Playing cards
History

Cards in Medieval Lithuania, or the earliest pop culture in Europe

For many centuries, playing cards looked quite different from what they look now. It was not before the second half of the 17th century that the French started producing cards in manufactures by means of printing in response to the growing demand for cards. The green cards (clubs and spades) gradually turned into the black ones because the black colour was more readily available. In addition to that, the French-style pack of cards featured a queen instead of one of the jacks. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Ramūnas Karbauskis and Gintautas Paluckas
CORPORATE

If the SocDems depart the coalition, the “Farmers” would be left on the brink

The Lithuanian Social Democrat Party is soon to be faced with turbulent times. If the party withdraws from the coalition government, Seimas Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis claims that a new group would form from politicians intending […]

National stadium site
Economy

Poland’s Budimex opts out of Lithuanian national stadium tender

Poland’s construction group Budimex has refused to take part in the 90-million-euro tender to build and manage the national stadium in Vilnius. The company, which had formed a consortium with Lithuania’s KDS Grupė, said it had lost interest in the project, as it was too risky. […]

Rimvydas Valatka
CORPORATE

R. Valatka. The Gate of Dawn on Polish passports? How should we react?

It is the middle of summer. Tortured by two summer months of autumn weather and rain, Lithuanians depart to Palanga to rest. Only our neighbouring Poles continue toiling at their computers. At the urging of […]

Orlen petrol station
Energy

Poland’s energy minister: Russian influence in Lithuania, Poland still extensive

After the Polish media leaked a secret recording of a conversation involving by former foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski where he urged “to teach Lithuanians a lesson” in connection to Polish investments in a Mazeikiai refinery, Poland’s Energy Minister Krzystof Tchorzewski says it indicates a strong Russian influence in Poland and Lithuania. […]