Global LT
Global success for Lithuanian computing students
Two Lithuanian students at the University of Edinburgh have won a $10,000 prize at a global computer coding competition in Mumbai. […]
Articles by Lithuania Tribune
Defence
Polish army general staff chief on formal visit in Lithuania
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. […]
President Grybauskaitė: Denmark is reliable defence partner of Lithuania
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with members of the Danish Defence Committee at the Danish Parliament (Folketing) and members of the Danish delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. The meeting focused on security situation in the region and Lithuanian-Danish cooperation in defence and other spheres, the presidential press service said. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s arms control inspectors to conduct verification at military units of Azerbaijan
On 2-5 March, arms control inspectors of the Lithuanian Armed Forces will take part in an inspection of a specified area in Azerbaijan as part of a Spanish-led inspection team, the press service of the Armed Forces said. […]
Economy
Inc. mentions Vilnius as one of best European cities for fast-growing businesses
Vilnius has been ranked 4th in Europe as a city for fast-growth businesses. The list, compiled by influential US business publication Inc., rated European cities on the number of companies that made it to Inc.’s 5000 Europe list of rapidly-expanding enterprises, Invest Lithuania reports. […]
Lithuanian PM congratulates Estonian counterpart on re-election
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius had a phone conversation with his Estonian counterpart Taavi Roivas on Monday and congratulated him on his recent re-election, the Lithuanian government said in a statement on Monday. […]
European Union
Lithuania hopes for speedier TTIP negotiations
In the meeting with UK’s Director for International Trade & Export Control of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Chris Barton, the Lithuanian Government’s Chancellor Alminas Mačiulis brought up the subject of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and its current relevance, the press service of the Government said. […]
Energy
Lithuania’s electricity consumption up 2 percent in 2014
At 9.84 billion kilowatt hours (kWh), or 2.1 percent more than in 2013, electricity consumption in 2014 has been the highest since 2009. […]
Culture
Sundance-nominated film produced by Ryan Gosling to screen in Vilnius with English subtitles
Noaz Deshe’s powerful first feature film White Shadow comes to cinema Pasaka in March and will screen with English subtitles. […]
Global LT
Lithuanian-American author Rūta Šepetys at Lithuanian Embassy event in Belgium
The Lithuanian Embassy to the Kingdom of Belgium in cooperation with the Lithuanian cultural centre in Belgium organized a literary evening with Lithuanian-American author Rūta Šepetys. […]
Culture
BBC shooting War and Peace in Vilnius
A six-part television series based on Leo Tolstoy‘s novel War and Peace has begun filming in Vilnius. The series is being made by BBC Cymru Wales Drama, in partnership with The Weinstein Company and BBC Worldwide/Lookout Point. […]
Defence
US and Lithuanian troops hold combined training near Vilnius
Roughly 250 soldiers from the company of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Division, US Army, and the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion are training at Exercise Joint Punch at the Gaižiūnų Training Area (Pabradė) this week. […]
Culture
Young Lithuanian filmmaker seeks to revive a forgotten jungle god legend
Ambitious new-generation film director Vytautas Puidokas (26, Lithuania) has discovered a mysterious and forgotten story about a Lithuanian emigrant in the Amazon jungle in the 1980s and is keen to turn it into a movie. […]
Economy
Modern lens production facility opened near Vilnius
A state of the art facility that will produce up to 4,000 lenses for eyewear every day was recently opened in Trakai, a resort town near Lithuania’s capital Vilnius. […]
European Union
European Commission approves Energy Union plan
The EU Commission has approved proposals to create a single European energy market. The Energy Union plan would give the Commission more influence in the negotiation of gas supply contracts. […]
John Kerry: Russia lying “to my face” about having troops in Ukraine
United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accused Russian leaders of lying “to my face” about Moscow’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine and denounced what he called Russia’s “propaganda”, AFP reports. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė conveys condolences over deadly shooting in Czech Republic
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has extended sincere condolences to Czech President Miloš Zeman over the deadly shooting in Uhersky Brod on Tuesday. […]
Culture
French ambassador to host Čiurlionis Cup award ceremony
The Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Foundation and the Embassy of France will hold the 2015 M. K. Čiurlionis Cup Rex award ceremony and will honour the laureates for their merits. […]