Year: 2018

Riga
Foreign affairs

The annual high-level security and defence forum – The Rīga Conference 2018

September 27, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

On 28 and 29th September the National Library of Latvia in Riga will host the annual high-level security and defence forum “The Rīga Conference 2018”, bringing together almost 800 participants from across the world. The conference, organised by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence, has been shaping the foreign policy debate in the Baltic Sea region since 2006, a press release from the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation states. […]

Driver's license
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian driving license to be valid in Japan, US, New Zealand, Thailand

September 27, 2018 BNS 0

Holders of Lithuanian driving licenses will be free to drive cars in more than 50 countries around the world after the Seimas ratified an international convention on Thursday. […]

Li Keqiang at at the Opening Ceremony of The Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2018
Opinion

Address at the Opening Ceremony of The Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2018

September 27, 2018 0

Following a tortuous journey, a collective global recovery has emerged. This recovery is driven by the new round of industrial revolution and a new boom in innovation, which has lent fresh impetus to global economic development. That said, our world is faced with rising uncertainties and destabilizing factors, and a growing backlash against globalization. How to boost the new drivers to secure sustained growth of the global economy is a key area of concern for all of us. In this context, the theme of this Annual Meeting, “Shaping Innovative Societies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, cannot be more relevant. […]

Marius Laurinavičius
CORPORATE

M. Laurinavičius: we have still not grasped that we are experiencing a war situation against Russia

September 27, 2018 Media Briefing 0

Lithuania spends millions of euro on cyber security every year – supposedly guarding from Russian threats. While it is claimed that rising threats are being watched for, words do not always match actions, lrt.lt writes. […]

No Picture
Economy

Ship traffic at Klaipėda port remains restricted

September 27, 2018 BNS 0

Although winds have subsided, shipping restrictions remain in place at the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda on Thursday morning. […]

Indrė Makaraitytė
CORPORATE

Indrė Makaraitytė. How much does it pain you that Jews were massacred in Lithuania?

September 26, 2018 Media Briefing 0

The pope visited Lithuania on the day, which marked the 75th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilnius ghetto. In almost all the speeches made in Lithuania, Pope Francis at least mentioned not only the […]