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Algirdas Kaušpėdas: We must invest into Lithuania of the World – with our work, money and direct contacts

February 24, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 11 March, Lithuania will be celebrating a quarter-century anniversary of restoring its independence. Freedom, global Lithuania, the Lithuanian identity and unity are concepts that are dear to Algirdas Kaušpėdas, an architect, singer and one of the leaders of the Sąjūdis, the 1980s liberation movement that culminated in Lithuania declaring independence from the Soviet Union on 11 March 1990. […]

President Grybauskaitė in Euromaidan anniversary event

President Grybauskaitė: Ukrainian people continue defending Maidan ideals

February 23, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė visited Ukraine‘s capital Kiev on Sunday, 22 February. Alongside other European leaders she attended commemorative events for Maidan’s anniversary, including the March of Dignity in memory of Maidan victims that took place in the centre of Kiev, the presidential press service said. […]

INTER RAO Lithuania among top companies on Warsaw Stock Exchange

February 21, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

INTER RAO Lietuva AB was selected as one of the best companies whose shares are traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the company said. […]

Lithuanian filmmaker secures funding for superhero short about public transport

February 21, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

A film alumnus from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in Farnham, UK, has been given a welcome boost after the Lithuanian government agreed to invest €45,000 in his latest production. […]

Finnish investors attracted to Baltic states by cost competitiveness

February 21, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania is not far behind Estonia in direct investments from Finland with low wage levels, small taxes and a hungry workforce, Invest Lithuania reports. […]

EP wants to designate 2016 European year to fight violence against women

February 20, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Member of the European Parliament, Deputy Chair of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Vilija Blinkevičiūtė together with her colleagues from the European Parliament have proposed to announce 2016 a European Year to fight violence against women. […]

Presentation of credentials by Canada’s ambassador to Lithuania Alain Hausser. Official photos by Robertas Dačkus

Lithuanian president accepts letters of credence from Canada’s ambassador

February 20, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Alain Hausser, Canadian Ambassador to Lithuania, the presidential press service said. […]

British parliament committee says UK and EU “sleep-walked” into Ukraine crisis

February 20, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The United Kingdom and the European Union are guilty of a “catastrophic misreading” of the moods in the Kremlin prior to the crisis in Ukraine, which led to a failure to appreciate what was to come, a report by Britain’s parliamentary committee says. […]

Lithuania’s diplomatic missions in Brussels organized commemorative independence day gathering

February 19, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 16 February, Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the European Union, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Kingdom of Belgium and Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Lithuania to NATO invited Lithuania’s friends to celebrate the Day of Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence. […]

Lithuania wants EUR 165m in EU support for Rail Baltica project

February 18, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania will individually apply to the European Commission (EC) for approximately 165 million euros in support for Rail Baltica, the European standard gauge railway project. In addition, it will ask for further 20 to 30 million euros through RB Rail, a joint venture established by the three Baltic countries for this project, transport minister has said. […]

Lithuania supports German leadership in resolving conflict in Ukraine, MP tells ambassador

February 18, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanian Social Democrat Gediminas Kirkilas, deputy speaker of the Seimas, chair of the Committee on European Affairs, has met with Jutta Schmitz, German ambassador to Lithuania. […]

Poland and Lithuania hold consultations on Ukraine in preparation for Eastern Partnership summit

February 18, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 17 February, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas discussed Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, preparations for the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga and the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy with Polish MFA Undersecretaries of State Henryka Moscicka-Dendys and Konrad Pawlik. […]

Lithuania’s MFA strongly condemns killing of Egyptian Copts

February 17, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has strongly condemned the killing of Egyptian Copts and extended the deepest sympathy to the families of the victims and to all Egyptians. […]

Lithuanian repatriates celebrate “World in Lithuania” on 16 February

February 17, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanian repatriates joined in for celebrations of 16 February, Lithuania’s independence day, in Vilnius. Members of the NGO “Sugrįžus”, founded by former expatriates who have returned to Lithuania, held a gathering by Gediminas Castle on Monday afternoon, sporting flags of Lithuania as well as the countries that were formerly their homes. […]

Lithuania’s independence day commemorated in Stockholm

February 17, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 16 February 2015, a concert was organized by the Embassy of Lithuania in Sweden in order to commemorate the Restoration of the Independent State of Lithuania. The concert took place in Oscar’s church. […]

Andrius Kubilius, Dalia Grybauskaitė and Algirdas Butkevičius

Lithuanian PM, ex-PM to be awarded on Restoration of State Day

February 16, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė awarded the country’s former and incumbent prime ministers, foreign minister and former ambassador to Ukraine on the occasion of the Day of Restoration of State. […]

Poll cards handed in to 92,000 voters in Lithuania so far

February 16, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

With nearly two weeks remaining to municipal and mayoral elections, poll cards are being distributed to voters in Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian dumplings to reach Australia

February 15, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Yet another continent is to be added on the list of markets of the Lithuanian food company Viciūnų Grupė. The company will offer Australia dumplings made to a special gourmet recipe. […]

Deficit of Lithuania’s current account balance widens

February 15, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The surpluses on the balances of services and secondary income did not offset Lithuania‘s negative trade and primary income balances and this led to a build up (EUR -16.5 million or LTL -56.9 million) of a deficit in the current account balance (CAB) in December 2014, the Bank of Lithuania reports. […]

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Lithuania’s Litgas to supply LNG to vessels and industry

February 13, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s natural gas supply and trading company Litgas plans to enter a new field of activity – small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply and bunkering. Currently, Litgas together with Statoil are analysing cooperation opportunities and plan to agree on the form of cooperation within the second quarter this year, the company said. […]