Making and Growing – Traditions between Fibre & Fabric in Oslo
Culture

Ambassadors of Lithuanian linen bring good news from Norway

“We are in Oslo, in Norway’s largest open-air museum, Norsk Folkemuseum, presenting Lithuanian linen. Lots of tourists from all over the world here, asking with great interest what the linen looks like. When we notice curious faces, we invite visitors of the live exhibition to give it a spin at the workshop where we demonstrate the path of yarn and show how the fibre is processed. We are very happy seeing the emotions of visitors – their interest has exceeded all expectations,” says Agnė Žilinskaitė, CEO of the Fine Crafts Association and implementer of the international Lithuanian-Norwegian project Making and Growing – Traditions between Fibre & Fabric. […]

Raising Lithuanian flag
Defence

State Defence Council suggests 2.07% of GDP for defense in 2018

The Lithuanian State Defence Council on Tuesday suggested earmarking 2.07 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for defence next year. […]

Spying
Defence

Former Lithuanian army officer, Russian citizen sentenced for spying

A Šiauliai court on Tuesday convicted former Lithuanian army officer and a Russian citizen on spying charges. […]

Lithuanian passport
Society

Court orders Lithuanian version of last name, version with q in passport

The Supreme Administrative Court on Tuesday instructed migration authorities to include both the Lithuanian version and the original version of a Lithuanian citizen’s last name in a passport. […]

Viktoras Pranckietis, Saulius Skvernelis, Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

Farmers loses popularity but remains most popular

Public confidence in the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Green Union has slightly declined, however, the party remains at the top of the popularity list, shows the latest Vilmorus survey published in Lietuvos Rytas daily. […]