At its siting, the Seimas held a discussion on the future of the European Union (EU), including the current situation in the EU, recent developments in the EU, EU policy aspects and challenges with the greatest potential effect on Lithuania, a Seimas press release states. […]
The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on National Security and Defence of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania have released a joint statement condemning Russian actions against Ukrainian Navy ships on 25 November, 2018. […]
Everyone experiences time differently. Some trace it, others go with the flow or revel in anticipation. An artist documents. On November 27, the gallery Meno Niša is presenting The Time Catcher, an exhibition of paintings by the National Prize winning artist Gintaras Makarevičius. […]
NKT, a leading global power cable manufacturer, and THINKT, an innovation hub backed by the Danish company, are bringing their joint competencies to Kaunas where they are establishing a digital project development team. The new site will collaborate with the THINKT hub in Berlin to support and develop new projects for the energy industry, a press release from Invest Lithuania states. […]
From the spring of the next year, LOT Polish Airlines will be flying passengers from Vilnius to one of the world’s largest financial centres in London City, after winning the international public contest of Lithuanian Airports. The purpose of this unique contest was to remove the geographical barrier between the business communities of Lithuania and the United Kingdom, and help promote investment, a press release from Lithuanian Airports states. […]
Emigrants living in the UK heavily influence Lithuania’s annual flow of foreign income. However, in the recent years, remittances from Great Britain have been steadily declining. This is largely influenced by the effects of political processes – over the course of three years, the exchange rate of the pound to euro has appreciably depreciated. Lithuanians must look for ways to protect the money they earned – they are increasingly interested in investment opportunities, including bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies, a press release from Luno states. […]
In Lithuania more than 90% people living with HIV are aware of their HIV status. By this indicator, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Lithuania is among the most advanced in Europe. According to the latest data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, the average for this indicator in Europe is 80%. According to UNAIDS, the global average is 75%, i.e. a quarter of the people with HIV do not know that they are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, a press release from the Centre for Communicable Diseases and AIDS states. […]
Seeking to resolve a situation they caused themselves in regard to children’s rights protection, lawmakers are once again taking up initiatives, which seem more like the plot of a fairy tale than a well thought out decision, presidential candidate Gitanas Nausėda says in a press release. […]
Capital – a city of creating people: having announced a competition for innovation for those who have unique ideas on how to innovate the city’s public spaces, the municipality received as many as 30 applications and projects. The commission already selected the 4 strongest projects, which will be implemented as soon as by the end of this year. The city allocated a total of EUR 200 000 for this competition, a Vilnius city municipality press release states. […]
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 of the Presidium of the Council of the Movement of the Struggle for Freedom of Lithuania (LLKS), as the Head of the Lithuanian State, which was fighting the occupation. […]
The Lithuanian Film Week, the most extensive presentation project of Lithuanian cinema in Poland over the last few years, kicked off Friday night in Warsaw’s Iluzjon cinema. The occasion crowns the year-long series of events celebrating Lithuanian cinema and the centenary of Lithuanian statehood. The opening of the Lithuanian Film Week invited members of Poland’s cultural community, film lovers and representatives of foreign diplomatic missions residing in Warsaw to see Mindaugas Survila’s celebrated documentary The Ancient Woods. The guests were greeted by the Lithuanian Minister of Culture Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson, a press release from the Lithuanian Film Centre states. […]
During the Hacker Games hackathon that took place in Vilnius last December, the team that created the Mushrooming game were declared the winners in the gaming league. This autumn, the game was nominated as one of the best games in the mobile application category. The Lithuanians managed to stand out in the highly competitive gaming industry by implementing an unexpected and ingenious solution, a press release from Startup Lithuania states. […]
“I wish to announce a piece of important and good news. After I left the party several weeks ago, I did not expect that so many liberally thinking people would write to me that they wish to meet, contribute to the formation and activities of a new liberal political power. Thus, it is clear – there will be a liberal political party!” Aušrinė Armonaitė wrote on her Facebook profile on Friday. […]
Traditionally, Vilnius has been regarded as a magical city straight out of a fairy tale: its UNESCO World Heritage listed Old Town, quaint cobblestone streets, luscious parks, and a rich history definitely support this point of view. However, there’s so much more to Lithuania’s capital: the city is filled with creative talents, modern culture, unconventional art spaces, and bold ideas. If discovering a different face of Vilnius sounds appealing, you should check out the Guide to Modern Vilnius, a press release from Go Vilnius states. […]
Naturally the airport in Vilnius is the centre of intensive movement to and from which thousands of people travel every day. The range of transport means they use partially characterises the whole system of city transport. The latest research has revealed a significantly higher passengers’ confidence in Vilnius public transport over the last seven years, a press release from Lietuvos Oro Uostai states. […]
Blockchain will transform digital services and Europe. It is acknowledged that Europe missed out on the Internet, however, the continent is determined not to miss out on the next revolutionary technology – blockchain. The European Union, with its digital Single Market of over 500 million citizens, is well placed to seize an opportunity to become the world leader of blockchain. Since Lithuania is regarded as a centre of excellence in blockchain, it is going to be playing a major role in those efforts. Blockchain Centre Vilnius is invited to shape this future and be a founding member of a new association, which is going to be putting blockchain technology at the heart of Europe’s future. […]
While undergoing the process of modernisation, the strategic company Oro Navigacija, whose mission is to provide flight safety in the Lithuanian airspace, is presenting its new logo. The trademark that had been representing the enterprise for seventeen years was replaced by a modern one, which communicates the same message to both the Lithuanian and the foreign audience, a press release from Oro Navigacija states. […]
During ten months of this year, air traffic controllers handled 227.5 thousand flights in Lithuanian airspace, i.e. more by 9.3 per cent, compared to the same period last year. Overflights made up 172.6 thousand, or three fourths of the total flight number, a press release from Oro Navigacija states. […]
The results of a survey conducted in Lithuania showed that every eighth person has been ensured by health insurance. Employers tend to take care of this type of insurance irrespective of the length of employee working time. Most often, health insurance coverage is provided for management level staff and specialists. They are 18-25 year old respondents just at the beginning of their career, and professionals of significant professional expertise. According to insurers in some companies, the employers insure their employees with health insurance even before they acquire this type of insurance for themselves, a press release from Gjensidige states. […]
Cafés and restaurants of the Old Town of the capital city of Lithuania will invite everyone to have a cup of caffè latte dedicated to Dr. Jonas Basanavičius or a piece of cake made on the occasion of his 167th birthday. This Friday, on 23 November, Vilnius city dwellers and city guests will gather to the ceremony of unveiling a monument for this prominent figure. The monument will be erected in front of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society on the square named after this patriarch of the nation. The monument unveiling ceremony is a symbolic evening marking the closing of a cycle of events dedicated to the centenary of the restored state of Lithuania, a press release from Vilnius municipality states. […]
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