania’s capital has expressed its solidarity with […]

Photographer in Vilnius paints a different portrait of a city in quarantine

March 27, 2020 0

While most of the photos portraying today‘s world show empty alleys, deserted streets, closed cafes and almost no one on the horizon, Vilnius-based photographer Adas Vasiliauskas has managed to find the missing piece in his […]

Rasa Juknevičienė: COVID-19 lessons learned

March 26, 2020 0

‘Lessons learned’, as they say in the army. When I held the office of Minister of Defence of Lithuania, along with the commanders and other military representatives, we always discussed and outlined what lessons had […]

The French President’ Munich 1938

March 25, 2020 0

In the tradition of European historical memory of the 20th century, the mention of Munich reminds us of the 1938 agreements between Germany, France, and Britain on the future of Czechoslovakia. It is symbolic that […]

MEP Kubilius: Will ‘helicopters’ bring to Lithuanian business a ‘quarantine package’?

April 5, 2020 0

Everybody understands that an economic downturn will follow the pandemic. Economic forecasts that started as relatively mild ones now often turn towards apocalyptical. No one is surprised by the Bank of Lithuania‘s reevaluation of its […]

With COVID-19 shaking up markets, farmers are advised to sell part of their harvest at higher prices

April 1, 2020 0

Strong start for the grain sector this year, COVID-19 becomes a variable

April 1, 2020 0

With COVID-19 shaking up markets, farmers are advised to sell part of their harvest at higher prices

April 1, 2020 0

Strong start for the grain sector this year, COVID-19 becomes a variable

April 1, 2020 0

Zones of radioctive termination of the Astravyets nuclear power plant

Astravyets due to launch soon: how will Lithuania protect itself?

January 8, 2020 0

There is ever less time left to the launch of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant. Lithuania is taking measures to prevent the entry of Belarusian electrical power into our market. There are plans that the […]

Astravyets opens a “pit” in Lithuanian-Belarussian relations and opens paths for Russia

December 16, 2019 0

On November 5, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda presented the Finnish president Lithuania’s position on the threats posed by Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant. The head of state also presented this position to the presidents of neighbouring […]

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