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Lithuania
Seimas acknowledged Vanagas, partisan commander, as Head of State of Lithuania
the Lithuania Tribune On the occasion of the Centenary of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, the Seimas acknowledged Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, First Deputy Chairman […]
History
Baltic paganism, superstitions and spells in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Darius Baronas | ldkistorija.lt Baltic paganism, surviving in Europe up until the very late Medieval times, gave rise not only to hostility among the Christians, but also to a certain curiosity. As the Franciscan Bartholomew […]
History
The mythology of the Battle of Saulė
Artūras Dubonis | ldkistorija.lt The raid of the Christian army against Lithuania in 1236 was dictated by the political circumstances that occurred after the Curonians’ surrender to Livonia in 1229-1230. It was then that Germans […]
About us
WANTED: volunteers to spread Lithuania’s name in the world
Do you feel that the world does not know enough about Lithuania? Do you feel that Lithuania has a lot to offer to the world but it is not heard? Guess what, you are not […]
European Union
The countries will have to prepare properly to the termination of time changing
the Lithuania Tribune / EN.DELFI With regard to public opinion polls and recommendations by doctors, as well as referring to the needs of the agricultural sector, the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development […]
European Union
Lithuania ready to lead Rail Baltica project: transport minister
Xinhua Lithuania is ready to assume leadership of the Rail Baltica project to ensure its timely and successful implementation, the Baltic country’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Rokas Masiulis, wrote in a letter to the […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Lithuanian, Ukrainian presidents to meet on security issues
Xinhua Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko on Friday to discuss the security situation in Eastern Ukraine and the Sea of Azov, said the President’s Office on December […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Lithuania now has substantial legal arguments to deny access for electricity produced in the unsafe Astravyets Plant
the Lithuania Tribune / EN.DELFI On 7 February 2019, the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) in Geneva definitively concluded that during the construction […]
Nordic/Baltic
Upgrade2018! meetings in Vilnius and Riga indicate the importance of cross-Baltic cultural cooperation
the Lithuania Tribune International networking meetings realized in the frames of Cross-Baltic Upgrade2018! initiative in Lithuania, Vilnius 26-27 September and Riga, Latvia 1 October engaged in active dialogue leading figures of art and society from […]
Nordic/Baltic
Baltic PMs meet on closer cooperation, security
Xinhua The prime ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia met here on Monday on closer cooperation and security issues on December 18, 2018. At a meeting of the Prime Ministers’ Council under the format of […]
Nordic/Baltic
Lithuanian transport minister calls Latvia’s claims over Renge ‘a stab in the back’
BNS Lithuanian Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis says that Latvians’ demand that Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) pay them over 82 million euros for the dismantling of a railway track to Renge a decade ago came as […]
Economy
Salary growth in the Baltic States. Estonia leads, Lithuania is not far behind
The Lithuania Tribune / EN.DELFI According to the biggest remuneration survey in the Baltics, conducted by “Baltic Salary Survey”, this year the highest salary growth was recorder in Estonia. Lithuania and Latvia were not far […]
History
How Lithuania helped shape Sweden’s elegance
Ian Diaz / the Lithuania Tribune Politics is the new black, regardless of which one you choose, fictional or real. Just as many passions were stoked by the last season of House of Cards as […]
Opinion
What will the main candidates‘ foreign policies be like?
Kęstutis Girnius, EN.DELFI The key task of the Lithuanian president is to deal with the main foreign policy questions and together with the cabinet enact foreign policy. All the three main candidates – Gitanas Nausėda, […]
Opinion
Fear of vaccination lives on since the 19th century
Ramūnas Bogdanas, EN.DELFI The first electrical lamp in Lithuania was lit on April 17, 1892 in the morning in Rietavas. Only 13 years had passed since it had been invented. Duke Bogdanas Oginskis was familiar […]
Cyber security
Everyone can be both a victim of and a tool for cyberattacks – how to prevent this?
Tomas Janckus EN.DELFI Cyberattacks are becoming an increasingly greater problem in the whole world. This applies to Lithuania too. It is estimated that Lithuania experienced 55 thousand cyberattacks last year. Below, Monika Žemgulytė, Project Manager […]
Sports
New motorsports series to debut in the Baltics – for both street legal and sports cars
The Lithuania Tribune In the summer of 2019, a new motorsports event – “Baltic Time Attack Series” – is set for its debut, bringing the popular and affordable time attack event format to the Baltics. […]
Freetime
Women celebrate March 11 with weapons in hand
The Lithuania Tribune The event 101 Shots for Lithuania was held for March 11 in a forest firing range. The original celebration of the Restoration of Lithuanian Independence was held for the third year now […]