Žygimantas Vaičiūnas
Energy

Lithuanian energmin calls Nord Stream 2 a threat to EU solidarity

Lithuanian Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas on Thursday reiterated that Nord Stream 2, an underwater gas pipeline to be built in the Baltic Sea, will make the European Union even more energy-dependent and will let Russia strengthen its influence on the European energy sector. […]

A very large audience at annual Norwegian Lithuanian Business Forum in Vilnius  Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune
Nordic/Baltic

Lithuanian technology spurs Norwegian investment at the Norwegian-Lithuanian Business Forum

Following the opening remarks by President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway‘s the Norwegian-Lithuanian Business Forum turned to exploring how Lithuanian technology and expertise inspires growth and attracts investment. Norwegian 20 companies accompanying that Norwegian royal couple on their visit to Lithuania joined the 250 attendants of the annual Forum. Arne Hjeltnes of Creuna in a most entertaining way presented all the speakers during the Forum. Geir Håøy, President and CEO, Kongsberg Group also gave a speech. […]

People enjoy sakura trees blossom in Vilnius
Opinion

Generation and value changes in Lithuania: a few insights through the prism of European Social Survey

In recent years in Lithuanian politics, or even more broadly in the whole public sphere, it has become popular to talk about a renewal that has been almost exclusively related to some younger people coming […]

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Society

Personal stories from the Holocaust in Lithuania told in new website

“We drank tea using the observational method: we would hang a sugar cube by a string and sip tea while looking at it. This didn’t make the tea taste any sweeter, but it cheered us up,” wrote Tamara Lazersonaite in her memoirs. She was the daughter of professor Vladimir Lazersonas, the pioneer of clinical psychology in Lithuania. Professor Lazersonas and his family drank their ostensibly sweetened tea in the Kovno Ghetto.” This is how the Lazersonas family, who were part of Kaunas intelligentsia before the start of World War II, are introduced in the new website stumblingstones.lt, a press release from manoteises.lt states. […]

Viktoras Pranckietis
Politics

Seimas speaker expects agriculture minister’s post to be filled shortly

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, welcomes Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas‘ decision to step down and expects that it will not take long for the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) to find a replacement. […]

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Economy

Corruption scale in Lithuania shows no improvement – EY survey

The scale of corruption has barely changed in Lithuania in recent years, and Lithuania ranked 22nd among 55 countries in terms of corruption, according to the latest EY Global Fraud Survey. […]