Articles by Lithuania Tribune

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. […]

Baltic Way on the Lithuanian - Latvian border
European Union

Butkevičius sees Baltic Way 26th anniversary as path countries walked together

August 24, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

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. […]

No Picture
European Union

Refugee relocation causes cultural anxiety in Baltic states

August 12, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

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. […]

Cricket equipment
Society

Kaunas becomes cricket capital of Lithuania

August 10, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

“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. […]

Uruguay
Economy

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. […]

Klaipėdos konteinerių terminalas
Economy

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. […]

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

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. […]