Sports
On this day in football: 17 November
As Lithuanian football fans continue to recover from their nation’s 4:0 deficit on Saturday some may even remember the milestone which took place on this day in 1991. […]
Year: 2014
European Union
EU commissioner notes progress in anti-Ebola efforts in Africa
Progress has been made in the efforts to mitigate the Ebola epidemic in Africa, but more instruments and doctors will be needed to contain the spread of the virus in more remote regions, says the European Union‘s (EU) Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis of Lithuania. […]
Politics
Opposition leader Kubilius sceptical about dual citizenship referendum
Lithuanian parliament’s opposition leader Andrius Kubilius of the conservatives is sceptical about the proposed referendum on dual citizenship, saying the Law on Citizenship should suffice to expand the possibility for Lithuanians to keep several citizenships. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Is Putin still bluffing?
Bluff is an English word that has entered international parlance. Its original meaning refers to a poker player who pretends to have a good hand. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister objects to “unilateral” recognition of Palestine
Lithuania does not agree with unilateral recognition of Palestine, saying a decision needs to be reached by way of negotiations, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius stated on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
European Union
Lithuanian foreign minister: EU must continue pressure on Russia over Ukraine
The European Union must continue its pressure on Russia for the war in Eastern Ukraine, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
Defence
Society
Lithuanian authorities offer solution to issue of bilingual signs in Polish-speaking communities
The issue of bilingual street signs should finally be settled after years of clashes in eastern Lithuania with large Polish-speaking communities. Municipal authorities have been authorized to erect posts with Lithuanian-language street names, after which the central administration will no longer require to remove bilingual signs off buildings. […]
Culture
Lithuanian orchestra to record Mozart’s unfinished compositions
Chief Conductor of Berlin Symphony Orchestra Lior Shambadal, who conducted over 70 different orchestras and now is preparing for a concert with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, has proposed the Lithuanians to record an album of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s incomplete compositions, Unfinished Mozart. […]
Global LT
Lithuanian expatriates send record-breaking sum of money home this year
Lithuanians who live outside the country will have transferred a record sum of money to their relatives back home this year, shows preliminary data obtained by DELFI. […]
European Union
Lithuanian foreign minister to discuss Ukraine at EU Foreign Affairs Council
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius will attend the European Union‘s (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday. The main topic on the agenda is the situation in Ukraine. […]
Society
Economy
Klaipėda Port breaks cargo turnover record in October
This October, Klaipėda Port cargo turnover has grown 24.3 percent: total of 3,652.8 thousand tons (including LNG, 48.6 thousand tons) were handled, i.e., 713.6 thousand tons more than in October 2013, the Port of Klaipėda said in a statement. […]
Culture
The Invisible Front continues its successful tour of US cinemas
On Friday, 14 November, The Invisible Front was presented at The Music Box Theatre, which is Chicago’s premiere venue for independent and foreign films. The story of one of the twentieth century’s most significant underground resistance movements attracted a packed hall of Lithuanians residing in the region. […]
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Energy
Economy
Over half of incoming post items to Lithuania come from China
As data for the 3rd quarter of the current year show, 51 percent of incoming international items originate from China. All in all, Lithuania Post has received and dispatched 12 million items during the period. […]
Economy
Investors’ confidence in Lithuania on the rise
Investors’ confidence in Lithuania’s business climate has been growing throughout the year, as well as in the last quarter, when Eastern Europe was shaken by instabilities, an Investor Confidence Index for Lithuania by Investors’ Forum has showed. […]
Economy
Lithuanian credit unions start operating at profit
Sixty-three credit unions operating under the Lithuanian Central Credit Union (Lietuvos Centrinė Kredito Unija – LCKU) earned LTL 183,000 (EUR 53,000) in profit in the first three quarters of 2014. In the first three quarters of 2013 they recorded a LTL 5.5 million (EUR 1.6 million) loss. […]