Andrius Kubilius, Dalia Grybauskaitė and Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

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

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. […]

Israeli Ambassador Amir Maimon. Photo by R.Dačkus
Foreign affairs

Lithuania’s foreign minister discusses cooperation with Israeli ambassador

On 12 February, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius received Israel‘s new Ambassador to Lithuania Amir Maimon. Minister stressed that the opening of the Israeli Embassy in Vilnius would further strengthen the partnership between Lithuania and Israel and people-to-people contacts, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Politics

Lithuania makes progress in corruption prevention, according to GRECO report

In a report published on 11 February, the Council of Europe Anti-Corruption Group (GRECO) acknowledges the comprehensive legal and institutional framework developed by Lithuania to prevent and fight corruption among members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. It also stresses that the authorities now need to shift their focus to ensuring that the legal norms are well understood and properly enforced, GRECO said. […]

Aistė Diržiūtė in Berlin
Culture

Lithuanian actress Aistė Diržiūtė receives European Shooting Stars award from Natalie Portman

Lithuanian young actress Aistė Diržiūtė is among a small group of recognized up-and-coming European performers who were honoured this year at the prestigious Berlinale Palast with the European Shooting Stars Award, the Lithuanian Film Centre informs. […]

Economy

British company acquires instant loans company Credit24

The British company International Personal Finance (IPF) has acquired the UK-based instant loans company MCB Finance Group (MCB), which offers its services in the Baltic states under the brand Credit24. […]