Culture
Song Festival invites Lithuanians from all over the world
On 2-6 July, the Lithuanian Song Festival, the country’s most important cultural event, included in the UNESCO World Heritage list, will take place in Vilnius. […]
Month: July 2014
Foreign affairs
PM bids farewell to outgoing Norwegian Ambassador
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has met with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway Leif Arne Ulland, who ends his term in Lithuania. During the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized that Norway is an important partner of Lithuania and thanked the Ambassador for his personal contribution to the development of good bilateral relations as well as an intensifying cooperation in both the business and cultural sectors, the prime minister’s press service said. […]
Sports
Kleiza, Javtokas will not play for Lithuania’s national team in world championship
The Lithuanian Basketball Federation has officially presented the list of candidates to play for the national basketball team in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The list contains 17 names. […]
Politics
President calls on Social Democrats to take lead
To take the lead and to dare to correct mistakes made by other ministries – these are the objectives set by President Dalia Grybauskaitė for Minister of Social Security and Labour Algimanta Pabedinskienė. The president received the minister on Tuesday. […]
Economy
Lithuania, Israel could trade in gas – President
Israel could supply gas to Lithuania in the future, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said during a meeting with Israeli businessmen in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
Economy
Three Lithuania’s international airports merged
From 1 July State Enterprise (SE) Kaunas Airport and SE Palanga International Airport will be merged into SE Vilnius International Airport, with SE Vilnius International Airport as the surviving entity taking over rights, obligations and contracts of SE Kaunas Airport and SE Palanga International Airport. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania condemns kidnap, murder of Israeli teenagers, calls for de-escalation
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday condemned the kidnap and murder of Israeli teenagers and also called on the Israeli government and the Palestinians to refrain from actions that might increase tension in the region. […]
Politics
Proposed Constitutional Court president pledges to step up case hearing
Professor Dainius Žalimas of Vilnius University’s Faculty of Law, proposed by the Lithuanian president for president of the country’s Constitutional Court, pledges to solve the problem of lengthy case hearings. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM says making “blacklist” public is mistake
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that making the so called blacklist of deputy ministers public has been a mistake, as it may impede further investigation. According to the head of the Cabinet, decisions on deputy minister will be made by ministers, their immediate superiors. […]
Defence
Žukas appointed Lithuania’s chief of defence
Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas has been appointed new chief of defence of Lithuania. He will start his five-year term on Jul. 24, the Lithuanian president’s press service said on Tuesday. He will replace Lieutenant General Arvydas Pocius. […]