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Lithuanian foreign minister thanks Iceland for courage in 1991

March 13, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

At the bilateral meeting on 10 March in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius expressed his gratitude to Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson for his country’s courageous action – recognition of Lithuania’s independence on 11 February 1991. In June, this event will be commemorated in Vilnius by civic campaign Thank You, Iceland, Lithuanian MFA reports. […]

Lithuanian 11 March Independence Day event in Luxembourg. Photo by Ramūnas Astrauskas

Lithuanians in Luxembourg celebrate 25th independence anniversary

March 13, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 11 March, Lithuania’s 25-year anniversary of restored independence was celebrated in Luxembourg. Numerous guests that included Luxembourg officials, public figures, diplomats, representatives of EU institutions in Luxembourg and almost 200 Lithuanian community members gathered in cultural center “Tramsschapp” to commemorate this special occasion. […]

Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Alon Ushpiz and Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kačinskas

Lithuania and Israel further political dialogue

March 13, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On Thursday, the Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Alon Ushpiz met with his counterpart, Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kačinskas, in order to further strengthen the ongoing political dialogue between the two countries. […]

Vilnius University elects new rector

March 12, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Professor Artūras Žukauskas, head of the Semiconductor Optoelectronics at Vilnius University‘s Institute of Applied Research, has been elected rector of Vilnius University for a five-year term. […]

Lithuanian arts syndicate among co-founders of European street performers’ federation

March 12, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Wide range arts syndicate Bad Rabbits was established in 2012 and immediately started to produce street theatre performances and theatre productions in non-traditional spaces and by doing that making Lithuania’s name a bit more known internationally. […]

Lithuania’s independence 25th anniversary celebrated in Jonköping, Sweden

March 11, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The series of the events commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Independent State of Lithuania that started on 16th February in Stockholm was continued in Jonköping, Sweden, on 9 March. […]

Father Gintaras Vitkus S.J. Provincial of the Jesuit Order of Lithuania, Hon. Consul J. Prunskis MD, Terri Prunskis MD, and Grazvydas Bareisis Director of Philanthropy Development of the Jesuits of Lithuania

Lithuanian-American community leaders discuss library project for Vilnius Jesuit Gymnasium

March 10, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

During a dinner on Monday at the Prunskis Residence, topics discussed were support of the ambitious and important library project at the Jesuit high school in Vilnius, Lithuania, which is consistently ranked one of the top three high schools in Lithuania and has placed its graduates in top universities of the world, including the Ivy League. […]

Lithuanian energy minister: Vision of Energy Union meets our interests

March 10, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Last week, Lithuanian Minister of Energy Rokas Masiulis participated in the EU Energy Council in Brussels, dedicated to the discussion of the major goals to be pursued by the EU through the establishment of the Energy Union, the ministry reports. […]

Bank of Lithuania joins other Eurosystem banks in massive cash injection programme

March 10, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Bank of Lithuania, jointly with the European Central Bank (ECB) and other central banks of the Eurosystem as of 9 March is undertaking an expanded asset purchase programme. Under this programme, the central banks of the Eurosystem will buy bonds issued by euro area governments, agencies and European institutions in the secondary market, Lithuania’s central bank has announced. […]

American Songbirds to conclude European tour in Lithuania

March 9, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

“American Songbirds“ is a project of seven musicians which will finish European tour in Lithuania. […]

President of Iceland to pay visit to Lithuania

March 9, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Iceland’s President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson is coming to Lithuania on Tuesday for a two-day visit at the invitation of Lithuania President Dalia Grybauskaitė to attend the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the restoration of Lithuania’s independence. […]

Lithuania condemns North Korea’s ballistic missile launches

March 9, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania condemns two short-range ballistic missile launches by North Korea executed on 1 March, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Unemployment in January at 9.8 percent in Lithuania

March 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

In January 2015, Lithuania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment accounted for 9.8 percent (144,000 people), Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, reports. […]

Rail Baltica project presented to Lithuanian MEPs

March 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On Friday, Lithuanian Transport Minister Rimantas Sinkevičius met members of European Parliament (MEPs) Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Zigmantas Balčytis and Valentinas Mazuronis. During the meeting, the minister presented the progress of implementation and EU funding opportunities for the project Rail Baltica. […]

Lithuania’s Litgrid reports EUR 121.1m income in 2014

March 7, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s Litgrid Group reported an income of EUR 121.2 million for 2014: 29 percent lower compared to 2013. Income from electricity transmission accounted for 50 percent of the Group’s total income – EUR 60.6 million, the Group said in a statement. […]

Lidl to build 3 stores in Kaunas

March 7, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanian construction company Mitnija and Lidl, one of Europe’s largest retail companies, have signed an agreement for the construction of three grocery stores in Kaunas. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister sees off French ambassador

March 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 5 March, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with outgoing Ambassador of France to Lithuania Maryse Berniau and thanked for her efforts and a significant contribution to the development of relations between Lithuania and France, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

US commander in Europe: Putin might try to destabilize a NATO country

March 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lieutenant General Frederick Hodges, US army commander in Europe, accused Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, of seeking to destroy Nato, and warned that Russia could seek to use the sort of “hybrid warfare” seen in eastern Ukraine against a NATO member to test the alliance. […]

Global success for Lithuanian computing students

March 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Two Lithuanian students at the University of Edinburgh have won a $10,000 prize at a global computer coding competition in Mumbai. […]

Polish army general staff chief on formal visit in Lithuania

March 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces General Mieczyslaw Gocul arrived in Lithuania on Wednesday on a formal visit to discuss points of defence cooperation and security situation in the region. […]