Riga
Foreign affairs

The annual high-level security and defence forum – The Rīga Conference 2018

On 28 and 29th September the National Library of Latvia in Riga will host the annual high-level security and defence forum “The Rīga Conference 2018”, bringing together almost 800 participants from across the world. The conference, organised by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence, has been shaping the foreign policy debate in the Baltic Sea region since 2006, a press release from the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation states. […]

Economy

Lithuanians have an idea how to reduce crypto mining costs

During the largest non-profit ICT and entrepreneurship event in the Baltic States #SWITCH held in Vilnius, winners of the Smart Energy Hackathon organized by Lietuvos Energija, the energy companies group of Lithuania, were elected. The main prize, EUR 1,500 in the selected cryptocurrency, was awarded to the team that created a platform prototype which is intended for cryptocurrency mining based on the sharing principle. The suggested platform model in each case would enable to find the most suitable place in the world to install computer equipment and to organize cryptocurrency mining for the lowest energy price on that date, a press release from Lietuvos Energija reads. […]

R. Šimašius visits #Tower appartments
Economy

Remigijus Šimašius on #TOWER: the ugly duckling becomes a beautiful swan

On Thursday, mayor of Vilnius, Remigijus Šimašius visited one of the highest residential buildings in Lithuania #Tower to congratulate the project developers on opening the building. During the visit, the mayor had a chance to look at the architecture and premises of the new skyscraper and he was among the first ones to test and evaluate the innovations installed in the building, a press release from Vilnius city municipality states. […]

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Economy

A new attraction centre will open for the citizens of Vilnius.

A Park Town business park located in a strategic area of Vilnius, in a tail of Konstitucijos avenue, next year will invite the citizens of Vilnius to relax in a new spacious terrace. The green space will be
open for both, employees of the business park and everyone who wants to take a look. The company MG Valda, which develops this project, has shown the public how the new recreation area will look like in the centre of the city. […]

Left to right Julija Giedrimė (Švyturys-Utenos Alus), Rita Čepinskienė (Nasdaq), Tadeusz Podvorski and Jevgenija Krikščiūnė (BTA Baltic Insurance Company), Natalija Piparienė (Sanofi-Aventis Lietuva), Ingrida Žumbakienė (Mondelez Lietuva Production)
Economy

Baltic Salary Survey reveals which Lithuanian companies pay the most equal salaries

“Baltic Salary Survey”, a compensation research company in Lithuania, yesterday for the first time unveiled which companies are paying the most equal wages to their employees, at the “Equal Pay 2018” awards. The winners were announced based on remuneration survey conducted this year, in which 150 organizations from all over Lithuania participated, a press release from Baltic Salary Survey states. […]

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Economy

Lithuanian ESO EUR 200 mln. tender is on it’s way

Preparation for the tender of smart electricity meters by Lithuanian energy distribution system operator Energijos Skirstymo Operatorius (ESO) which is a part of SOE Lietuvos Energija, has received great attention of Lithuanian and international potential producers and suppliers. By implementing a unique public procurement to acquire a smart accounting system (smart meters, information systems for their control and data collection) the Company has invited companies to become familiar with the smart accounting development plans in Lithuania. The event participants were furnished with all detailed information on the public procurement planned: technical specification, procedures and duration were discussed, a press release from ESO states. […]

LIGHT

4 reasons why you should start looking for Christmas presents right now

With three more months still to go until the most beautiful holiday of the year, you should really start Christmas shopping right now, especially if you are planning to do it online. It is no secret that deliveries fall behind schedule which makes commencing your search for presents on the World Wide Web right now the best way to prevent them from running late. Besides, if you start to shop early, you could gain financially as well, a DPD press release states. So, what does it pay to do your Christmas shopping in fall? […]

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Society

The court has made a decision – “Jacquet” instead of “Žakė“

After examining the case of the records of surnames of a children with dual citizenship in the records of civil status, Vilnius city District Court has decided to oblige the Civil Registry Office to change the surnames of children from “Žakė” to its original surname “Jacquet”, and to issue a birth certificate, a press release from the European Foundation of Human Rights states. […]

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LIGHT

Time for those dearest to us: one hour a week is not enough

In September, when the family rythm returns to its routine pace there is increasingly less time left for those closest to us. Some of us do not even devote one hour per week to communicating with our family members. At home we often lack time for conversations with our children or the adults in the family. Psychologists have issued a warning that we communicate too briefly and too seldom with each other, a press release from Gjensidige states. […]

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Politics

Seimas endorsed the Strategy for the Demographic, Migration, and Integration Policy for 2018–2030

In consideration of the adverse effects on the national economy, social welfare system, as well as Lithuania’s national and social development caused by a complicated demographic situation in Lithuania, with steady emigration rates and the fertility rate below the generation replacement level, the Seimas endorsed the Strategy for the Demographic, Migration, and Integration Policy for 2018–2030. The respective resolution of the Seimas (draft No XIIIP-2025(3)) approving the Strategy was adopted by 77 votes in favour, with 3 votes against and 24 abstentions, a press release from Seimas states. […]

Riga
Foreign affairs

The Rīga Conference 2018 – One week countdown

On the 28th and 29th of September at the Latvian National Library in Riga, politicians and world experts on politics and international relations will gather together to discuss the most pressing security and political issues on the regional and global level, a press release from the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation states. […]

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LIGHT

36 years after the first emoji: five facts you may not know

Exactly 36 years ago today, an American professor and computer scientist Scott Fahlman used a smiley symbol – ‘:-)’ for the first time in an electronic message. He also used another well-known symbol – ‘:-(’. By using these symbols, the professor sought to distinguish which messages were of serious content and which were meant as a joke. Scott Fahlman most probably didn’t realise at the time just how much interest the symbols would later attract. More and more emojis emerged, and today no digital communication can be imagined without them. So, on the occasion of the birthday of the first emoji, Bitės Profai offer an opportunity to see for yourself just how big the emoji world is, and possibly learn some interesting facts you didn’t know before, a press release from Bitė states. […]

Gate of Dawn
Society

Vilnius: your new pilgrimage destination

In preparation for Pope Francis’ visit to Lithuania on 22-23 September, Vilnius is inviting visitors from all over the world to discover the city’s pilgrimage routes and the hidden gems of its sacral heritage. […]