Lithuanian parliament has approved a boost to the country’s film production tax incentive, increasing it from 20% to 30%. The new level will take effect from January 1, 2019 and the legislation has been renewed for the next five-year period, a press release from the Lithuanian Film Centre states. […]
All Saint’s Day is an important holiday celebrated in honour of known and unknown saints on November 1st. While the Vėlinės (All Soul’s Day) celebration to commemorate the deceased is held to be on November 2nd, in Lithuania the two are often celebrated together on November 1st with deceased relatives’ graves being visited. […]
Former Lithuanian basketball player Arvydas Sabonis, who previously led the country’s basketball federation, has been named the most influential sports figure in Lithuania, according to a survey by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website, published on Friday. […]
Three experienced professionals have joined the Lithuanian Airports team. Dainius Čiuplys has already taken over the role of Vilnius Airport Director. Kaunas Airport will soon be headed by Karolis Matulaitis while Andrius Daujotas will be in charge of Palanga Airport. […]
Today, the International Brewers’ Day is celebrated, it reminds us not only of the old brewing traditions, but of the innovations of beer industry as well. Non-alcoholic beer, which was considered a niche product not so long ago, is already about to get rid of this label. This summer the demand for non-alcohol beer is growing at a record pace, while Lithuanian and foreign beer makers had supplied store shelves with fifty different types of non-alcoholic beer, a press release from Maxima states. […]
We’ve always been fans of Radix DLT and the work they have been doing. That’s why we are excited to announce that we will be hosting the first Radix hackathon at the #PillarUnconference. […]
Many of us are waiting for, probably, the most important holiday of summer. It’s like an answer to Christmas in winter. The latter are celebrated just after the shortest day in the year, whereas Midsummer or Saint John’s is remembered as a celebration of the longest day in the year. It was dedicated to the birthday of Saint John the Baptist in order to be adapted to Christianity. Translation agency Ars libri would like to share some stories on how Midsummer is celebrated around the world. […]
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is looking for new diplomats. A new competition to the diplomatic service was opened following a break of several years, the Lietuvos Žinios daily writes. […]
Giedrius Surplys was on Tuesday sworn in as Lithuania’s agriculture minister, becoming the country’s first post-independence minister without any previous links to the agriculture sector. […]
The conflict with President Dalia Grybauskaitė may cost Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis his bid for the post of head of state, Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science docent dr. Kęstutis Girnius says. […]
This morning Oro navigacija has received an alert notification issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), saying that due to possible air strikes into Syria, airlines operating flights in the Mediterranean Sea Region might be obliged to take appropriate measures and change their planned air routes Oro navigacija said in a press release. […]
The International Women’s Association of Vilnius (IWAV) is initiating the charity event Blossom of Hope for the tenth time now with the goal of improving early breast cancer diagnostics. According to doctors, of the thousand and a half women in the country, who hear this diagnosis – a fifth are up to 50 years old, while 5-6 are especially young, up to 30 years old. […]
The Lithuania Tribune team wishes you a happy Easter! […]
Vladimir Putin has become Russian president once again. This comes as no surprise to anyone because there were no real elections in Russia, just a vote, LRT.lt writes. Can new details be gleaned from this […]
Over and over again, we keep hearing the same imperative on Lithuania’s relations with Russia. Over and over again we are beckoned to remain friends and blamed for the lack of friendship. In fact, the […]
February 16 is a national holiday in Lithuania in commemoration of the signing of the Act of Independence of Lithuania on February 16, 1918 which proclaimed the restoration of the independent state of Lithuania. […]
Seimas conservative Žygimantas Pavilionis has appealed to bank SEB’s shareholders, claiming that he is concerned by the “unambiguous and dangerous situation when one of the most prominent economists in the country both represents the SEB […]
Many of us have probably encountered or at least have heard of an undisciplined next-door-neighbour with a fondness for drinking. Let us call him Vovochka (the Russian equivalent of “Little Johnny”, a diminutive form of […]
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