Former Lithuanian EU commissioner Šemeta appointed to head anti-corruption effort in Ukraine
Former EU commissioner and one-time Lithuanian finance minister Algirdas Šemeta is to become Ukraine‘s new anti-corruption boss, Reuters reports. […]
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Defence
Defence Ministry denies false claims that US soldier died of Ebola in Lithuania
The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has denied the information that a US soldier died of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Lithuania. The false statement was disseminated to media outlets under the guise of the European Association for the Defence of Human Rights (AEDH). […]
Lithuanian transport policy presented at conference in Sweden
Ambassador of Lithuania in Sweden Eitvydas Bajarūnas participated in the conference “The Baltic trade and transport”, held on 4-5 November in Karlshamn, south-eastern Sweden. […]
Culture
Vilnius International Film Festival invites submissions from Lithuanian filmmakers
The 20th Vilnius IFF invites all Lithuanians in the country and abroad to submit their films for the festival’s program by 15 December 2014. Selected films will be screened during the festival that will open on 19 March 2015. […]
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Society
Seminar to look into Lithuanian-Jewish experiences as deportees and displaced persons
Colloquium Vilnense invites you to a session at Vilnius University on the survival of Lithuanian Jews in the GULag and their way to Displaced Persons Camps after the end of the war. Violeta Davoliūtė (Vilnius) and Markus Nesselrodt (Berlin) will present their ongoing research. […]
Society
New skating rink opened in Vilnius
Vilnius city residents and guests will be able to try a new ice rink in the Lukiškių Square, Vilnius City Council said. […]
Defence
Russian military planes continue circling Baltic airspace
On 6 December a group of warships of the Russian Federation (22 vessels) was spotted in the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. The group was accompanied by military aircraft flying over the neutral waters, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence reports. […]
Society
Lithuanians increasingly knowledgeable how to defend their rights
More than half of Lithuanians know where to turn in case their rights are violated, a recent survey has revealed. […]
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Foreign affairs
Grybauskaitė congratulates Finland on national day
On 6 December, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to President Sauli Niinisto of the Republic of Finland on the occasion of the country’s national holiday – Independence Day, the presidential press service said. […]
Economy
Culture
Writer Tracey Warr: Language is life form itself
Famous Welsh writer Tracey Warr is convinced that fantasy can explain reality. Warr will host the series of open seminars Zooetics at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in December. […]
Economy
Odontika and Vilnius University sign research agreement
A research agreement was signed between Odontika Clinic and Vilnius University back in October. Vilnius University will undertake research into an applied research problem as part of a first phase – staged partnership – between Lithuanian’s leading research University and Odontika. […]
Defence
Lithuanian chief of defence visits soldiers serving in Afghanistan
On 5 December, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas and his delegation is visiting Lithuanian military personnel serving in the multinational mission in Afghanistan, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]
Economy
Lithuania has great opportunities to develop advanced logistics services,transport minister says
The total investment in Lithuania’s transport sector during the new EU financing period is likely to be more than EUR 5 billion, whence 47 percent will be used to modernise Lithuanian railway network and 36 percent to modernise road infrastructure (26 percent in pan-European highways, 6 percent in municipality roads and 4 percent in national and regional roads). […]
Economy
Western Union Foundation Lithuania and Sunrise Valley to support start-up business in Lithuania
For the second consecutive year, the Western Union Foundation Lithuania is giving grants to support non-government organizations and social initiatives in Lithuania. […]
Society
New approach to emigration: leaving is not the solution
The capital city is not the only place where you can live well and emigration is not a salvation. These thoughts were expressed in the World Economic Forum’s Youth Network Global SHAPE discussion “What can we do in the regions of Lithuania?” […]
Culture
Lithuanian film picked by Sundance Film Festival
Lithuanian film has been selected to take part in next year’s Sundance Film Festival. The Summer of Sangaile, directed by Lithuanian filmmaker Alantė Kavaitė, will be screened in World Cinema Dramatic Competition of one of the world’s key cinema events showcasing independent US and international production. […]
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