Foreign affairs
Year: 2018
Society
Vilnius hosts intl AA convention
Vilnius is hosting an international Alcoholics Anonymous convention on Friday when people from all around the world will share their experience in fighting alcohol addiction. […]
Society
Eye tracking system created by KTU student will be used in scientific experiments
Contemporary technological devices can be managed not only by pressing keys on a keyboard or moving a mouse. Students and researchers of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Faculty of Informatics, Lithuania are conducting research of eye-controlled IT systems, a press release from the university states. […]
Economy
Switzerland-headquartered IT veterans to create 200 jobs in Vilnius
MERA, a global software services provider based in Zurich, has announced opening a software development division in Vilnius, Lithuania. Over the course of several years, the company plans to employ over 200 software engineering professionals, a press release from Invest Lithuania states. […]
Global LT
A Lithuanian living in Alaska won the surname with “w”
On July 25th 2018 The Vilnius District Court passed yet another verdict on the original spelling case of names and surnames. This time, for a Lithuanian who married a citizen of the United States of America and took a surname with a “w”. A citizen of Lithuania, who lives in Alaska, reached out to the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR), which led up more than forty cases in this matter. For several years now in the US, the applicant is identified by the surname of her spouse that contains the letter “w” – she has driver’s license, has signed several contracts with it etc., but Lithuania refused to register her surname, a press release from the foundation states. […]
Society
Vilnius plans to commemorate Great Synagogue by 2023 after important discovery
Archeologists have found one of the most important parts of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius, the bimah – a raised central platform for Torah readings, the Jewish Community of Lithuania said on Thursday. […]
Society
Over 3,000 new waste containers to be installed in Vilnius
Vilnius authorities will spend over 10 million euros over the next two years to install around 3,000 underground or semi-underground waste containers. […]
Politics
Klaipėda to commemorate partisan leader Ramanauskas-Vanagas
Authorities in Lithuania’s western port of Klaipėda on Thursday decided to commemorate Lithuanian partisan leader Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas in the city. […]
Politics
Klaipėda launches impeachment proceedings against Russian councilor
The Council of Klaipėda City Municipality on Thursday voted in favor of starting impeachment proceedings against Viačeslav Titov, a councilor representing the Russian Alliance, over his statements about a Lithuanian partisan leader. […]
Defence
Vilnius authorities turn to VSD over Russia’s Yandex.Taxi
Vilnius authorities will on Thursday turn to the State Security Department (VSD) over business activity of Russian-capital company Yandex.Taxi in Lithuania, with the VSD refusing to comment. […]
Society
Two men suspected of Ecuadorian’s attack in Vilnius
Two men are suspected over an attack against an Ecuadorian in Vilnius earlier this month. The two Vilnius residents, 18 and 26, are known to the police. […]
CORPORATE
TS-LKD decision to organise primaries – public relations stunt or greater transparency?
The Conservatives’ decision to organise open primaries could be viewed by people as being a public relations stunt, which seeks to deceive voters or increase trust in the party and its candidates, political scientist Bernaras […]
Freetime
Gourmet burger fiesta in Vilnius is going to please even the pickiest of palates
It’s no question as to where the citizens and guests of Vilnius will be heading to for lunch or dinner today. The gourmet burger festival Vilnius Burger Fest will be indulging enthusiasts of fast yet exceptional food for the fourth time. Chefs will be wowing the audience with combinations of a variety of flavours: aged beef, pulled duck, smoked pig’s foot, bull’s tongue, and that’s just the start of it. You will be able to pick the brains of the chefs buzzing around their gourmet masterpieces about secret tricks for preparing meat while Vilkmergė beer sommelier Vidmantas Čičelis is ready to give some early tips as to how to fully bring out the flavours of different burgers. […]
LIGHT
The intrigue of The Walking Dead season 9: who will be the new leader?
With the new season of The Walking Dead just around the corner, its producers are promising the fans quite a few surprises. One of the biggest intrigues the fate of Rick Grimes, a key character in the show, a Fox press release states. […]
Society
KTU researchers: Lithuania could have the largest floating solar farm in the world
According to the calculations of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) young researchers, Lithuania could have the largest floating solar panels plant in the world, a press release from the university reads. […]
LIGHT
Grill dishes from poultry: how to prepare them and what to pair them with?
Many people can hardly imagine their summer weekend without grill dishes. However, over time, one starts craving new tastes and their combinations. Even though pork, so beloved by Lithuanians, undoubtedly remains a popular choice, it’s gradually giving way on the grill to white meat—chicken or turkey. Grilling master of the Lithuania Grilling and Smoking community Tomas Petryla and Vilkmergė beer sommelier Vidmantas Čičelis give tips on how to properly prepare meat of this sort and what beverages to pair it with. […]
Economy
This fintech startup makes investing in real estate corporate bonds as simple as shopping online
Corporate bond offerings were always one of the most compelling ways to invest. Usually, it is considered a big players game. But Lithuanian real estate development crowdfunding startup Röntgen is about to disrupt that stereotype. The platform successfully distributed 14-months bonds worth half a million Euros at 12 percent yield in just 12 days. […]
Economy
Telia’s CEO: price is no longer the most important factor for Lithuanians
Dan Strömberg, who became the manager of the telecommunications company Telia a few weeks ago, said that the competition is nowhere else as fierce as in Lithuania. […]
Economy
Housing market activity in the first half of the year in Lithuania retains last year’s levels
Ober-Haus housing market review shows that the first half of 2018 in the Lithuanian housing market was one of the most effective over the past decade and was comparable to those of 2016–2017 both in the apartment and private house sectors, a press release from the real estate agency states. […]
Economy
Lessons from Lithuania to the most economically powerful region in China
Lithuania is able not only to learn but also to help others to grow. This was again proved to be true after the visit of a delegation from Guangdong – one of the most economically powerful provinces in China – that took place in Lithuania on 17th July. After getting to know country’s deposit system, the guests discussed the possibilities of collaboration between Lithuania and China and said they now know how to manage packaging in Guangdong. […]