Economy
Month: October 2015
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister: Veto right is responsibility, not privilege
On 30 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in a high-level event, which was co-hosted by France and Mexico on the restraint of the veto in the Security Council in situations of mass atrocity, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Lithuania actively supports the initiative that was proposed by France and Mexico, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]
Economy
Lithuanian transport service loss in Russia offset by EU
Exports of transport services to Russia is offset by providing more of these services to the European Union (EU) countries. The results of the Lithuania’s Review of the first half of the year, prepared by the Bank of Lithuania, show that the most rising exports markets are to Austria, Denmark and France, the Ministry of Transport and Communications said. […]
Culture
10 gastronomic projects compete for title of best in Lithuanian cuisine
What is the best Lithuanian cuisine can offer – beer brewed according to the old tradition, traditional tree cake (lit. šakotis) or traditional seacoast fish soup? It will become clear in mid-November, when the best Lithuanian gastronomic project will be announced. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian leaders congratulate China on national day
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has extended congratulations to President Xi Jinping of China on the 66th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. […]
Foreign affairs
India’s minister visits Lithuania to unveil monument for Gandhi
India’s Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr Mohanbhai Kundariya, arrived in Lithuania to represent the Government and the people of India at the historic unveiling of a sculptural composition of Mahatma Gandhi with his Lithuanian friend Hermann Kallenbach. […]
Economy
Bankers among most-quoted opinion leaders in Lithuania
Between January and June 2015, Swedbank Lithuania’s chief economist Nerijus Mačiulis was quoted nearly 600 times in the media and was the most quoted opinion leader in Lithuania, a study of the market research company TNS LT shows. […]
Foreign affairs
Croatia to open embassy in Lithuania
Croatia is to open an embassy in Vilnius by the end of this year, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian ambassador receives Sweden’s royal couple prior to state visit
In preparation for their visit to Lithuania, the Swedish royal couple, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, dined at the Lithuanian ambassador’s residence in Stockholm on 29 September. […]
Lithuanian analyst: Who is Russia actually fighting in Syria?
Russia launched airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday in what it says is an effort to weaken ISIS. “The main question is what Russia is actually fighting in this case, since Russia’s enemy is not exactly the enemy identified by the West,” says analyst Linas Kojala of the Eastern Europe Studies Centre in Vilnius. […]
Uncategorized
Sweden’s royal couple to visit Lithuania
At the invitation of Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his wife Queen Silvia will arrive on an official state visit to Lithuania on 7-9 October. […]
Culture
Holocaust by Bullets exhibit at Vilna Gaon Jewish Museum
The Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum presents the exhibit, Holocaust by Bullets, Yahad – In Unum – 10 Years of Investigations, from October 1 to November 22, 2015. […]
Economy
Foreign affairs
Minister Linkevičius: UN Security Council failed to respond to Syrian crisis
The United Nations Security Council has failed to adequately respond to the Syrian crisis, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said during a debate on the Middle East conflicts organized in New York on Wednesday. […]
Lithuanian PM sceptical about Russia’s sincerity in Syria
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is sceptical about Russia‘s airstrikes in Syria, saying that preliminary information suggests Moscow is not entirely honest when it says it is only targeting ISIS. […]
Defence
International military exercise Baltic Piranha starts in Lithuania
International military war games The Baltic Piranha are kicking of in Lithuania on Thursday that will involve troops from Belgium, Luxembourg and the United States. […]
Politics
Minister discusses refugee integration in Lithuania’s labour market with employers
Social Security and Labour Minister Algimanta Pabedinskienė on Wednesday met with representatives of employers and investors and discussed the best ways to integrate refugees in Lithuania’s labour market. The minister was interested in the employers’ needs and capabilities. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Savagery towards animals
Human beings are omnivores, we are supposed to eat both plant and animal matter. Our physiological structure demands this. I do not support vegetarianism, and think veganism is really for the type of people looking forward to Kanye West’s Presidential nomination in 2020. […]