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New episodes of Stranger Things might be filmed in Lukiškės prison
Following the successful filming in Lithuania of HBO’s series Chernobyl, it appears that the US company Netflix has also been drawn to Vilnius. The newest, 4th season of the series Stranger Things may potentially be […]
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Economy
Masiulis: the most important events of 2019 and predictions for 2020
2019 was an exciting year for the telecommunications market: consumer trend changers dictated market growth, while the US-Chinese struggle changed everything – from general device use to national security concerns, Petras Masiulis, Tele2 CEO for […]
Politics
A year of party decline: numbers reveal an uncomfortable truth
The Gintautas Paluckas’ Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) remains Lithuania’s largest political party with a membership of 16,545 members. However, both the LSDP and the other parties in decline in Lithuania in membership this year, […]
Lithuania
Merry Christmas!
The Lithuania Tribune team wishes all our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for being with us in 2019 and we look forward to presenting you with news and views […]
Defence
Who would defend Lithuania?
The citizens’ desire and capacity to defend Lithuania is significant, however, the state often is unaware of what the citizens can offer and how to organise active resistance during armed conflict. According to experts, this […]
Society
Christmas-themed art installations in the historical prison of Vilnius
Through the winter holidays, the Alternative Christmas Yard is welcoming residents and guests of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius to the courtyard of the former Lukiškės prison. The centrally-located city jail hosts light installations symbolising the transformation of […]
Society
Turto Bankas and Jewish organisations agreed on the Vilnius Congress Centre
Representatives of State enterprises Turto Bankas, the Lithuanian Jewish Community, Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Europe (CPJCE) and the technical project implementation matched a technical project for the reconstruction and adaptation of the Vilnius Concert and Sports Hall and […]
Lithuania
Will there be new “saviours”? What should be expected from the 2020 Seimas elections
“Lithuanian elect “saviours” primarily due to disappointment,” political scientist Kęstutis Girnius commented on Lithuanians‘ electoral preferences in the lead up to the nearing 2020 Seimas elections, Viktorija Rimaitė, wrote in Lrytas.lt The Labour Party (DP), […]
Economy
EU Mobility Package – business urges to react immediately
The government’s decision to increase allowance rates given to posted drivers needs to be changed, while the EU’s constraints on the transport sector based on the EU Mobility Package must be evaluated responsibly. Otherwise, Lithuania […]
History
The last supper of Vanagas (the Hawk) November 29, Friday
Sixty-two years ago, on the night of Friday, November 29, 1957, the executioner waited for his victim… Vanagas. On November 10, 1957, while waiting in the condemned cell, one of the last Lithuanian resistance fighters […]
Foreign affairs
MEP Kubilius disappointed with Georgian constitutional amendment
Andrius Kubilius, Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the EPP Lithuanian delegation expresses concern with recent developments in Georgia, when the constitutional amendment on the transition to a proportional electoral system was rejected in the […]
Economy
100 days of the president – solely tax tariff increases won’t solve problems
They say that only after the first one hundred days can you really begin to be more critical of a president’s decisions, choices and behaviour. A hundred days is the limit for when the warmup […]
Politics
The welfare state in Lithuania needs war
There is so much talk about the welfare state vision that it can already be pictured in a physical manifestation – riding as if the Vytis, which was not allowed into Lukiškės Square, on its […]
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ナウセーダ大統領は天皇陛下「即位礼正殿の儀」に参列します
リトアニア大統領、ギターナス・ナウセーダ(55)と、ディアナ・ナウセディエネ(フィーストレディ)夫妻は10月21～24日の4日間の日程で日本を公式に訪問します。22日(火)には新しい天皇陛下の御即位を内外に披露する「即位礼正殿の儀」に参列します。大統領府公式サイトが発表しました。 […]
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2020年を「杉原千畝の年」とする議会宣言
10月10日(木)、リトアニア国会(セイマス)は来たる2020年を、年間を通じて「杉原千畝記念の年」とする事を宣言しました。この決議は、2020年がリトアニア・カウナスの旧日本領事館に在勤した杉原千畝元副領事(1939-40年在勤)が6000人以上のユダヤ人難民の命を救ったとされる、いわゆる「命のビザ」の発給を決断してからちょうど80年目の記念の年に当たる事にちなんで採択されました。また2020年は、杉原氏の生誕120周年の記念の年でもあります […]
Economy
Lithuania aligns itself with the West or is it the other way round?
The system of bottle deposit, which was imposed three years ago gave people something they had waited for a long time – a possibility to sort beverage packaging. The long-term experience of rich countries could […]
Economy
Number of the wealthy in Vilnius skyrockets
Lithuania’s major cities have seen an impressive rise in the wealthy, with Vilnius even being a leader in this among Eastern European capitals. By the way, wealthy individuals, who count their monthly incomes in the […]
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リトアニア、輸送・通信分野で日本からの投資に期待
リトアニアは日本からの投資を誘致し、国際貨物輸送の経由地として機能する事に期待する。9月18日(水)同国のヤロスラフ・ナルケビッチ運輸通信大臣が記者会見で述べました。ナルケビッチ大臣はこの日リトアニアを訪問した国際協力銀行(JBIC)の代表団と今後の投資プロジェクトの可能性について意見交換を行いました […]