Articles by Lithuania Tribune

Linas Linkevičius
Foreign affairs

Foreign Minister Linkevičius on response to Russian aggression: Inaction itself can be provocative

December 10, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania and other countries in the Eastern block are looking for a clear and decisive message of support from the United States as Russian President Vladimir Putin tests NATO’s decisiveness and tries to fill the “gaps of influence” created by the West’s inability to protect international law and its own interests, said Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius in an interview with The Washington Times on Tuesday. […]

No Picture
European Union

Men control the money in the EU

December 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Men dominate central banks, finance ministries and boardrooms throughout Europe with only one in every 25 top jobs held by a woman, according to a new report on equality between women and men. […]

Virtualus pinigas "Bitcoin"
Economy

Vilnius to host largest bitcoin conference in Baltics

December 4, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On April 8, 2016, innovation-minded business people and officials, investors, and start-ups from all over the world will be paying a visit to the capital of Lithuania as venture capital fund Nextury Ventures, in association with Vilnius City Municipality, will be holding a conference “The Bitcoin Conference 2016”, the largest cryptocurrency conference in the Baltic states, featuring insights from US investors, experts, practitioners, start-ups, and officials. […]

Crimea

Crimea must remain on OSCE’s political agenda, Lithuanian foreign minister says

December 3, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Prior to the annual OSCE Ministerial Council on 3-4 December, a meeting of the Group of Friends of Ukraine with the Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev was held on Lithuania’s initiative, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Tomas Venclova
Culture

Tomas Venclova presented with Jerzy Giedroyc award in Poland

December 3, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 1 December in Warsaw, the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita presented the Jerzy Giedroyc award to Tomas Venclova, the Lithuanian poet, translator, publicist, and a well-known figure, for contributing to the current literary scene in Central and Eastern Europe. The award was also presented to the Institute of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]