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Higher-class housing in Vilnius: sales continue to grow

June 19, 2019 0

The share of higher-class housing purchases in Vilnius continues to grow. In the first five months of this year, nearly 2400 newly built apartments were sold in the Lithuanian capital, with one of every eight […]

One in six residents have never been outside Lithuania

June 10, 2019 0

A survey showed that one in six Lithuanian residents have never been abroad. In terms of residents that have never stepped outside their homeland, Lithuania is way ahead of Latvia and Estonia. According to the […]

Wind energy – 82% Lithuanian’s in favour of it

May 19, 2019 0

Renewable energy ideas in Lithuania are steadily expanding. A recent public survey shows that 8 out of 10 people in the country are in favour of the further development of wind energy. The implementation of […]

3 Latvian companies to buy gas from Lietuvos Energijos Tiekimas

May 6, 2019 Comments Off

The gas and electricity supplier Lietuvos Energijos Tiekimas (LET) owned by one of the biggest energy groups in the Baltic countries Lietuvos Energija signed three new agreements on the supply of natural gas with Latvian […]

How Grybauskaitė‘s presidency decade will be remembered in 50 years?

June 26, 2019 0

Comments or analytical pieces on the situation in Lithuania that appeared after President Dalia Grybauskaitė annual address appear more interesting to me than the address itself. D. Grybauskaitė‘s text, which we heard from the Seimas […]

The cost of Western naivete

June 25, 2019 0

This week the Council of Europe (CoE), the organization where some time ago I quite naively ran for the position of Secretary General, opted to pay a big price for its naivete – by returning […]

Baltic Pride In Vilnius. Photo Ruslanas Iržikevičius, the Lithuania Tribune

Baltic Pride and MP Gražulis: why not a peep from him?

June 20, 2019 0

Let’s talk about MP Gražulis and Baltic Pride! Even on the brightest day, you can have clouds, a man once said upon finding out that his mother in law died, but he will have to […]

Lithuanian schools facing a challenge – increasing number of returning emigrants children

June 26, 2019 0

With the registration to the country’s schools ending, it is emerging that there will be more returning Lithuanian emigrants children studying in Lithuania than usual this September. However, Lithuania has only one school, which fully […]

Gint Aras (Karolis Gintaras Žukauskas, Photo Žana Cončiar

Collapsing and constructed identity: A conversation with Author Gint Aras

June 25, 2019 0

Rising literary talent, Gint Aras (Karolis Gintaras Žukauskas,) shares stories created of raw natural artistry and studied precision. A Lithuanian-American native of Chicago’s suburb of Cicero, he’s the author of the novels, Finding the Moon […]

The Lithuania Tribune wishes its readers a happy Joninės!

June 23, 2019 0

Joninės, or John’s day, is the name of the Christian celebration that coincides with Midsummer. In Lithuanian, the celebration is also called Rasos (Dew Holiday) or Kupolė. The holiday is closely tied to old pagan […]

Baltic Pride and MP Gražulis: why not a peep from him?

June 20, 2019 0

Let’s talk about MP Gražulis and Baltic Pride! Even on the brightest day, you can have clouds, a man once said upon finding out that his mother in law died, but he will have to […]

Love of freedom and a book: Americans could learn from Lithuanians

June 20, 2019 0

Lithuanian high school students are a great example of gratitude and respect for freedom. These are the observations of the representatives of the all-boys school Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) in Nashville (USA). According to them, […]

Antanas Kraujelis-Siaubūnas belt. Photo Gintautas Vėlius

Kraujelis-Siaubūnas’ sister: “I cried much, so much searching and suddenly – joy”

June 20, 2019 0

The remains of Antanas Kraujelis-Siaubūnas, which were discovered in Vilnius’ Našlaičių Cemetery are important for all of Lithuania, however, the final partisan’s relatives responded the most sensitively. His sister, Janina Šyvokienė-Kraujelytė says she never gave […]

Lithuania’s last partisan Kraujelis-Siaubūnas remains found

June 19, 2019 0

Remains of Lithuania’s last partisan Antanas Kraujelis-Siaubūnas were found and identified in Vilnius today. Genetic studies have confirmed the identity of Antanas Kraujelis-Siaubūnas. In the search organized by the Genocide and Resistance Research Center of […]

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