Airspace above Syria
Economy

Oro navigacija on flight operations in the Mediterranean region

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. […]

February 16, 1918 Act of Independence
Society

February 16th commemoration in Lithuania

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. […]

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History

The lives of fallen GDL noblemen

The noble estate enjoyed the most important position in the social hierarchy of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The nobility, however, was far from homogenous. It consisted of aristocrats, (the magnates), as well as of middling and petty nobles who owned little or no land at all respectively. The importance and financial might of noble families and even particular individuals was constantly fluctuating. Many families went through a process of ascent and subsequent slide down or even oblivion. A considerable number of the noblemen were utterly poor. They sometimes could hardly afford their daily meals yet they still enjoyed all the privileges of the estate. Some of them – mostly vagabonds – would eventually cross the line and lose their symbols of the nobility. They would live on accidental income, sometimes illegal, and would very often end up in prisons or on the scaffold. Surviving interrogation documents reveal the paths that led them into the world of crime. What kind of life was it? […]

Rubbe in action
Economy

Inventor G. Nemanis: as the company grows, best jobs remain in Kaunas

Kaunas citizen Gediminas Nemanis turned his electric bike gear “Rubbee” into one of the most successful startups in Lithuania. An excellent debut on the crowd-funding platform “Kickstarter”, a team of enthusiasts and attracted investors allowed the invention to make its way to success and gained recognition on the global electric bike market. Gediminas, the inventor and “Rubbee” project developer, tells us how the idea of “Rubbee” was born, how it developed and how it looks now. He also talks about the ecosystem of the startups and the road from the idea to the success story, Kaunas In reported in a press release, Kaunas In wrote in a press release. […]

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Economy

Lithuania’s ambition to become the leader of business tourism of the Baltic region

Opportunities for organising business events in Lithuania are attractive not only to European countries, but also to the USA, Canada and Australia. Those seeking new business tourism destinations believe that the main strengths of Lithuania are the country’s security and sustainability, implementation of innovations, professional employees and even progress in the area of gastronomic tourism, a press release from the State Department of Tourism says. […]

Vilniaus Old Town
Freetime

Lithuania gets prime time on Israel and China TVs

Israeli culinary guru Gil Hovav’s new TV show Open Skies about Lithuania on Keshet 12 channel counted about a million viewers. The half-hour show featured a variety of Lithuanian dishes along with the most interesting stories from different corners of the country. This month, Lithuania has also been shown on four TV editions on Travel China Channel made by reputed China’s traveller Zhang Wei, each show reaching 20 million viewers. The nine-minute shows managed to capture the best of Lithuania, including amber cathing, Samogitian partying, basketball game at the Kaunas Žalgiris Arena, as well as stories about the Lithuanian rain, the old town churches of Vilnius, the miracle tile, Pažaislis, M. K. Čiurlionis’s oeuvre, the Cross Hill, etc., a State Department of Tourism press release states. […]

Nüman
Freetime

Recognition: Scandinavian Michelin worth Lithuanian restaurants

The chefs of as many as eight restaurants in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda woke up as part of the Baltic cream of the crop following the reputable Scandinavian White Guide 2018 evaluations of restaurants that happened for the second time now in our country. Eight from fifteen restaurants evaluated in Lithuania made it to the Baltic top 30 restaurants, with Nüman in Kaunas reaching the third place, a press release from the State Department of Tourism states. […]

Christmas in Rokiškis 2017
Freetime

Christmas residence and a “blizzard” of holiday events invite to Rokiškis

Rokiškis in Northern Lithuania is known for its cheese and theatre festivals. From now on Rokiškis is also laying claim to the title of Northern Lithuania Christmas capital. Little time is left to the major holidays. So that waiting for them would not feel long, the active and ingenious Rokiškis residents invite to a myriad of various events. […]