Articles by EN.DELFI

Remigijus Šimašius, the mayor of Vilnius
Freetime

A tool launched to facilitate the integration of foreign nationals relocating to Vilnius

March 27, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

In order to facilitate the transition of foreigners invited to live and work in Lithuania’s capital a new digital tool, which takes the form of a Relocation Guide, has been launched. Developed by Go Vilnius, the city’s official business and tourism development agency, the guide provides all the necessary information for successful and smooth relocation to Vilnius according to each person’s individual situation. […]

March for Our Lives event in Vilnius
Society

March for Our Lives in Vilnius

March 27, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

Representatives of Vilnius’s American community, joined by local volunteers, held a “March for Our Lives” at Kudirkas Square on Saturday, March 24. The event was one of more than 820 such events held worldwide, inspired by the student activists from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Forida, where 17 students and teachers were shot dead on February 14, 2018, the organisers of the event wrote. […]

Good Coffee Map, Vilnius
Freetime

Vilnius unveils new map for coffee lovers

March 26, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

Last week, Vilnius introduced the Good Coffee Map, a new guide to a handful of the city’s top specialty coffee shops. According to its creators, the publication, which is available in English for free either in print form or online, will help guests to the city and local coffee lovers get better acquainted with Lithuania’s capital by visiting cafés offering flavours from the most recognised coffee regions of the world Go Vilnius informed in a press release. […]

Pro-gun control protest in the US
Society

March For Our Lives. The impact of gun violence on american children and teens

March 22, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

Gun violence has a devastating impact on American children and teens. Nearly 1,400 American children (ages 0-17) are shot and killed and nearly 7,000 more are shot and injured every year. […]

Justina Ragauskaite su instruktoriumi @Linas Šapnagis
Freetime

Famous Women: “100 years of restored Lithuania – 100 rounds of shots for Lithuania!”

March 15, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

On the eve of March 11th – Restoration of Lithuanian Statehood Day, famous women tried out various guns and spent the whole afternoon having fun outdoors activities in a shooting range set up in a forest. Sport shooting club “Leičiai” organized a special festive practical shooting event for women for the occasion of the Restoration of an Independent State of Lithuania. Many patriotic thoughts have been heard that day and real emotions were in the air, a press release from Vilniuslifestyle.lt states. […]

Society

Embassy of Israel in Lithuania continues the meaningful cooperation with “Save the Children” day centers

March 13, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

Embassy of Israel in Lithuania continues cooperation with “Save the Children” day centers in many different towns of Lithuania. To celebrate the beginning of the new year, 300 coupons for visiting VICHI water park in Vilnius were presented to 300 children of “Save the Children” day centers all over the country, a press release from the embassy states. […]

ANBO-2
History

A sport airplane and herbicide were among the first innovations of the restored Lithuanian state

March 9, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

Although today, after hearing the word “innovation”, many of us still think about rocket science, most of the innovations of the past 100 years in the world and Lithuania were simple of make yet were very useful improvements and inventions. They improved the daily lives of millions of people, but often we have never heard the inventors’ names. […]

Head of the gallery Jurgita Juospaitytė-Bitinienė
Culture

Director of Rooster Gallery: Interest in art is on the rise in Lithuania

February 16, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

The Rooster Gallery, the first mobile gallery that was established in Lithuania ten years ago, started its activity with minimum resources, without a concrete exhibition space, and had to look for a new space each time when it held an exhibition. Today, the gallery can take pride in its significant achievements both on the Lithuanian and international art scene. Head of the gallery Jurgita Juospaitytė-Bitinienė currently works with the most interesting Lithuanian painters of the young generation whose work is already known in the international context. […]

FAMOUS LATVIAN RAPPIST
Freetime

FAMOUS LATVIAN RAPPIST’s love song to a Lithuanian girl

February 14, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

A rapper from Latvia has published a Valentine’s day love song for a Lithuanian singer Beatrich. […]

National dances at the Lithuania Embassy in the US
Culture

Philadelphia to Host the 16th Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival

February 9, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

The National Executive Committee of the Lithuanian-American Community, Inc. has chosen Philadelphia as the host city for the 16th Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival in 2020. Called “Šokių Šventė” in Lithuanian, this event is held every four years to celebrate the unique traditions of the Lithuanian heritage. Beginning in 1957, these festivals provided a way for Lithuanian immigrants and Lithuanian-Americans to keep their heritage alive while the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania during the Cold War. Now that Lithuania is an independent nation, these festivals are an essential part of celebrating Lithuanian traditions. […]

FinTech
Economy

Lithuania made a triple jump into becoming the European FinTech centre

February 1, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

The fact about Lithuania as one the most favourable and friendly jurisdiction for FinTech companies, planning to offer payment service across the EU is spreading out. 30 electronic money institutions had activity licences issued by the Bank of Lithuania licenses in 2017, as in 2016 there were just 12. According the information, announced by the Bank of Lithuania on 29th January 2017, about 100 companies are on consultations about licencing opportunities in Lithuania and 19 are now under review. So what factors influenced such growth and interest in FinTech licensing in Lithuania? […]

Lithuanian film retrospective in Paris
Culture

Extensive Lithuanian film retrospective in Paris inaugurated year-long celebration of statehood restoration centenary

January 31, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

The Cinémathèque Française in Paris is hosting one of the biggest projects presenting Lithuania’s national cinema, a two-week long film retrospective which opened yesterday. It also marks the launch of a cycle of events in France to celebrate the centenary of the restoration of Lithuania’s statehood. The French cinema-going public will have the chance to explore the most extensive programme of Lithuanian film put together in recent years, covering several generations of filmmakers and a variety of genres and styles, Lithuanian Film Centre announced in its press release. […]

Revolut
Economy

FinTech development in Lithuania gathering pace

January 29, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

Favourable conditions for the development of financial technologies (FinTech) in Lithuania have already attracted numerous domestic and foreign companies. Upon implementation of planned initiatives for fostering FinTech development, the sector is likely to attract more investment and create more jobs, while consumers may be offered a wider range of financial services. […]