WIPO Director General Francis Gurry during a visit to Mykolas Romeris University Photo Vidūnas Gelumbauskas
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. […]

N. Lammert, D. Grybauskaitė, A. Berzins, T. H. Ilves

Baltic states receive European of the Year title

On 6 November, at a solemn ceremony in Berlin, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted the Golden Victoria award given to Lithuania and other Baltic States for the promotion of European ideas. In her speech, the president underlined that this award was the recognition of efforts and determination of all Lithuanian people to build a strong European state, the presidential press service informs. […]

Foreign affairs

Strengthening US-Lithuania cooperation is crucial in face of Russia’s aggression, says MFA’s political director

Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kačinskas called on the United States of America and Nordic countries to contribute to the implementation of decisions taken at the NATO Wales Summit on measures to strengthen collective defence, as well as to remain active allies of Lithuania and the other Baltic states in dealing with energy, cybersecurity, information and economic security. […]

Santaka Valley KTU Science, Technology and Business Centre, interiors
Economy

In focus: Santaka Valley KTU Science, Technology and Business Centre

On 14 November 2014, Santaka Valley KTU Science and Technology Centre and Technological Business Incubator will open. KTU Santaka Valley is one of the most important objects strengthening the image of Kaunas as business and investment-friendly city. KTU Santaka Valley will strive to become one of the important pillars for local and national economy. […]

Andrei Gavrilov
Culture

Pianist Andrei Gavrilov to give concert in Kaunas

Herald of freedom, Don Quixote of the 21st century, lion at the piano – these are only several descriptions of one of the most famous and controversial music personalities in the world Andrei Gavrilov. Vytautas Magnus University and Kaunas Philharmonic Hall will invite to the only concert of maestro in the Baltic states, in the Big Hall of Kaunas Philharmonic Hall on 6 November. […]

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Lithuania regrets Russia‘s support for illegal elections in east Ukraine

The Lithuanian government has issued a statement saying it regrets Russia’s decision to block the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a press statement on the illegal “elections” in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine to be held by armed separatists on 2 November. […]