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Baltic digital media agency expands its footprint to Uruguay

August 10, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

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. […]

Cargo handling grows in Klaipėda Seaport

August 9, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

From January to June of 2015, Klaipėda Seaport cargo handling turnover increased by 6.2 percent to 18.86 million tons or 1.1 million tons more compared with the corresponding period of 2014, the port reports. […]

Lithuania loosens rules for for haulers

August 9, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 31 July, Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications Rimantas Sinkevičius signed order regarding the authorization of permits to drive on the state roads for over-dimensioned and heavy goods vehicles, the ministry reports. […]

Lithuania’s transport ministry proposes new operating model for state companies

August 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s Ministry of Transport and Communications together with independent consultants, after analysing all legal and financial options, submitted a proposal to set up a new corporate group formed from companies of the transport sector, the ministry reports. […]

Lithuania opens unique treetop walkway

August 7, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

A canopy walkway was on Friday officially opened for the public in Anykščiai, eastern Lithuania. The treetop walk, meandering in the picturesque forest of Anykščiai Regional Park, is the first and so far only such structure in Lithuania and Eastern Europe. […]

Lithuania expects new Polish president to turn to Central Europe

August 7, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Andrzey Duda, who was sworn in as Poland’s new president on Thursday, should pay more attention to the Central and Eastern European region than his predecessor Bronislaw Komorowski, say Lithuanian political scientists. […]

Mahatma Gandhi, his secretary Sonia Schlesin and Dr. Hermann Kallenbach

Lithuania to unveil monument to Mahatma Gandhi by Russian border

August 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania will unveil a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian statesman and a major icon of peace, a few hundred metres from the Russian border, The Times of India reports. […]

Vilnius launches latest stage of western bypass construction

August 4, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Vilnius city has officially announced the beginning of construction of the third stage of the Western bypass. During the opening ceremony, the largest transport infrastructure company in Lithuania, Kauno Tiltai, promised that cars would be driving through the bypass in 2016, Vilnius City Municipality says. […]

Cross-border healthcare – a slow take up for Lithuania

August 2, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

When it comes to cross-border healthcare, for countries like Lithuania the vision was to offer Western countries shorter waiting times and significant reductions in treatment costs. […]

Lithuanian PM congratulates new Moldovan prime minister

July 31, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Friday congratulated Moldova‘s new pro-European Prime Minister Valeriu Strelet on his appointment and formation of a new Cabinet. […]

Lithuania will host 100 startup founders

July 31, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

One hundred young startup founders will come to Lithuania on October 1st-4th to take part in youth Davos which is also referred to as Shape Europe event. It is the annual meeting of World Economic Forum Global Shapers community that brings together its members from all over the world to discuss and proactively impact the global agenda. […]

Embassy of Israel invites to Trophy Basketball Tournament

July 31, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Embassy of Israel in Vilnius together with Šarūnas Marčiulionis Basketball Academy is organizing a youth basketball tournament in Vilnius. […]

Rolandas Kriščiūnas (second left) and President Dalia Grybauskaitė (second right). Photo by R.Dačkus, President's Office

President Grybauskaitė presents letters of credence to Lithuania’s new ambassador to USA

July 29, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has presented letters of credence to Rolandas Kriščiūnas, Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States of America, the presidency reports. […]

Lithuanian Film Centre distributes nearly EUR 400,000 state aid for film projects

July 29, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian Film Centre has granted €390,378 of state funding for 14 national film projects. Nine projects – including one interactive project – were granted financial assistance for development, and five film projects – two features, one documentary, one short animation, and one short fiction film – received support for the production. […]

Civil society forum in Raseiniai brings together young professionals from Central and Eastern Europe

July 29, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 23-26 July 2015, the “Europe Lab” Forum in Lithuania brought together around 80 young professionals aged between 25 and 35 from Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and other countries. […]

Lithuanians join Magna Carta anniversary celebrations in Lincolnshire

July 29, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

A series of special radio plays exploring life in Lincolnshire for Lithuanians will be aired at a festival in Lincoln, England, this summer. […]

Steve Jobs biopic producer plans to shoot a film in Lithuania

July 28, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

American film producer David Traub, best known for his Steve Jobs biopic “Jobs” (2013), is visiting Lithuania where he says he is considering to shoot a film, reports LRT.lt. […]

Baltic Innovation Fund to make additional funding available for SMEs

July 26, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The innovative fund-of-funds investment initiative – the Baltic Innovation Fund (BIF), dedicated to boosting equity investments made into Baltic enterprises, launched by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has been increased. The EUR 30 million increase of BIF is expected to translate into an additional EUR 100 million of private equity and venture capital funding available in the Baltic States over the next 5-7 years, Startup Lithuania reports. […]

What should replace Green Bridge statues: Grand Duke Vytautas or Spongebob Squarepants?

July 25, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Following a prolonged public debate, this week Vilnius authorities have removed four groups of Soviet-era statues that have stood on the Green Bridge since the early 1950s. What remain are four empty-looking pedestals overlooking the banks of the Neris River. People of Vilnius have already started making proposals for what should replace the old statues. […]

Orlen Lietuva delivers good financial results following restructuring

July 24, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Orlen Lietuva benefits from restructuring and very favourable macroeconomic conditions. Production capacity utilisation reached 86 percent in the second quarter of 2015 (reaching 92 percent in June, which was the highest level since two years). […]