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Lithuanian parliament speaker says Latvia’s foreign minister should have come out to voters before elections
Speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament leader of the Labour party Loreta Graužinienė has said that Latvia’s Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics, who had come out publicly as gay last week, should have disclosed his sexual orientation prior to assuming the post. […]
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Society
KTU Santaka Valley gives hope of early diagnosis of Parkinson’s
Rapidly ageing society means higher prevalence of age-related diseases, such as Parkinson’s. Although there is no treatment for Parkinson’s, early accurate diagnosis can stop its progression, says Arūnas Lukoševičius, head of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Biomedical Engineering Institute. Collaborating with physicians, the University scientists are developing more effective methods for Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė at Iron Sword 2014: NATO exercises enhance regional security
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended NATO military exercise Iron Sword 2014 at the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area. The event involves more than 2,500 troops and 300 military vehicles from 9 NATO member states. It is one of the largest military exercises in Lithuania this year, the presidential press service said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania urged Russia to end undeclared war against Ukraine in UN Security Council
In the United Nations Security Council session that addressed the latest developments in Ukraine, on 12 November, Lithuania urged Russia to end an undeclared war against Ukraine. […]
Defence
Lithuanian president to attend military exercise Iron Sword 2014
On Thursday, 13 November, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend military exercise Iron Sword 2014 at the military training area in Pabradė. […]
Defence
US delegation visits exercise Iron Sword 2014 in Lithuania
On 10 November, United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment Katherine Hammack, Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army in Europe Major General Walter E. Piatt and a delegation visited Exercise Iron Sword 2014 at the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area, the Lithuanian Armed Forces informs. […]
Politics
Lithuania adopts constitutional law in line with EU’s Fiscal Compact
At its plenary sitting on Monday, the Seimas of Lithuania adopted the legislation implementing the European Union‘s Fiscal Compact treaty signed in 2012. […]
Society
DELFI by the Lithuania Tribune has 4,000 followers on Facebook
As many as 4,000 users follow news and views from Lithuania on Facebook. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s ambassador presents letters of credence to Polish president
On 7 November, Lithuania’s Ambassador to Poland Šarūnas Adomavičius presented the letters of credence to President of the Republic of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski, Lithuania’s MFA reports. […]
Culture
Lithuanian town of Marijampolė to hold French culture days
The town of Marijampolė, western Lithuania, is holding Days of French Culture on 10-23 November. […]
Energy
Culture
Nordic Library Week 2014 unites libraries across Baltic Sea
Nordic literature will light up dark November mornings once again as The Nordic Library Week kicks off already for the eighteenth time. The traditional festival of light and literature aims to unite libraries across the Baltic Sea. […]
Society
WIPO Director General Gurry talks to Lithuanian students about future of libraries
Last Tuesday, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General Francis Gurry gave a lecture to a packed auditorium of Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) students discussing competition, access to knowledge and the role of libraries in the future. […]
Culture
Economy
Santaka Valley KTU Science, Technology and Business Centre: Architectural vision of synergy
On 14 November, Kaunas University of Technology will open the new Science, Technology and Business Centre, part of Santaka Valley. The Centre, hosting state-of-the-art laboratories and knowledge-based enterprises, will become a hub for progressive technologies and knowledge-intensive business representing synergy among research, studies and innovations. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania-Germany cooperation discussed in Berlin
During the visit to Berlin on 6 November, Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rolandas Kriščiūnas discussed possibilities of intensifying relations between Lithuania and Germany, and co-operation in addressing issues on European agenda, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Economy
Lithuanian Post to employ 75 extra employees to handle euro exchange
Starting in January, 330 post offices across the country will exchange cash litas to euros free of charge for a period of 60 days. To handle the extra workload, Lithuania Post will hire 75 employees throughout the country, the company said. […]