By the end of 2015, Klaipėda Free Economic Zone accumulated EUR 493 million of foreign direct investment (FDI). This accounts for 57% of the total FDI of Klaipėda City Municipality. In the significance of the free economic zone to its city in terms of the FDI portfolio, Klaipėda is ahead of all the other Lithuanian free economic zones. […]
Snowless Christmas, white Easter appears to be a new normal in Lithuania. Still, with a less than three weeks until the official summer kicks off in Lithuania, this morning many Lithuanians woke up feeling that it is the middle of winter. […]
“Is it possible to win the information war? Unfortunately, I have to disappoint you that the information war is not going to end in the next ten years. Maybe even longer if Russia will remain […]
May 1 is a day off in Lithuania, so our staff will be back in the office on Tuesday (May 2) to bring you the latest news and views from Lithuania. […]
On the 6th May on the Neris River the 11th century Viking ship will appear. The crew of the ship together with several groups of ancient Baltic tribes will invite all interests to go on a time journey and experience the story of the Europe’s last pagan tribes in the Viking times. The event “Day of Tribes” in this day from 14:00 – 20:00 will transfer the banks of the Neris River besides the White bridge of Vilnius into an ancient camp of warriors, craftsmen, salesmen and storytellers. […]
Hyperloop One spent a day visiting Lithuania and met with ministers, innovators and business community. They gave everyone updates of the progress they are making towards building the first functioning Hyperloop. They are currently building a test demonstration site in Nevada and will show off the first prototype in the middle of this year, Vladas Lašas’, representatives wrote in a press release. […]
Medieval sword fighting, spear throwing as well as playing strategically and intellectually catchy Viking games was enjoyed by hundreds of visitors of the event “Family Day” on 17th of April on the bank of the Neris River beside the White bridge of Vilnius, Vikingų Keimas said in a press release. […]
On April 21st, Friday, the Embassy of Israel in Lithuania, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry department and Vilnius District Municipality, together with schoolchildren from all over Lithuania planted an oak grove by the name “Izraelita” near Rukainiai, Vilnius district the Embassy of Israel in Lithuania reported in a press release. […]
During a visit to Lithuania the Irish Minister of in the European Union for state Dara Murphy says that many studies have been done on Brexits impact for the economy of Ireland and all of them have shown that the country will have losses. Dublin has taken steps to diversify trade and business relations. […]
About twenty years ago the rock group Antis terrified their audiences with zombies that were rolling-on in. Now it’s the turn of Islamist radicals that are rolling-on in, or maybe that have already rolled in; […]
Simplex, an Israeli financial technology (fintech) and cybersecurity start-up, has chosen Lithuania ahead of the likes of Luxembourg, Cyprus and the UK as the location for its new global supervision and sales team. The company plans to employ around 20 experts in sales, support, Fraud analysis, marketing, information technologies, data analytics, quality supervision and finance in the coming couple of years, Invest Lithuania announced in a press release. […]
“While considerable progress has been achieved in protecting human rights in recent years, the Lithuanian authorities still have to address some remaining shortcomings, in particular as regards the protection of women, children and persons with disabilities” said Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, in a report released today based on a visit to the country carried out in December 2016, the Council of Europe reported in a press release. […]
Families, youth and all others interested in Baltic Culture are invited to participate in the “Family Day of Ancient Baltic Culture” which will take place on 17th of April from 14:00 – 18:00 on the banks of the Neris River beside the White bridge of Vilnius. Active medieval displays, traditional games, workshops and tasks will be open for discovery especially for children and families. The event is completely free of charge. […]
The Lithuania Tribune would like to wish all of our readers a happy Easter weekend! […]
This situation is for Gintaras Steponavičius is like a meaningful choice – whether his presence in the party after expressing suspicion continues to destroy the idea of liberalism, or will he allow it to live […]
Now in its third year, the Labas! festival is the brainchild of Dalia Mikoliūnaitė from Teatriukas in Vilnius, Lithuania and Cliodhna Noonan from Acting Up! in Dublin, Ireland. The first edition (2015) was small and compact and enjoyed the support of the Irish Embassy, the Croatian and Lithuanian Ministries of Culture and the Austrian Culture Forum in Lithuania. It was a first step in the direction of international collaboration on the idea of presenting new performances to an audience under 6 years old and their carers. Performances were in cultural venues in the city and selected state facilities in the Kūdikių namai (Vilnius residence for infants with developmental delays) and minority communities in Vilnius. […]
On 11 April in Helsinki, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the establishment of the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats was signed by representatives of the U.S., the UK, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, France, Sweden and Germany, Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a press release. […]
Enjoy the pictures from the Palm Sunday in Vilnius! […]
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