Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

LVŽS leader proposes amnesty on occasion of Lithuania’s centenary, papal visit

Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, has proposed announcing an amnesty on the occasion of Lithuania’s centenary and the upcoming visit of Pope Francis. […]

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Economy

The reason why Lithuanians want to have Bitcoin but aren’t buying any

Most Lithuanians know what cryptocurrencies are, one third would like to purchase some, but only a few actually own and use such virtual currencies as bitcoin. According to Magalena Gołębiewska, Head for Eastern Europe at Luno, a digital currency trading platform, these numbers show that Lithuania has a huge potential in the digital currency market, a press release from the platform states. […]

Fallon C. Manhanga
Society

Fallon from Zimbabwe: When I Become a President…

International community, many opportunities to expand knowledge and skills, and student organisations are the main advantages of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) for Fallon Manhanga from Zimbabwe. Studying civil engineering, she came to KTU from Cyprus, which was “too hot”. The girl was happy to find a much better study quality and far more agreeable climate in Kaunas, a KTU press release states. […]

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Global LT

Launch of a petition to add Lithuanian Rye to Lithuania‘s Red Book

The situation of Lithuanian rye is critical — the amount of rye grown in Lithuania is decreasing rapidly. The Department of Statistics has gathered the data, which shows that Lithuanian farmers cultivated more than 74,000 hectares of rye in 2008, whereas this year the figure dropped to merely 22,000 hectares. In order to preserve Lithuanian rye, the petition to include into Lithuania‘s Red Book has been started. […]

Kirdiejai Palace
Society

Ensemble of Kirdiejai Palace to revive – city council accepts settlement agreement with the palace owners

Legal proceedings, which have continued for a number of years, are finally to come to an end – today the capital city Council has accepted the proposal to sign a settlement agreement with Kirdiejų Rūmai, UAB which owns the abandoned ensemble on B. Radvilaitės Street next to the public park Bernardinai Garden. The ensemble of the palace has not been used for long years. A settlement agreement will enable its repair and making the building located in the city centre accessible for the public. […]

Society

Electric scooters: five tips on choosing the best one

City residents are increasingly choosing electric scooters. They have become popular almost overnight with people preferring them to travelling by car or cycling. However, those who wish to avoid traffic jams in the morning on a scooter must first decide which to choose from a multitude of different models, speeds and functions. What things do you need to consider when buying a scooter? […]

The Dutch Military Orchestra walking down Gediminas Prospect in Vilnius Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune
Freetime

The Dutch musical touch to a Lithuanian State Day

The 52 musicians of the Netherlands Royal Military Orchestra ‘Johan Willem Friso’ gave the festivities celebrating the crowning of King Mindaugas, in 1253, an extra musical touch and a bit of pomp and circumstance. The Netherlands Royal Military Orchestra is visiting Lithuania to celebrate the 100 of Independence. […]

Midsummer (Joninės) in Kernavė
Society

Midsummer scenes around Northern Europe make shy Lithuanians blush

Many of us are waiting for, probably, the most important holiday of summer. It’s like an answer to Christmas in winter. The latter are celebrated just after the shortest day in the year, whereas Midsummer or Saint John’s is remembered as a celebration of the longest day in the year. It was dedicated to the birthday of Saint John the Baptist in order to be adapted to Christianity. Translation agency Ars libri would like to share some stories on how Midsummer is celebrated around the world. […]

Pillar Unconference
Economy

Developers! Radix DLT and Pillar partner on a hackathon

We’ve always been fans of Radix DLT and the work they have been doing. That’s why we are excited to announce that we will be hosting the first Radix hackathon at the #PillarUnconference. […]