Energy

Synching electrical system with Europe now Litgrid’s key objective

Building the infrastructure and systems necessary to integrate Lithuania’s electricity systems with Western Europe is the key objective of Lithuanian grid operator, Litgrid, over the next two years. […]

A memorial
Society

15-year-old Lithuanian boy killed in Sweden may have been targeted for dispute with refugee

The tragic stabbing on 12:45 Monday of Arminas Pileckas, a 15-year-old Lithuanian boy living in Sweden, by a 14-year-old boy while the two were at school may potentially bring the discussion about refugees back to the forefront of the Lithuanian public’s attention. Though the Swedish police have yet to confirm the 14-year-old suspect’s name or identity, several Swedish media sites, as well as what is allegedly a video of the altercation that led to the stabbing, indicate that the suspect may have been a Syrian refugee. […]

Linas Muliolis in 2012
Global LT

How a Lithuanian from America ended up in the middle of historic January 13 events in Vilnius

Linas Muliolis was your average young Lithuanian born in the USA. The son of World War II refugees, Linas grew up in Cleveland’s Lithuanian community. In January 1991, he was just a month away from turning 21 years old and was in Vilnius during the historic January 13 events. […]

Minister of Economy Evaldas Gustas
Economy

Startup investment fund planned by Ministry of Economy

The Ministry of Economy is planning a potential investment fund that would provide seed capital and co-investments to newly formed small and micro businesses, or startups. The measure being considered to form the fund would also help develop the alternative First North market, a stock exchange geared towards smaller companies in the Nordic region, by preparing those companies to enter the regulated securities market. […]

President Grybauskaitė lit the sign #laisve
Politics

“Let this victory be an inexhaustible source of inspiration” – Grybauskaitė

As Lithuania marks the 25th anniversary of the tragic events of 13 January 1991 and Freedom Defenders Day, President Dalia Grybauskaitė has emphasised that a quarter of a century ago Lithuania achieved one of its biggest victories which also was an unforgettable historic lesson demonstrating that independence and freedom can only be defended if people are united. […]