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Society
Seventh Blossom of Hope charity gala to collect funds for cancer diagnosis
The Merchants’ Club in Vilnius will host the seventh consecutive Blossom of Hope gala, organised by International Women’s Association of Vilnius (IWAV) on Saturday, May 30, in its fight against breast cancer. […]
Economy
EUROC Lithuania – the largest Western Union site in the world
EUROC Lithuania celebrates the fifth birthday of the establishment. Within the past 4 years, EUROC expanded more than 5 times from the initial plan of 250 employees in 2010 to more than 1,300 employees today (2015 April). During this time, Western Union‘s (WU) centre in Lithuania has experienced the strongest growth in global WU scale. Now EUROC has become the largest WU site in the world, said Invest Lithuania, the government’s foreign investment promotion agency. […]
Russian opposition figure hospitalized with mysterious illness
Russian opposition activist and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza was rushed to hospital in Moscow on Wednesday after suddenly losing consciousness. Doctors initially suspected poisoning. […]
Society
Unique Jewish heritage site opens in Šeduva
More than two years of work on the restoration and preservation of Jewish heritage in Šeduva were marked in a private ceremony at the town’s recently restored Jewish cemetery (Žvejų gatvė). More than 400 tombstones have been identified and more than 1,300 have been either painstakingly restored or preserved in a tribute to the lives of the thousands of Jews that once comprised the majority of this Lithuanian shtetl. […]
Economy
Lithuanian startup Widerfi enters world’s largest accelerator
Widerfi, a startup established in Lithuania and formerly known as Cheap Data Communications, has joined MassChallenge – the World’s largest accelerator, and will compete for 500 thousand pounds and 1 million dollar prizes at the end of the year. Widerfi offers a new mobile internet model for travellers and is the first Lithuanian startup to participate in the accelerator which will be held simultaneously in Boston and London. […]
Politics
President Grybauskaitė welcomes participants of Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s conference
President Dalia Grybauskaitė welcomed the participants of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s conference in Vilnius. Grybauskaitė emphasised that only strong, dynamic and united European Union could meet people’s expectations and offset emerging challenges. […]
Economy
AirBaltic to cover for bankrupt Air Lituanica for two weeks
On 26 May Air Lituanica, the airline owned by the city of Vilnius that went under last week, reached an agreement with AirBaltic to take over obligations to passengers who booked flights until 5 June. […]
Society
Ambassador’s wife Sarah Hunt: All Lithuanian women should have access to the best available treatment
To help Lithuanian women, Sarah Hunt, wife of David Hunt, the British Ambassador to Lithuania, assists the International Women‘s Association of Vilnius (IWAV) with the organisation of the charity auction at the annual Blossom of Hope event, which will take place on May 30th 2015 at the Merchant’s Club in Vilnius. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania celebrates Independence Day of Georgia
On 26 May, at noon, school children at Vilnius Cathedral square held a giant Georgian flag, surrounded by Lithuanian flag in the shape of heart, to mark the Independence Day of Georgia. The event commemorated the 26 May 1918 adoption of the Act of Independence, which established the Democratic Republic of Georgia after the collapse of the Russian empire. […]
Economy
Investors confident about Lithuanian economy, but low demand a concern
In the second quarter of 2015 Investors’ Confidence in Lithuania’s economic prospects grew significantly – CEOs of companies investing in Lithuania expect further positive changes in business environment. […]
Foreign affairs
Rimantas Vaitkus awarded for contributing to relations between Lithuania and Japan
On May 22, 2015, at the residence of the Ambassador of Japan Kazuko Shiraishi, Mr. Rimantas Vaitkus, former director of Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant, was conferred with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon for his contribution to promotion of mutual understanding, and economic and technical exchanges between Japan and Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė signs decrees on appointment of ambassadors to Georgia and Turkey
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed two decrees on appointment of new Lithuanian ambassadors to Georgia and Turkey. […]
Defence
Exercise Lightning Bolt 2015 ends in Lithuania
The month-long largest national exercise Lithuania has held this year, Lightning Bolt 2015, has ended. The exercise tested various types of situations, including swift mobilization of the Lithuanian reserve, response to a hybrid war and terrorist attacks, and also involved tactical training, the country’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Economy
Lithuanian startup ecosystem – pool of opportunities for foreign and local startups and VCs
Lithuanian startup arena has been heating up in recent years. Friendly business environment, relatively low taxes, advanced IT infrastructure, favourable relocation conditions have mightily influenced the increasing number of startups, foreign investment and community events. […]
Culture
Everything you always wanted to know about Lithuania – in a myth-busting mock game show
Is it true that Lithuanians like their soup pink, put herrings into bedsheets and are the inventors of basketball? A witty presentational video instructs on some peculiarities of the Baltic nation. […]
Global LT
Lithuanian professionals from New York and Chicago join forces
The Global Lithuanian Leaders network, a worldwide organization for Lithuanian professionals, recently collaborated with the Enterprise Lithuania group and made a visit to the United States at the end of April. […]
Society
Vilnius mayor and Swedish ambassador award Step Challenge winners
Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Šimašius and Swedish Ambassador to Lithuania Cecilia Ruthstrom-Ruin participated in the ceremony of the Step Challenge awards hosted by the Embassy of Sweden to Lithuania, Vilnius Municipality reports. […]
Society
Vilnius University produces unique machine for CERN
The team of the Department of Semiconductor Physics of Vilnius University (VU), headed by professor Juozas Vidmantis Vaitkus, under the framework of the AIDA project was to study the possibility to use a microwave absorption technique for radiation monitoring in the proton irradiation facility at CERN. The Vilnius University team produced a cost-effective, flexible and easy-to-handle fluence monitoring system, VU said. […]
Culture
Lithuania’s Monika & Vaidas proceed to Eurovision Song Contest finals
Lithuanian Eurovision fans celebrated on Thursday night as the country’s entry song, This Time, performed by Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila, qualified for the music competition finals on Saturday. […]