Articles by Lithuania Tribune

Swedish Business Awards
Economy

Swedish Business Awards 2015, the first sustainable event in Lithuania

September 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

This year is an exceptional year for the Swedish Business Awards in Lithuania. The event celebrates its 10th anniversary. The ceremony of the Awards will become the first sustainable event in the country, organized in accordance with the requirements of ISO 20121:2012 standards. Moreover, the ceremony of the Awards will be honored by the presence of H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė and other prominent Lithuanian and Swedish business, science and political leaders. […]

Tarptautinis valiutos fondas
Economy

Lithuania now a mature economy, says IMF

September 4, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

According to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest economic analysis, Lithuania has successfully transitioned from an emerging market into a mature economy. As such, the Baltic country is now considered to be in the same economic category as countries like Germany, the USA and Japan, Invest Lithuania reports. […]

Dainius Šileika
Defence

Third-generation expatriate joins Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Force

September 4, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Among the 13 soldiers of the National Defence Volunteer Forces who gave oath to serve their country on 21 August, was Dainius Šileika, a third-generation Lithuanian expatriate. […]

Zoltan Pecze
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian foreign minister talks about migration with Hungarian ambassador

September 4, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

In a meeting on 2 September with Hungarian Ambassador Zoltan Pecze, who is about to end his term of office in Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, expressed his gratitude for ambassador’s contribution to development of bilateral relations and expressed hope that the two countries will continue their friendly relations based on common values and solidarity, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]

Jens Stoltenberg, Dalia Grybauskaitė, Juozas Olekas
Defence

Lithuanian defence minster: NATO headquarters one more step strengthening security of whole Alliance

September 3, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

“The Establishment of a NATO headquarters in Lithuania and six other Allies testifies that NATO is taking all necessary steps to provide security to its member states and to be prepared to implement the tasks necessary to deter anyone attempting on the security and territorial integrity of any of the Allies,” the Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said at the inauguration of the NATO Force Integration Unit in Vilnius on 3 September. […]

No Picture
Economy

AirBaltic opens five new routes from Vilnius

September 3, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

This week, Latvian airline airBaltic is opening five new routes from Vilnius International Airport, the airline has informed. […]

Lithuania Get More
Economy

Lithuanian tourism video part of UNWTO competition

September 1, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched a tourism video competition which features 51 entries from UNWTO member states. […]

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Dan E. Frederiksen, and President Dalia Grybauskaitė
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president welcomes new ambassador of Denmark

September 1, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

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. […]

Nicklas Bergman
Economy

Innovation investor Nicklas Bergman: ‘Curiosity drives human development’

September 1, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

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. […]

Druskininkai has seen more growth in incoming tourism than the country as a whole
Economy

Tourism industry holds key to Lithuania’s service export

August 31, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

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. […]