Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva in Vilnius
Economy

Radisson Blu Hotel receives International Premium Certificate

Being the biggest hotel both in Vilnius and Lithuania in terms of its rooms number, now Vilnius hotel Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva has been recognized as one of the safest hotels in the country. The independent company Safehotels has awarded the hotel with the certificate which shows that Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva meets the requirements of the international hotel safety standard with Premium class. […]

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Economy

Startup from Lithuania among 50 most innovative in Europe

Company from Kaunas, Lithuania icy365 was recognized as one of the most innovative in Europe. The list of the most perspective companies was made by “unbound London” innovation festival organizers. The event gathers more than 5000 founders, investors, entrepreneurs, corporate & brand executives and thought leaders every year. Lithuanians had an opportunity to present their own-made collaboration platform for Office 365 to huge international corporations. […]

Vilnius University (Edgaras Kurauskas photo)
Society

Lithuania’s students are invited to join CERN

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) invites students from Lithuania for internships and work in the world’s largest particle physics laboratory. This is a unique opportunity for students and specialists from various fields to work in an international team and get to know the scientific work that goes on inside the modern laboratories. […]

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Politics

Election Action of Poles might get Seimas’ vice speaker’s post, Farmers’ leader says

Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, says the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance might get the position of a deputy speaker of the Seimas, despite not being part of the ruling majority. […]

Rapolas Žilionis
Economy

Vilnius University student with team discovers a new cell type

Webpage of one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world, Nature, recently published an article “A Single-cell Atlas of the Airway Epithelium Reveals the CFTR-rich Pulmonary Ionocyte”. It centres around the discovery of a new type of cell – pulmonary ionocyte. Dr. Lindsey Plasschaert and Vilnius University (VU) Life Sciences Centre doctorate student Rapolas Žilionis are first authors on this paper. […]

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Economy

Varle.lt cryptocurrency payments volume grows by more than 1,200%

More and more people are becoming familiar with and are acquiring bitcoins from their friends or acquaintances, while speculating on the stock exchange, through mining or performing other tasks or operations on the internet or otherwise. In fact, the process of earning money would not get people hooked if they did not have the opportunity to spend them. The first bitcoin owners did not have the freedom of choice when it came to using bitcoins as money but today there are much more opportunities to do so. […]

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History

Symbols on Grand Duchy of Lithuania coins: the religion, the ruler, the state

First coins of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were minted in the late 14th century, right after Jogaila became the king of Poland and Lithuania began the process of Christianisation (in 1386–1387). The Christianisation kick-started a number of important changes in the country, and some of them found their reflection in early Lithuanian coins. The symbolism of the coins was dominated by the motives of religion and authority because in addition to being part of the economy, the coins were supposed to deliver messages about the ruler of the country among various groups of the society. […]

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Central/Eastern Europe

Lithuanian formin calls for remembering lessons of Russian-Georgian war

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday called for remembering the lessons of Moscow’s aggression as Georgia marks the 10th anniversary of its war with Russia. […]