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Young drivers to be barred from powerful cars in Lithuania

November 6, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian parliament unanimously accepted a proposal to ban young drivers from driving powerful cars. […]

Exhibition in Stockholm showcases Lithuanian design

November 6, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

An exhibition dedicated to Lithuanian design was opened on 5 November in the Designgalleriet gallery in central Stockholm. This is the first exhibition in Sweden presenting works of young Lithuanian designers. […]

Lithuania among most drinking nations

November 6, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

A report by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) on alcohol consumption in 44 countries puts Lithuania as the most drinking country, followed by Austria, Estonia and the Czech Republic. […]

Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences are to merge

November 6, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

A plan to merge Kaunas University of Technology and the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences was proposed in a meeting of a working group set up by Education Minister Audronė Pitrėnienė to optimize Lithuania’s higher education resources. […]

Interior minister proposes new method to fight drink driving

November 6, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis proposed to raise civil insurance rates for car owners who have been caught driving under the influence of alcohol. […]

Lithuanian furniture makers among Ikea’s biggest suppliers

November 6, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania is the fourth biggest supplier for Ikea after Poland, Italy and Germany. Furthermore, the Swedish furniture and home accessory retailer has plans to expand in Russia, which is a convenient destination for Lithuanian production. […]

Two Lithuanian shorts at Stockholm animation festival REX

November 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The international REX animation festival, which opens in Stockholm on Friday, is screening two entries from Lithuania. […]

Wind power production growing in Lithuania

November 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Over the first nine months of this year, wind power plants in Lithuania produced 511GWh of electricity, up by 13.2 percent compared to the same period last year. Overall, electricity production grew 10 percent in Lithuania. […]

MPs want more funding for Lithuania’s State Security Department

November 4, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian government is planning to increase the budget for the State Security Department (VSD) by 500,000 euro. However, parliamentarians say that in view of the growing geopolitical threats, the VSD should receive a far bigger budget increase. […]

Lithuania to target 10 priority export markets

November 4, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

A list of priority export markets was approved in Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Economic Diplomacy Council on Tuesday. […]

US focuses more on Eastern Europe, Lithuanian foreign minister says

November 4, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 2 November in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius welcomed the participants of the roundtable discussion Transatlantic Renewal and thanked them for their effort to develop the vision of a free and united Europe, Lithuania’s MFA reports. […]

Lithuania at UN calls to end impunity for crimes against journalists

November 3, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Permanent Missions of Lithuania and Greece together with UNESCO organised an interactive Panel discussion on Ending Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: Putting Resolutions into Practice on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2 November, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]