Articles by Lithuania Tribune

On 24 September Deputy Minister Marijus Velička underscored Lithuania’s intent to strengthen military cooperation with Sweden and other Nordic countries in a range of areas at a meeting with State Secretary Jan Salestrand of Swedish Ministry of Defence at the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania. “Nordic-Baltic cooperation is a crucial factor of ensuring security in the region,” the deputy minister of national defence said. […]

CIO of Virtustream: Our office in Kaunas has ‘Silicon Valley startup’ feel to it

Van Williams, CIO, chief of product engineering and manager of Virtustream development centre in Lithuania, says that the Baltic countries should be more active in attracting global funding. Also, he is convinced that the main asset of any business are innovative professionals, discovered and fostered by universities. […]

Lithuanian start-ups at the Seed Forum seminar

Lithuanian start-ups presented at the Seed Forum seminar in Stockholm

Lithuanian start-ups took the spotlight in an innovation seminar on 22 September in Stockholm, organized by the international investment Seed Forum together with consultation company DLA Nordic and the Lithuanian Embassy in Sweden. […]

Leadership of Pennsylvania National Guard NCO corps in Lithuania. Photo KAM

We will continue cooperation, says leadership of Pennsylvania National Guard NCO corps in Lithuania

September 22, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 21 September, a delegation from the Pennsylvania National Guard (PANG) NCO corps headed by Command Sergeant Major Michael Gundrum paid a visit to the headquarters of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Force (NDVF). […]

Lithuanian BBQ masters make 100-metre chicken shashlik

On 19 September in Vilnius, a new record was achieved, the longest chicken shashlik was baked during the 10th Open Lithuanian BBQ Championship. […]

Heike Fischbach, Policy Officer for Education and Culture at European Commission’s General Directorate

EC officer: Lithuania shows what can be achieved in short time

September 22, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Close cooperation with business is among the top priorities in the strategies of most European universities, and the achievements of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in this field are remarkable, says Heike Fischbach, Policy Officer for Education and Culture at European Commission’s General Directorate. […]

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Marie Kiviniemi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Photo MFA

Lithuania’s MFA will make every effort to ensure smooth OECD accession, minister says

September 21, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 17 September, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Marie Kiviniemi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), who was visiting Vilnius. […]

Two Lithuanian films recommended for nomination in European Film Awards 2015

September 21, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Organizers of the European Film Academy awards have announced the titles of the 52 films on this year’s selection list. Two Lithuanian titles made into the list – Peace to Us in Our Dreams directed by Šarūnas Bartas and The Summer of Sangaile directed by Alantė Kavaitė, the Lithuanian Film Centre reports. […]

Minister Masiulis: NordBalt opens Scandinavian electricity market surplus for Lithuania and Latvia

The 453-kilometer long 700 megawatt NordBalt power interconnection is one of the most important projects in the history of Baltic countries’ energy sectors. Although the submarine cable is laid between the coasts of Lithuania and Sweden, the project will equally benefit to Lithuania and Latvia,” said the Minister of Energy, Rokas Masiulis, to Latvian reporters during a meeting in Klaipėda. […]

View to Market Square on Waterfront and Lutherian Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland

Lithuania-Finland political consultations held in Helsinki

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas took part in political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Lithuania and Finland on 16 September in Helsinki, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]

Lithuanian ambassador presents credential letters to USA president

On 17 September, Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States of America Rolandas Kriščiūnas presented his credential letters to the President of the US Barack Obama, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]

Ambitious goals set for Bank of Lithuania and Vilnius University’s Research Centre

September 17, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Research Centre, founded by the Bank of Lithuania and Vilnius University, has set up a team of talented scientists and commences active operations this month. […]

Names of Holocaust victims to be read for 5th time in Lithuania

The names of Holocaust victims will be read publicly in several Lithuanian cities and towns on Tuesday, September 22, on the eve of the Lithuanian Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Names initiative is being held in Vilnius for the fifth time now and this will be the first time when lists of Vilnius ghetto prisoners will be read at two locations: in the courtyard of the ghetto library and at the Skalvija movie theater. Residents of Jonava, Molėtai, Švėkšna and Jurbarkas will take turns reading the names of Jews murdered in their towns. […]

Lithuanian soldiers train troops of National Guard of Ukraine

Soldiers with the Grand Duchess Birutė Uhlan Battalion and US troops further train members of the Ukrainian National Guard. On September 14 soldiers of Birutė Battalion replaced troops of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Kęstutis Mechanised Infantry Battalion who had been raining the Ukrainian National Guard since July. […]

Lithuania elected to vice-chair World Tourism Organization’s Commission for Europe

During the 59th meeting of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Commission for Europe, held last Sunday in Medellin, Colombia, Lithuania along with Switzerland and Montenegro were elected to chair the regional commission. […]

Wizz Air expands its base in Vilnius

Wizz Air, a leading low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, implements its further expansion plans in Lithuania: 4th Airbus A320 aircraft is added to its base in Vilnius airport and started 5 new routes to Billund, Munich-Memmingen, Stockholm, Glasgow and Kiev, Vilnius Airport reports. […]

Presentation of credentials by Ambassador Iraklis Asteriadis of Greece. Official photos by Robertas Dačkus

Lithuanian president accepts letters of credence from Greek ambassador