Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president accepts letters from ambassador of Honduras
President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Honduran Ambassador Roberto Flores Bermudez, the presidential press service said. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president receives letters of credence from Japanese ambassador
President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Japanese Ambassador Toyoei Shigeeda. The president and the ambassador discussed relevant issues concerning bilateral and international cooperation, the presidential press service said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania and Israel hold bilateral consultation on Eastern European partnership
Tuesday, September 1, 2015, bilateral discussion and consultation on Eastern European partnership between Lithuanian and Israeli experts will be held in Vilnius, according to a press release by the Embassy of Israel. […]
Global LT
Lithuanian team takes part in epic 200-mile race across Oregon
Team Lituanica took part in the legendary Hood to Coast Relay race across the US state of Oregon. […]
Economy
New Latvian ambassador presents letters to Lithuanian president
President Dalia Grybauskaitė last Friday accepted letters of credence from Latvian Ambassador Einars Semanis. The President and the newly appointed Ambassador discussed important issues relating to bilateral relations and cooperation in the European Union. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president welcomes new ambassador of Denmark
President Dalia Grybauskaitė last Friday accepted letters of credence from the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Dan E. Frederiksen. During their meeting, the President and the Ambassador discussed cooperation between Lithuania and Denmark in the fields of security and economy, as well as bilateral and international relations. Migration and refugee relocation, which are matters of importance to the European Union, were also addressed. […]
Society
Lithuania’s MRU the first European university to join Global Access Asia online course network
Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) has joined the Global Access Asia (GAA) international online course network allowing students to take courses online for free. […]
Economy
Innovation investor Nicklas Bergman: ‘Curiosity drives human development’
Futurist Nicklas Bergman has been investing in new technology for over 20 years. He cooperates closely with Washington-based think tank Tech Cast and Lund University. Mr. Bergman will talk about future technology in Vilnius Innovation Forum 2015, organised by the Ministry of Economy of Lithuania and the Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology. The expert will discuss the changing relationship between the society and technology and its importance to our lives. […]
Economy
Tourism industry holds key to Lithuania’s service export
To completely refocus on the West or, given accrued expertise and familiarity with the neighbours’ mentality, spend additional resources on the East? Entrepreneurs in many industries ask these questions while analyzing economic and financial indices as well as public moods in neighbouring countries. Tourism sector is no exception. […]
European Union
Butkevičius sees Baltic Way 26th anniversary as path countries walked together
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and his Latvian and Estonian counterparts marked the 26-year anniversary of the Baltic Way in Palanga on Saturday, recalling the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, by which Stalin’s Soviet Union and the Nazi Germany illegally divided Europe and put an end to independence of the three Baltic nations. […]
Same-sex couples gets married in British Embassy in Estonia
The first same-sex marriage was concluded in Tallinn between a British national and his Estonian partner. The two men were married on 14 August by British Consul Kathryn Lindsay, news.err.ee reports. […]
Economy
Board of Lithuania’s central bank gives consent to reorganisation of bank Finasta
On 18 August, Šiaulių Bankas received a notification from the Bank of Lithuania stating that its Board had passed a resolution endorsing the reorganisation of the bank Finasta AB which will be merged with Šiaulių Bankas AB. […]
Economy
Truck driver wanted in England
HGV Class 1 Drivers for full time work in England, drivers will work 12 weeks with Nationwide and then a permanent contract with the end client. […]
Economy
Lithuania – one of underrated beer countries of Europe
Forget Belgium, Germany and the Czech Republic – there are other nations in Europe that brew excellent beer. And Lithuania is one of them, according to TravelPulse.com. […]
European Union
Refugee relocation causes cultural anxiety in Baltic states
The Baltic states, along with other European Union nations, have agreed to take in a portion of refugees that have been fleeing wars in the Middle East. Diminutive though these numbers are, the fact that the refugees come from predominantly Muslim countries seems to inspire some fears among Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians. […]
Global LT
Folk groups from Lithuania took part in international folk festival EUROPEADE in Sweden
On the 5-9 August, nine Lithuanian folk dance groups, ensembles and choirs participated in the international folk festival EUROPEADE, which was held in the Swedish city of Helsingborg. […]
Global LT
British company sued by Lithuanian men in landmark modern slavery case
In one of the first legal cases of its kind, a British company is being taken to the High Court in London by victims of modern slavery seeking compensation for their alleged abuse and mistreatment. […]
Society
Kaunas becomes cricket capital of Lithuania
“In India language changes every thousand kilometres, and everyone worships their own god. Regardless of that, cricket is being played everywhere”, says J. K. Tandon, CEO of A&Z Exports International. Last week the Indian company has donated cricket equipment to the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania. Cricket team at KTU, the second largest university in Lithuania with almost 300 students from Southeast Asia, has been founded in 2013. […]
Economy
Baltic digital media agency expands its footprint to Uruguay
FCR Media, the leading Digital Media Agency controlled by the Baltic private equity fund BaltCap, expands its operations to Uruguay. Through the acquisition of controlling stake of Volt Directories S.A. Ltd. in Uruguay, FCR Media Group enters its 1st market in Latin America and adds the 12th market to its diversified portfolio of geographies. This is the first investment in Latin America by FCR Media, which offers integrated media solutions for digital campaigns of SMEs. […]