Residents of Lithuania have started exchanging their savings in litas to euros. A total of 330 post offices will be exchanging litas to euros free of charge from 2 January. […]
National Cyber Security Centre was launched in Lithuania on 1 January. It was founded as a division of the Ministry of National Defence. The establishment of the centre was envisaged in the Law on Cyber Security and the amendments to related legislation. […]
The first day of this year is the first day of Lithuania with the euro. It is an unavoidable fact, although probably everyone is already tired of hearing the word euro. I must admit: it is certainly much better that the euro is not in everyone’s lips but in everyone’s pockets. Soon enough the currency change fever will go down and we will be less concerned with the pros and cons of having the euro than with having as many euros as we can. […]
The Lithuanian Gay League, an LGBT rights NGO, has had an idea to keep some of the 10-litas notes and make them into souvenirs for their partners. […]
The two-thousand-strong protest rally in Moscow this week, triggered by a court sentence for anti-Kremlin campaigner Alexei Navalny and his brother, shows that, despite all the effort, Vladimir Putin‘s regime has not completely crushed the opposition in Russia. A Maidan in Moscow is probably Putin’s worst nightmare. Can it come true? […]
Six vessels are waiting to be cleared for entering the port of Klaipėda where ship traffic was partially restricted on Friday morning due to strong winds, the port’s authority said. […]
The new President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, is coming to Lithuania in the middle of January. […]
Lithuania has reached the half-point in its two-year membership in the United Nations (UN) Security Council. Throughout 2014, the Lithuanian delegation mostly focused on the conflict in Ukraine, the rule of law, protection of civilians in armed conflicts, reinforcement of UN cooperation with the European Union (EU) and proper implementation of the Security Council’s decisions on sanctions, the Foreign Ministry has said. […]
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda officially opened its commercial operations on the first day of 2015 to provide the first alternative to Russian gas. […]
The adoption of the euro in Lithuania was smooth and successful, regardless of interruptions on the last day of 2014, Vitas Vasiliauskas, governor of the central Bank of Lithuania, said on Thursday. […]
Having arrived in Lithuania to conduct the Baltic air policing mission for the first time, Italian troops say they are prepared to prevent any violations. […]
Vilnius City District Court on Wednesday sanctioned arrest of a Lithuanian army officer suspected of spying and another person he provided information to. […]
After starting to use the new currency, the euro, on Thursday, Lithuanians say they will have to remember maths at the beginning of the year to calculate the prices of goods. They will be able to pay in litas until mid-January, but will receive all change in the common currency of the European Union (EU). […]
Lithuania expects the six-month Latvian presidency of the European Union (EU) Council, which is starting on Thursday, to focus on the Eastern Partnership program. […]
Lithuania’s government hopes that the euro adopted on Thursday will guarantee economic and political security for Lithuania, while the neighboring countries see the accession as an achievement of the entire euro zone. […]
The internationally acclaimed Lithuanian photographer Antanas Sutkus’ photographic signature in thousands of photo works is recognized in art galleries from Paris to Rio de Janeiro. Over the last 50 years, the artist has seen his distinguished photo works showcased in some of the world’s most prestigious art and culture centers, including the National Library of France in Paris, the International Center of Photography in New York, the Dresden Art Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Paris Museum of Photography, and many others. […]
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