Articles by the Lithuania Tribune

Baltic transport ministers are meeting their Chinese counterparts for the first time in Riga to discuss initiatives strengthening transport links between Europe and Asia. […]

Lithuanian swimmer qualifies for European 100m final

Giedrius Titenis qualified for the final of the European Swimming Championships 100m breaststroke, coming second in his semi-final last night. […]

France to build memorial for French POWs in Neringa

France is considering to build a monument on Lithuania’s Curonian Spit to commemorate French soldiers who perished here during nineteenth-century military conflicts. […]

NATO rapid response force ‘could not be deployed to Baltics in event of attack’

NATO‘s rapid response force is not ready to be used to counter a possible Russian attack in the Baltics and Poland, according to two alliance commanders speaking to the Financial Times. […]

Tackling Lithuania’s productivity problem

Productivity in Lithuania compared to Western European economies remains abysmally low. One of the ways to approach the problem could be by looking into ways to extend the population’s life expectancy, say international experts. […]

Mayor Remigijus Šimašius by the mural. Photo by Rūta Jankauskaitė

Trump-Putin kiss makes Vilnius ‘city of love’ – mayor

A mural in Vilnius showing Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin locked in a passionate embrace has gone viral over the last weekend. The town’s mayor says it seals the image of Vilnius as a city of love. […]

Poll: What is the most beautiful landscape in Lithuania?

Last week, we presented our selection of some of the natural wonders of Lithuania. Let us know which of the places you would most like to see with your own eyes or, if you have already visited, left you with the most lasting impression. […]

Raptors clinch series win against Heat to set stage for Valančiūnas comeback

Despite lacking Jonas Valančiūnas due to an ankle injury, the Toronto Raptors managed to beat the Miami Heat in the playoffs to secure the team’s first-ever place in the NBA‘s Eastern Conference finals in its 21-year history. […]

Consumers march against high prices in Kaunas

A march to protest against the high prices of goods was held in Kaunas on Saturday as a follow up to the three-day boycott of supermarkets organised earlier in the week. […]

Jamala brought Eurovision victory to Ukraine with 1944

Russia irked by Ukraine’s ‘political’ victory in Eurovision

Russian politicians and state-controlled media have expressed outrage over the Eurovision victory of Ukraine‘s singer Jamala who’s song is widely seen as a swipe against Russia’s annexation of Crimea. […]

Lithuanian stunt motorcycle star wows viewers in India and around the world

May 15, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Arūnas (a.k.a. Aras) Gibieža, a Lithuanian world-class motorcycle stunt biker, is wowing audiences in India on his latest motorcycle stunt driving tour. […]

Supermarket boycott ‘partial success’, organizers say

May 14, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

A three-day boycott campaign in protest of retailers raising food praises have been a partial success, organizers say. Lithuania’s major supermarket chains say they served between 3% and 5% fewer shoppers during the boycott. […]

Photo of the Week: Facing the music

In this photo, Liberal Movement chairman Eligijus Masiulis faces questions from reporters on the Special Investigation Service‘s (STT) investigation into allegations that he accepted a bribe of €100,000 from the MG Baltic business group. […]

Valančiūnas confident Raptors can beat Heat to clinch final four spot

The Toronto Raptors face the Miami Heat tonight with the chance to clinch a final four playoff place and Toronto’s injured Lithuanian NBA star Jonas Valančiūnas is confident they can close the deal in Miami. […]

The Top 10 most beautiful landscapes in Lithuania

Spring is here and summer is around the corner, so we’re sure that many of our readers will be visiting Lithuania soon. Cities are not for everyone, however – if you want nothing more than to see Lithuania’s Baltic coast, expansive forests or shimmering lakes, this list will take you to some of the most beautiful natural landscapes in Lithuania! […]

Lithuanian MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis, who is the leader of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, is giving up his seat in the European Parliament earlier than planned in order to concentrate on campaigning ahead of October’s general elections. […]

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune

Lithuania’s Linkevičius urges international donors to continue support for Belarusian university in exile

The Lithuanian foreign minister has urged the Nordic Council of Ministers to continue funding the European Humanities University (EHU), a Belarusian school in exile based in Vilnius. […]

Lithuania’s Donny Montell makes it into Eurovision finals