European Union
Year: 2018
Politics
Klaipėda councilor gets flour-bombed during protest over partisan statements (Updated)
Viačeslav Titov, a councilor representing the Russian Alliance in the Lithuanian western port of Klaipėda, on Thursday got flour-bombed by Audrius Vaišvila, a councilor representing the Liberal Movement, during a protest over Titov’s statements about a Lithuanian partisan leader. […]
European Union
Lithuanian govt proposes to Brussels to stop changing clocks
Lithuania’s government is proposing to Brussels to stop changing the clocks twice a year in the European Union, instead staying on summer time permanently. […]
Foreign affairs
Society
Archeologists find Great Synagogue of Vilnius’ bimah
Archeologist 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. […]
CORPORATE
The real meaning of the Putin – Trump meeting: what the US president could have promised behind closed doors
What are the consequences of the US president’s trip to Europe? Donald Trump‘s controversial appearance before NATO and pandering to Vladimir Putin continues to receive mixed responses. There was no lack of debate over this […]
CORPORATE
Unconditional love comes to an end: the price of flirting with the Kremlin will be highly unpleasant for Polish Lithuanian politicians
Lithuanian – Polish relations are experiencing a certain breakthrough. For long years, the bilateral agenda was dictated by questions of the Polish minority, however in the past year, clear changes can be seen – the […]
Economy
Blockchain Technology Opportunities in the Logistics Sector
Blockchain technology, which can be regarded as perhaps the most significant information innovation since the advent of the Internet, has enormous potential in an incredibly wide range of fields. One of the potential fields of blockchain application is the logistics sector, where this unique technology can lead to a major breakthrough. The ParcelABC team, which utilises the latest information solutions in the parcel delivery market, has been carefully following the development of this technology and opportunities for its application. […]
Freetime
ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is finally to be held in Lithuania
For the first time in history of Lithuanian Figure Skating ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating will be held in Lithuania. On 6-8th of September in Kaunas Žalgiris arena, the Grand Prix event „Amber Cup“ organized by Lithuanian Skating Federation will gather more than 100 skaters from all over the world. 33 member federations have already sent their preliminary entries. „This is a huge accomplishment for such a small country as Lithuania. We dreamed about this kind of event in Lithuania since the times when Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas had been making Lithuania known with their unforgettable performances on the ice. This event is an opportunity for the Lithuanian Skating Federation to demonstrate to the International Skating Union (ISU) that we are capable of hosting the European Figure Skating Championships in 2022“, – says the President of Lithuanian Skating Federation Lilija Vanagienė, a press release from the federation states. […]
Society
Vilnius to host intl AA convention
Vilnius is hosting an international Alcoholics Anonymous convention this week when people from all around the world will share their experience in fighting alcohol addiction. […]
Society
Nordic/Baltic
Politics
Lithuanian govt mulls attributing NGOs to lobbyists – media
Lithuania’s Justice Ministry is reviving the idea, rejected by the parliament last year, to attribute nongovernmental organizations to lobbyists and also giving legal persons the right to become lobbyists, the Lietuvos Žinios daily writes. […]
Society
Archeologist to present Great Synagogue of Vilnius’ findings
An archeologist from Israel will on Wednesday present the latest findings in the territory of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius. […]
European Union
Lithuanian govt proposes to Brussels to stop changing clocks
Lithuania’s government is expected to endorse its position on Wednesday against changing the clocks twice a year in the European Union. […]
Politics
Klaipėda mayor collects signatures for councilor’s impeachment
Vytautas Grubliauskas, mayor of Lithuania’s western port of Klaipėda, said on Tuesday he had collected the necessary number of signatures to launch impeachment proceedings against Viačeslav Titov, a councilor representing the Russian Alliance, after he accused a Lithuanian partisan leader of killing innocent people. […]
Politics
No need to step up Lithuanian-language teaching at minority schools, MP says
Schoolchildren from ethnic minority schools in Lithuania successfully pass graduation exams and enroll in higher schools, therefore, there’s no need to step up the teaching of the Lithuanian language at minority schools, says Rita Tamašunienė, elder of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance‘s political group in the Lithuanian Seimas. […]
Foreign affairs
Society
CORPORATE
Kęstutis Girnius. Should the USA or Lithuania defend Montenegro?
Should the USA defend Montenegro? When asked by a TV show host, whether his son should go to Montenegro to defend it from attack, president D. Trump hesitated. Supposedly, Montenegrins are “very aggressive people. They […]