The original copy of Lithuania's 1918 Act of Independence that was found this week in Berlin's diplomatic archives and one of the main signatries of the document Jonas Basanavičius
European Union

Lithuanian, German formins agree on displaying 1918 independence act in Lithuania

Lithuanian and German foreign ministers agreed on Friday that an original copy of Lithuania’s 1918 Act of Independence that was found this week in Berlin’s diplomatic archives will be put on display in Lithuania and that the possibility of handing the document over to Vilnius will be discussed in the future. […]

Sigmar Gabriel and Angela Merkel
European Union

Formin asks his German counterpart to return 1918 independence act to Vilnius

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Thursday asked his German counterpart, Sigmar Gabriel, to return an original copy of Lithuania’s Act of Independence of February 16, 1918 that has been found in Berlin’s diplomatic archives, to Vilnius. […]

The long-sought original document of the Lithuanian Independence Act signed on February 16 1918 was discovered in Germany
European Union

Germany confirms discovery of February 16 Independence Act, congratulates Lithuania

Germany’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed discovery of the February 16 1918 resolution of the Council of Lithuania on reestablishment of statehood, congratulating Lithuanians on the find. […]

The original copy of Lithuania's Act of Independence of 1918, the signatories and Dr. Mažylis
CORPORATE

A historical event for Lithuania

Vytautas Magnus University (VDU) professor Liudas Mažylis has discovered the original February 16th Act of Lithuanian Independence in a German archive on March 29th. The historical document, signed on February 16, 1918, was found in […]

The original copy of Lithuania's Act of Independence of 1918, the signatories and Dr. Mažylis
Society

MG Baltic says lawyers yet to decide on award for Lithuanian independence act discovery

The president of MG Baltic says that the business group will keep its promise to pay a million euros to anyone who finds an original copy of Lithuania’s Act of Independence of 1918 if the document is returned to the country. […]