Defence

Vilnius greenlights Lithuanian national serving in German army

Lithuania’s government has given permission for Lithuanian citizen Jonas Dovydas Jaehn to serve in Germany‘s Armed Forces. […]

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Society

Vilnius hosts one of Europe’s biggest archaeology events

The European Association of Archeologists (EAA) is opening a congress in Vilnius on Wednesday, which is one of the biggest scientific events in Europe. […]

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Defence

France taking over NATO air policing mission in Lithuania

The Lithuanian Air Base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, is hosting an official NATO air police mission handover ceremony on Wednesday. […]

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Uncategorized

An ode to linen led to Norwegian sheep

If you ask a Lithuanian what he or she is proud of, you will hear plenty of praises to dark bread, basketball, wonderful forests and hard-working people who still cherish ancient traditions and are able to create fashionable garments from linen. Nevertheless, few fellow-countrymen know that skilful weavers are on the verge of extinction, even though not so long ago, in the XIX–XX centuries, practically every woman in a village knew how to weave fabrics, and the most ingenious of weavers would come up with intricate patterns and successfully sold or bartered their creations for other goods. […]

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Defence

Lithuanian army’s kitchen utensils a subject of criminal investigation

A purchase of kitchen utensils by the Lithuanian Army two years ago may end up a subject of criminal investigation after public procurement watchdogs found the state paid eight times the market price to a company that has won over 50 public contracts. […]