Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president receives Moldova’s top state decoration
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday received Moldova’s highest state decoration – an Order of the Republic of Moldova. […]
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Culture
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian defence minister discusses cooperation with Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast officials
On 21 April, Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas met with Mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast City Viktor Anushkevychus and the Deputy Governor while on a visit with his delegation in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Western Ukraine), the Ministry of National Defence reported. […]
Czech president says Russia’s attack on Baltics would be suicidal
Czech President Miloš Zeman has said that Russia‘s attack on the Baltic States would be suicidal for Moscow because the attack would drag NATO into a fight. […]
Culture
Film by Šarūnas Bartas to be screened at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
It was announced on Tuesday that Peace To Us in Our Dreams, a film by the acclaimed Lithuanian filmmaker Šarūnas Bartas, has been selected for the Directors’ Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival where it will have its world premiere. […]
Economy
German entrepreneurs anticipate good opportunities in the Baltic States
Despite the Ukraine conflict, German companies continue to believe in the good prospects of the three Baltic markets. Nine out of ten German investors participating in the recent survey of the AHK Baltic States would re-invest in the region. […]
Economy
Carlsberg Group vice president to share ideas on innovation in Lithuania
The Danish Chamber of Commerce this year again is organising Innovation Conference INNO’15 on 21 May, at Litexpo. This year, the conference is dedicated to developing business model innovation. The keyonote speaker will be Julia Isdale, vice president of Carlsberg Group responsible for global innovations. […]
Lithuanian defence minister: NATO and Ukraine need more cooperation in security and defence
When attending the NATO Week opening event at the National University of Defence of Ukraine Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas underlined that the Russian war in Ukraine had become an alarm signal for the whole of Europe and NATO, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence reports. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania opens Honorary Consulate in Richmond, Virginia
On 17 April, Lithuanian Ambassador to the USA Žygimantas Pavilionis opened a new Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in Richmond, Virginia, Lithuania’s MFA reports. […]
Lithuanian president urges OSCE to step up mission in Ukraine
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday called for an enhanced mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Ukraine, where fighting between Russian-supported separatists and Ukrainian governmental forces continue regardless of ceasefire. […]
Politics
President Grybauskaitė welcomes participants of OSCE/UN conference on women
President Dalia Grybauskaitė welcomed participants of the conference, organised by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations, on women’s role in promoting international peace and security. […]
Economy
Electricity cheaper throughout Baltic Sea region in March
In March the electricity price was the lowest since the Nord Pool Spot have been launched in Lithuania in 2012. The average electricity price in the Lithuanian bidding area was 32 EUR/MWh. The demand of electricity fell by 8 percent due to warmer weather and lengthening daylight. Compared to March last year, the price decreased by 23 percent in the Lithuanian market, the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid reports. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president to host OSCE-UN conference on women in international politics
On Monday, 20 April, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend an international conference which will focus on ways to enhance the role of women in promoting international peace and security. The conference is organised by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations, the presidential press service announced. […]
Society
Israeli Embassy in Lithuania awarded the Righteous Among the Nations
The Embassy of the State of Israel, together with the Lithuanian Jewish community and the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum, on a Day of remembrance of the Holocaust, this year marked on 16 April, awarded the Righteous Among the Nations. The State of Israel awarded six Lithuanian families, which in spite of the danger during the Second World War, saved Lithuanian Jewish people. The award ceremony was held in the Government’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania. […]
Society
Vilnius to host conference on equal opportunities
The Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsman, National Equality and Diversity Forum, the Committee on Human Rights of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the European Information Office of the Seimas organize the Human Rights Conference on “Equal Opportunities Policy in Europe and in Lithuania: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives”, the European Information Office of the Seimas reports. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian investors invited to “Make in India”
India invited Lithuanian companies to take advantage of new and exciting opportunities for investment, at a “Make in India” roadshow organised by Embassy of India and Honorary Consul of India in Vilnius, Wing Commander Rajinder Chaudhary, in partnership with Confederation of Industrialists of Lithuania in Vilnius, on April 13. […]
Economy
Further measures for sustainable growth are necessary, Lithuania’s central bank chief says
Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, Vitas Vasiliauskas, begins his visit in Washington, DC, where he will attend the meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 16-18 April. At these meetings, central bank governors and finance ministers will discuss measures for accelerating global economic recovery, the Bank of Lithuania reports. […]
Foreign affairs
Minister Linkevičius thanks Japan for lending support to Lithuania’s OECD membership
On 15 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius in a meeting with Parliamentary Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Kentaro Sonoura expressed his gratitude to Japan for supporting Lithuania’s ambition to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and noted that Lithuania was looking forward to mutually beneficial cooperation within the OECD. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president accepts letters of credence from ambassador of China
President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Ambassador Wei Ruixing of the People’s Republic of China, the presidential press service said. […]