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Freetime
Pioneering the emotional Lithuanian cuisine by getting back to the sweet roots
In the very heart of Užupis, there is a restaurant just as exceptional and alluring as the Užupis itself — Sweet Root. It may be presented as the pioneer of the local cuisine, but you will not find any traces of cliched Lithuanian food on the menu. Instead, they serve dishes made strictly from seasonal locally-grown ingredients, spiced with some true Lithuanian emotions, memories and habits. To top it off, the restaurant is about to release its own book—“Proud of Lithuania: A Fairy Tale by Sweet Root”. Margarita Knysh talked to the mastermind behind it and the owner of the restaurant, Sigitas Žemaitis, about the trends in the food industry, sustainability, and the search of the true spirit of Lithuania. […]
CORPORATE
While the Liberals flounder, the Conservatives seek to get rid of entrenched stigma
The Liberal Movement can now only forget the positions it once had because it will long have to seek to escape the shadow of Eligijus Masiulis and when his trial begins, the harm will only […]
Freetime
Traffic restrictions during Kaziuko mugė
The Lithuania Tribune team would like to inform our readers that some streets in the Vilnius Old town will be closed from this Friday, March 3rd due to Kaziukas Fair. […]
Politics
TS-LKD International Secretary leaves the post to return to Lithuania
TS-LKD (Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats) appoints Dr. Žygimantas Pavilionis as the new International Secretary of the party. He replaces Ms. Gintarė Narkevičiūtė, who successfully held this position for over five years. […]
CORPORATE
Seimas has yet to show its true face
The first hundred days of the new Seimas which sparked hopes for change have been marked more by scandals and not by work. However political scientists note that three months is too brief a time […]
Energy
Electricity consumption highest in a quarter of a century
In 2016, the final electricity consumption in Lithuania totalled 10.47 kilowatt hours (or 10.47 terawatt hours, TWh). A record growth in the consumption was observed last year: residents, businesses, agriculture and transport used 4.5% more electricity compared to 2015. The growth rate in agriculture was as high as 8.4%, service sector 5.7%, residents 4.3%, and transport sector 4%. The lowest year-on-year growth rate (3.5%) was recorded in the industrial sector, Litgrid press office reported. […]
CORPORATE
Butkevičius speaks up – important “Farmer” reforms will not be supported
The Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) coalition partners, the Social Democrats are complaining that they are essentially unsure how the Saulius Skvernelis cabinet intends to implement most of its intended reforms. During a Saturday […]
Society
Novozymes Prize goes to Šikšnys and Charpentier
The 2017 Novozymes Prize is being awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director and Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, Germany, and Virginijus Šikšnys, Professor and Head of the Department of Protein–Nucleic acids Interactions at the Institute of Biotechnology of Vilnius University in Lithuania, the University of Vilnius announced. […]
Culture
Vilnius invites to celebrate the 100th Independence Anniversary with sound of trumpets
One year before the proclamation of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of Lithuanian statehood in Vilnius – from this February 16 until February 16 next year, daily at 19 hours 18 minutes – trumpet player Laurynas Lapė and his students will perform the composition “Dear Lithuania” for Vilnius residents and guests from the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, Go Vilnius agency reported. […]
Economy
Elon Musk’s LA tunnel completed by Lithuanian team in Minecraft
As part of his dream of a traffic-free future, Elon Musk has been talking for a while now about boring a tunnel under Los Angeles from the HQ of his SpaceX company to LAX, the city’s airport. In fact, he has actually started taking the first steps towards making this seemingly crazy idea come true. […]
Economy
Consumer prices on a rise. More to come
In January consumer prices increased by 0.3% compared with December and were 2.3% higher than a year ago. […]
Society
Local authorities welcome plans to build Jewish museum in Šeduva
Local authorities in the northern Lithuanian district of Radviliškis on Monday welcomed plans to build a privately-financed state-of-the-art Jewish museum in Šeduva that will be dedicated to the life of Jews in small Lithuanian towns in the pre-Holocaust era. […]
Society
World class museum will open In Lithuania
International museum professionals and architects are working on Museum of Šeduva Jewish history, which will be using the most advanced technologies to tell its visitors about the history and culture of similar Litvak shtetls. […]
Culture
Lithuania at the Berlin Film Festival
Lithuania will be hosting a stand at the European Film Market, an international film industry event that takes place during the Berlin International Film Festival and opens today. The stand will present Lithuanian film industry, tax concession for film production, and the latest Lithuanian projects. Two feature films supported by Lithuania will be screened for foreign film professionals, and a Lithuanian project will be introduced in the special “Berlinale Talents” programme. […]
Culture
Vilnius film Kino Pavasaris festival reveals competition programmes
Films from Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Baltic region will be screened in the New Europe – New Names, Baltic Gazeand Short Films competition programmes of the 22nd edition of Vilnius Film Festival Kino Pavasaris. […]
Freetime
Hollywood actress chooses Lithuania for European premiere of her multi award-winning show
From March 7—9, 2017, Lithuanian audiences in Vilnius, Kaunas, and Klaipėda will be treated to the European premiere of a multi award-winning show, T-O-T-A-L-L-Y!, written and performed by Kimleigh Smith, a best-selling author, actress, and activist from the US. […]
Freetime
Lolita Zero: Haters see in me a reflection of what they themselves want to be
“The Eurovision stage is too small for my talent and ambition. It is but a stepping stone on my way to world fame. And trust me, it is not my ego or my horns speaking, it is the reality,” says Lolita Zero who invaded the Lithuanian pop scene with a bang, Soho Club wrote in a press release. […]
Foreign affairs
The Committee on Foreign Affairs on situation in Ukraine
The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, expressing its concern over the substantial deterioration of the security situation in eastern Ukraine in recent days and renewal of active military operations in Avdiivka, with several dozens of killed or injured Ukrainian soldiers and civilians and the recorded use of heavy weaponry; […]
European Union
Lithuania’s PM not sure he’ll sign Rail Baltica deal
Estonia plans for the prime ministers of the Baltic states to sign the deal on the European-gauge railway Rail Baltica project, however, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is not sure about the signing. […]