Politics

Lithuanian president proposes amendments to raise university enrolment criteria

President Dalia Grybauskaitė has proposed law amendments, requiring students to pass at least one national-level graduation exam in order to be accepted into a college or university. […]

Society

Tbilisi Square to open in Vilnius

Embassy of Georgia in Lithuania is pleased to announce the official opening of Tbilisi Square on 4 November, 2015, 13:00, during the official visit of Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili. […]

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Culture

Lithuanian month on Eurochannel

Eurochannel and Lithuanian film centre presents “Lithuanian Month” in November. Eurochannel, the award-winning television channel, presents its first Lithuanian Month supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre. During the entire month of November, Eurochannel viewers will enjoy a curated selection of Lithuanian feature films, documentaries, shorts, and musical artists to showcase Lithuania’s dynamic cinematic culture. […]

Pope Francis and Dalia Grybauskaitė. Photo M.Lingė
Foreign affairs
Gabrielius Landsbergis
European Union

Lithuanian conservative leader expresses solidarity with Merkel on refugee crisis

The congress of the European People‘s Party in Madrid has turned into a meeting of conservative leaders to discuss the refugee crisis, a divisive issue for European conservatives. Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the Lithuanian Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, says that his party supports Angela Merkel‘s idea of solidarity, but also questions the sustainability of proposed solutions. […]

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Defence

NATO jets in Baltics scrambled four times last week

On 19-25 October, fighter jets conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states performed four scrambles to intercept aircraft flying in international airspace above the Baltic Sea, the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania said. […]