Antakalnis
Society

New primary school for Russian, Polish children to open in Vilnius

A new primary school where classes will be taught in Russian and Polish is planned to be opened in Vilnius. […]

Ramūnas Bogdanas
CORPORATE

R. Bogdanas. To whom in Lithuania did x US millions go to?

It has been long since Lithuania received so much global media attention. We were heard of, but it was inglorious. We were made famous by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling that a […]

SILVER CRANE (Sidabrinė Gervė) photo @ Audrius Solominas and Robertas Daskevičius
Culture

Lithuanian-Bulgarian-Polish co-production Miracle triumphs at the Lithuanian Film Academy Awards

On June 13, Eglė Vertelytė’s debut film Miracle – first screened at the Toronto International Film Festival – was awarded the Silver Crane (Sidabrinė gervė) for the best feature film of the year at the 11th Lithuanian Film Academy Awards. Vertelytė also received the prizes for the best writing and directing, while the award for the best acting went to Eglė Mikulionytė who appeared as the lead actress in the Miracle. […]

Žydrūnas Bartkus
Politics

New STT head proposes overhauling lobbying regulation in Lithuania

Žydrūnas Bartkus, the new head of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT), suggests overhauling the way lobbying is regulated in Lithuania. In his words, the country needs a special procedure for businessmen with specific interests to act only through lobbyists. […]

Rūta Pumputienė
CORPORATE

Lithuanian medicines policy over the past two years: the good, the bad and the questionable

Calling the past two years ‘eventful’ for the Lithuanian Ministry of Health and the Lithuanian healthcare sector in general would be an understatement. The current government has addressed various issues including high alcohol and sugar […]