At the the festival “Mados infekcija” (the Fashion Infection)
Society

Clock is ticking – “Injekcija” is waiting for applications of talented fashion designers

The biggest fashion design contest in the Baltic States “Mados infekcija” (the Fashion Infection) is providing an opportunity for talented fashion designers to present their work on the great catwalk for the 11th time – by participating in the contest “Injekcija” (the Injection). The winners of the contest, traditionally taking place in autumn, will show their collections in the festival “Mados infekcija” (the Fashion Infection) 2018 in the spring of 2018. This year’s theme for “Injekcija” (the Injection) is time. […]

Gintautas Paluckas
Politics

SocDem MPs not allowed by presidium to sign deal with Farmers

The presidium of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) decided on Thursday not to give the green light for the party’s lawmakers to sign a deal on joint work with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Unions (LFGU) until the party’s council makes a final decision on whether or not to withdraw from the ruling coalition. […]

Heating
Energy

Seimas to debate 9% VAT on heating, with final vote set for September 19

The Lithuanian parliament started on Thursday debates on a proposal to reintroduce a reduced 9 percent VAT rate on district heating in October through the end of the year. […]

Fish Finger
Economy

Minister of agriculture calls on EU to ban making food of lower quality for Eastern Europe

Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas thinks that the European Union should ban international corporations from using different recipes for food products that are sold in Eastern Europe under the same brand names as in Western Europe. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Defence

Lithuania better prepared than ever for Zapad drills – Grybauskaitė

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the country is better prepared than it has ever been before for the Zapad large-scale military drills that Russia and Belarus are holding close to its borders. […]