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Energy
EU grants assistance to Poland-Lithuania gas interconnection
Lithuania’s natural gas transmission system operator, AB Amber Grid, and Poland‘s gas transmission system operator, GAZ-SYSTEM S.A., signed a tripartite agreement with the European Union‘s (EU) Innovation Network Executive Agency (INEA) on the financial assistance of the EU to the project Preparatory Works for the Poland-Lithuania Gas Interconnection up to building permission(s) obtainment. Under this agreement, the project was granted financial assistance of the EU of EUR 10.6 million under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), AB Amber Grid said in a statement. […]
Estonian politician: Question not whether, but how Estonia should receive refugees
Kalle Laanet, the chairman of the Estonian parliament’s Constitutional Committee, says the question for Estonia must not be whether the country should receive refugees, but how it should be done, The Baltic Times reports. […]
Economy
Lithuania presented at tourism event in Stockholm
On May 12, 2015 Lithuanian State Tourism Department and the Lithuanian Embassy in Sweden, together with partners in Stockholm, held an event presenting Lithuanian tourism opportunities to Swedish tourism media. […]
Global LT
Jewish organisations invited to participate in World Lithuanian Economic Forum
Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mantvydas Bekešius has paid a working visit to Tel Aviv, Israel. The minister invited representatives of Jewish organisations to actively participate in the World Lithuanian Economic Forum (PLEF) which will take place in Israel in October. […]
Society
Homophobic lawmakers and restrictions on free expression mar Lithuania’s LGBTI rights record
Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia are the worst countries in Europe for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights, according to an annual report published by ILGA-Europe, an LGBTI rights group, while the United Kingdom, Belgium and Malta top the list of most queer-friendly places. […]
Culture
Lithuania’s pavilion at EXPO 2015 visited by 10,000 people
It is estimated that over 10,000 people visited the Lithuania’s Pavilion at the universal exposition EXPO 2015 in Milan, Italy, over a period of several days, Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment said. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign Ministry honours Japan-Lithuania Friendship Association
Lithuanian Diplomacy Star was awarded to Seiichi Mizuno, Chairman of Japan-Lithuania Friendship Association for his active engagement to promote Lithuanian business and culture in Japan, strengthening contacts between entrepreneurs, scientists and artists of the two countries, academic communities, and raising awareness of Lithuania’s achievements through the Japanese media, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Defence
Lightning Bolt 2015 wargames end with military operation in Švenčionėliai
On 10 May, a large-scale military operation was conducted in Švenčionėliai town, which was the last phase of the exercise Lightning Bolt 2015. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president appoints ambassador to Spain
President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed a decree on Monday appointing Skaistė Aniulienė as Lithuania’s Ambassador to Spain. She will assume duties on 8 June. […]
Defence
French warship to visit Klaipėda port
On 11-13 May, the FS Pluvier (P 678), a patrol boat of the French Navy, will pay a friendly visit to the Klaipėda Seaport. […]
Society
Lithuanian LGBT community to celebrate IDAHOT and Rainbow Days
From the 14th to the 20th of May, the National LGBT* Organization LGL is ready to lead off the dance for Rainbow Days and IDAHOT 2015 and proud to offer a wide agenda of political, social, cultural and artistic events in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda. […]
Society
Semiotics professor Dario Martinelli: Kaunas is a city with huge potential
Italian musicologist and semiotician, professor Dario Martinelli says that the most beautiful view in Lithuania is at the confluence of the Nemunas and the Neris rivers at Kaunas Santaka park. […]
Economy
GlobalHRU relocates to Vilnius
One of the fastest growing Human Resources-focused event and learning companies, GlobalHRU, has announced the transfer of all operations to Vilnius, Lithuania. […]
Latvia would like to have common LNG terminal project in Baltic region
Rolands Irklis, Board Member of the Public Utilities Commission of Latvia, who will be speaking at the Traditional and Renewable Energy Forum in Vilnius next week, says that it would be better for Baltic States to agree on common liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project and apply for EU funds to develop it. […]
Society
Lithuania celebrates Europe Day
The 9th of May marks the 65th anniversary of the historical Schuman Declaration. On that day in 1950 in Paris, French Foreign Affairs Minister Robert Schuman proclaimed the idea of supranational community which became the foundation of the European Union as we know it today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Foreign affairs
Jerusalem to host conference on combating antisemitism in Europe
This coming May, 800 delegates from over 51 countries will travel to Jerusalem not to enjoy the sunny Israeli weather but rather to discuss the prolonged eclipse that has clouded the streets of Europe in growing intensity in recent times. […]
Economy
Most Lithuanian companies think geopolitical tensions will not affect business
The first results of the Survey of Lithuania’s Non-financial Enterprises show that most entrepreneurs believe the events in Ukraine will not affect or will affect only insignificantly the financial situation and their ability to repay loans. During the study, the heads or financiers of around 500 enterprises in different business sectors were surveyed, the Bank of Lithuania reports. […]
Global LT
Lithuania presents initiatives for Lithuanian-Jewish rapport in New York
At the meeting with representatives of Jewish organisations on 4 May in New York, Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mantvydas Bekešius presented Lithuania’s initiatives related to educating people about the history of Lithuanian and Jewish peoples, their cultural experience and the Holocaust, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
Economy
New 20 euro banknote presented to cash handlers at Bank of Lithuania
The new 20 euro banknote and its innovative security features were presented at the Bank of Lithuania on Tuesday, 5 May. The new 20 euro banknotes, from the Europa series, will be put into circulation across the euro area on 25 November 2015 and will circulate together with the current banknotes of the first series, said the Bank of Lithuania. […]