Society
Future leaders of Africa met at International Summer School at MRU
Tomorrow’s leaders of Africa met all this week at the Transparency International (TI) Summer School held on the campus of Mykolas Romeris University. […]
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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
Economy
Flanders Investment & Trade to open representative office in Vilnius
Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) will open its representative office for the Baltic States in Vilnius in 2016. The government of Flanders has adopted the decision with an aim to engage with a dynamic Baltic region more actively, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]
Economy
Mediafon establishes holding company
Mediafon, Telecommunications and IT Company, operating in 4 continents with strong presence in the Baltics, establishes holding company to further boost profits, Arūnas Babrauskas, the CEO at Mediafon and Member of the Board said Thursday. […]
Culture
Economy
Economy
Defence
US soldiers will get to know Lithuania’s geographical characteristics
Soldiers of the 4t Infantry Division of the United States deployed in Lithuania for combined training will carry out training flights by U.S. UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters early in the morning of July 5, Sunday, over the Lithuanian regions of Utena, Panevėžys, Šiauliai, Kaunas and Alytus. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania supports international fight against nuclear terrorism
The four-day Sherpa Meeting before the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit ended on 2 July in Vilnius. The meeting brought together 130 high-ranking officials from 48 countries along with representatives from international organisations like the United Nations (UN), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the European Union (EU) and Interpol, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
Energy
Litgas and Statoil prepare joint venture to enter Baltic Sea small scale LNG market
Natural gas supply and trading company Litgas, part of Lithuania’s state owned energy holding Lietuvos Energija, and Norway‘s Statoil, a leading global energy company in oil and gas production, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday in Vilnius regarding establishment of a joint venture company in Lithuania to develop small scale LNG bunkering services, Litgas reports. […]
Defence
US troops arrived in Lithuania for combined training
On 1 July, a US Air Force‘s C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft landed at Vilnius International Airport bringing 80 members of the Germany-based 4th Infantry Division’s Mission Command Element (MCE) under the command of Brigadier General Michael Tarsa for combined training in Lithuania, the Ministry of National Defence Said. […]
Culture
Chicago choir to give anniversary concerts in Lithuania
One of the most sensational choirs of Chicago will throw a concert in Lithuania to celebrate its anniversary. […]
European Union
European Union to abolish mobile phone roaming fees
The Latvian presidency reached a provisional deal on the last day before the end of its term, according to which mobile phone roaming fees in the European Union will be abolished and open internet access will be safeguarded as of 15 June 2017. […]
Economy
Lithuanian agriculture company to embrace organic farming
A strategic turn: Agrowill Group launches the development of a business model based on the principle of sustainable and environmentally-friendly organic agricultural production. […]
Society
Economy
Bank of Lithuania chief: New measures to enhance financial system stability
The results of stress testing revealed that the domestic financial system is ready to withstand a sharp deterioration in the state of the economy or financial markets. New macroprudential requirements for banks, to be applied from this year, will help enhance the stability of Lithuania’s financial system. Such conclusions are presented in the Financial Stability Review published by the Bank of Lithuania, reports the Bank of Lithuania. […]
Economy
Every fifth Lithuanian expects improvement in household finances
Lithuanian consumer confidence indicator stood at minus 7 in June. Compared to May, it went down by 2 percentage points. […]
Culture
Two Lithuanian co-productions receive Eurimages funding
Eurimages, the Council of Europe‘s film support fund, extended a grant of EUR 50,000 to the film Deadweight directed by Ignas Miškinis. The film is produced by Tremora (Lithuania) and coproduced by Film Angels Productions (Latvia), reports the Lithuanian Film Centre. […]
Society
Seventeen Lithuanian students received The Duke of Edinburgh‘s International Awards at British Embassy in Vilnius
The British Embassy in Vilnius hosted an award ceremony to recognize the achievements of the participants of the Duke of Edinburgh International Award. This year, 17 participants of the programme received 15 Bronze and 2 Silver Awards. […]