Congressman John Shimkus  Photo Ludo Segers
Foreign affairs

US congressman in Vilnius: Friendship even more important in dangerous times

Friendship in dangerous times tends to become even more important, US Congressman John Shimkus, the leader of the Baltic Caucus, said in Lithuania on Tuesday. […]

Žmonės prie Aukščiausiosios Tarybos rūmų
Opinion

Opinion: Whatever happened to our enemies of 25 years ago

Can we speak about our former enemies and talk to them, or shall we keep the distance, ignore and insist that they are not worth our attention? I’ve concluded the following: if we are scared of something, we tend to pretend that it simply does not exist. If we are able to look into the eyes of the former enemy, it means that today we are ready to stand up to them again and defend our beliefs. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė and Olafur Ragnar Grimsson
Uncategorized

Iceland inspires Lithuania to support Ukraine, President Grybauskaitė says

As the first country to have recognized Lithuania’s independence from the Soviet Union, Iceland now inspires Lithuania to support Ukraine, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting with the Icelandic counterpart in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]

Economy

Lithuanian company develops software allowing sophisticated eye movement analysis with ordinary webcams

Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric, robotics and AI technologies, introduced the SentiGaze Software Development Kit (SDK). The SentiGaze algorithm enables designers and developers to create applications that use off-the-shelf webcams to track eye movements and generate heatmaps based on how a user gazes at a monitor. Heatmaps can be used for applications such as analysis of websites or determining the effectiveness of online advertising. The SDK can also be used to develop interfaces for a number of other gaze-aware applications, including games and software that provides disabled people with some assistance in controlling their computers. […]

Father Gintaras Vitkus S.J. Provincial of the Jesuit Order of Lithuania, Hon. Consul J. Prunskis MD, Terri Prunskis MD, and Grazvydas Bareisis Director of Philanthropy Development of the Jesuits of Lithuania
Global LT

Lithuanian-American community leaders discuss library project for Vilnius Jesuit Gymnasium

During a dinner on Monday at the Prunskis Residence, topics discussed were support of the ambitious and important library project at the Jesuit high school in Vilnius, Lithuania, which is consistently ranked one of the top three high schools in Lithuania and has placed its graduates in top universities of the world, including the Ivy League. […]

Debalcevė
Opinion

Opinion: Peace on paper

The world is still waiting for measures of the Minsk Agreement to be implemented. Ukraine experiences continual military confrontation, and situation in Debaltseve region has also worsened dramatically. According to the recent information thousands of Ukrainian troops could again be trapped in the Debaltseve boiler. The Ukrainian side denies siege possibilities, whereas separatists inform on their achievements in encircling Ukrainian troops. […]

Rokas Masiulis
European Union

Lithuanian energy minister: Vision of Energy Union meets our interests

Last week, Lithuanian Minister of Energy Rokas Masiulis participated in the EU Energy Council in Brussels, dedicated to the discussion of the major goals to be pursued by the EU through the establishment of the Energy Union, the ministry reports. […]