August 2017 - Page 5 of 16 - the Lithuania Tribune

Call for applications for the Vilnius Young Leaders Meeting

August 24, 2017 EN.DELFI 0

Young professionals from the Baltic states, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine – including scholars, journalists, civil activists, and others with knowledge of and practical involvement in developing analytical and quality media content, deconstructing propaganda, myths and disinformation, and educating society, are invited to apply for the 1st Vilnius Young Leaders Meeting (VYLM) to be held on September 25-29, 2017 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The meeting is organized by the Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC) in cooperation with DELFI, the main Lithuanian news portal, and with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy, the Swedish Institute, and the Embassy of Sweden in Vilnius. […]

Can you make money trading on exotic currency pairs?

August 24, 2017 External material 0

The answer to that question isn’t easy. In Forex trading, many traders seem to stay away from exotic currencies and stick to majors, minors and crosses instead. One of the reasons might be that exotic currencies are quite illiquid and that makes them unpopular. […]

Wage growth calculated – who was most fortunate?

August 24, 2017 Martynas Zilionis 0

Compared to the same period last year, during the second quarter of this year, those employed in Lithuania earned approximately 200 million euro more. The chief advisor to the director of Sodra Julita Varanauskienė who […]

US State Department congratulates Lithuania on receiving its 1st US LNG shipment

August 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

The US Department of State has congratulated Lithuania on receiving its first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from America, saying that the US will continue to support Europe’s goal of diversifying its gas supplies. […]

President Valdas Adamkus speaking at the First Valdas Adamkus Conference in Vilnius University Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune

V. Adamkus’ speech on regional leadership

August 24, 2017 EN DELFI 0

An Inaugural President Valdas Adamkus conference Restoring Regional Leadership took place at the Vilnius University on August 22. The Conference was hosted by Lithuania’s former President Valdas Adamkus, and focused on Ukraine’s future, the region’s energy security and Europe-US relations. Read the key note speech by H.E. Valdas Adamkus. […]

German president pays official visit to Lithuania

August 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday is starting his two-day official visit to Lithuania. […]

PM says alcohol excise hike brings expected results

August 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that this year’s drastic increase in excise duties on alcoholic drinks has produced the expected results as alcohol consumption has fallen, but the state has not lost tax revenue. […]

Lithuanian defmin to attend Independence Day events in Kiev

August 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis is attending Ukraine‘s Independence Day events in Kiev on Thursday. […]

The first bishops of medieval Lithuania

August 24, 2017 Darius Baronas 0

It is believed that already the second Bishop of Vilnius after Lithuania‘s conversion to Christianity could have spoken the Lithuanian language and could have been of Lithuanian origin. It took merely one or two generations for the Church to become deep-rooted in Lithuania. […]

Invest Lithuania head – Lithuanian businesses are missing 20-30 thousand employees

August 23, 2017 Media Briefing 0

“We have to listen to the youth more often. We often think that the older, the wiser and more experienced, but the world changes quickly and the future has to be created by young people […]

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact’s historical lesson not learnt – formin

August 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

The world has not learnt the historical lesson from the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Wednesday. […]

Lithuanian and Latvian armed forces compared – which seems better?

August 23, 2017 Media Briefing 0

Defence expenditure in Latvia is being increased at a similar rate as in Lithuania, however returning mandatory military service in the country would significantly weaken its professional army and National Guard, Latvian Minister of Defence […]

Lithuania receives copies of 1939 Soviet-Nazi pact from Germany

August 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

Germany has given Lithuania copies of a 1939 Soviet-Nazi pact that divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. […]

Government decides to move agricultural attache from Russia to Japan

August 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian government decided on Wednesday to relocate the post of agricultural attache from Russia to Japan. […]

Poland’s new ambassador to Lithuania takes office

August 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday received letters of credence from Poland’s new ambassador to Lithuania, Urszula Doroszewska. […]

R. Valatka. A helpful fool is more dangerous than an enemy

August 23, 2017 Media Briefing 0

The State Defence Council decided to send Lithuanian Special Forces to combat terrorists of the so-called Islamic State (IS). The decision is justified and politically important. It is a signal by Vilnius to its allies […]

SocDem leader hits back at criticism from LFGU leader

August 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

Gintautas Paluckas, leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), on Wednesday hit back at criticism from the chairman of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), saying that Ramūnas Karbauskis‘ comments reveal a dangerous propensity for authoritarianism that should cause concern to society. […]

Most Influential in Lithuania 2017: public figures

Poll ranks Čekuolis, Doveika, Bumblauskas as Lithuania’s most influential public figures

August 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

Journalist and author Algimantas Čekuolis, Roman Catholic priest Ričardas Doveika and historian Alfredas Bumblauskas top the list of Lithuania’s most influential public figures, according to an opinion poll published by the Delfi.lt news portal on Wednesday. […]

Ramūnas Karbauskis, Tomas Tomilinas and Gintautas Paluckas

SocDem leader wants party out of coalition with eye on elections – Karbauskis

August 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

With an eye on elections, Gintautas Paluckas, chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), wants to pull his party out of the ruling coalition with Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), Ramūnas Karbauskis, the LFGU chairman, said on Wednesday. […]

President, PM resume their regular working meetings

August 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis are resuming on Wednesday morning their regular working meetings. […]