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Culture

Gems of Lithuanian cinema to screen in Wrocław Film Festival

The 15th T-Mobile New Horizons film festival opens in Wrocław on July 23. Among other films it will feature the most distinct Lithuanian films created from 1959 to 2015. The special film programme Focus on Lithuania includes a record number of 30 features tracing the complex history and culture of the country during the Soviet period, the path to independence, and the decades of sovereignty. […]

Economy

Reputation to be considered in Litgrid public tenders

Lithuania’s electricity transmission system operator Litgrid has updated minimum qualification requirements for its potential contractors. The updated requirements aim to make the evaluation process of the contractors more precise and efficient, as well as promote competitiveness within the energy industry companies, Litgrid reports. […]

Georgia

Lithuania issues statement on violation of Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia

Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed grave concern over the ongoing ‘borderization’ process along the administrative boundary line between the Georgian region of Tskhinvali/South Ossetia and the remaining territory of Georgia. […]

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Lithuania’s national anthem live on American television

During its tour around the world, the national anthem of Lithuania was even heard live on Fox News, the American TV channel with viewership of up to 87 million. With the approaching centennial of Lithuania’s independence, the tradition of singing the national anthem all around the world expands geographically each year and acquires ever more daring and interesting forms. […]

Economy

New York Times reporter spends weekend in Vilnius

Unlike the capitals of Latvia or Estonia, Lithuania’s Vilnius has a sense of a lived city catering for the locals as much as for tourists, according to Sarah Khan who has spent 36 hours in Vilnius and shared her experience in The New York Times. […]

Economy

Ryanair to open route Kaunas-Copenhagen

Beginning on 15 July, the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will be operating daily flights from Kaunas, Lithuania’s second largest city, to Copenhagen. […]