Economy
Lithuania to use EU funds for informal learning programmes
The Lithuanian government has greenlit using money from European Union structural funds to finance informal learning programmes in Lithuanian schools. […]
Articles by the Lithuania Tribune
Defence
Defence
Defence
Russia, Belarus ‘trying to infiltrate Lithuanian army via new recruits’
Russia and Belarus are likely to target infiltrating Lithuania’s Armed Forces via new recruits and conscripts, according to the Lithuanian Security Institutions’ annual report on Wednesday. […]
Economy
H&M to open first store in Kaunas
The Swedish clothing retailer H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) is opening its first store in Kaunas, Lithuania’s second city, this year. […]
Foreign affairs
Trump says NATO may have outlived its usefulness
Real estate mogul Donald Trump, the potential nominee of the Republican Party in the United States‘ presidential election, has said that NATO might have outlived its usefulness. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian president to raise Astravyets NPP issue at Nuclear Security Summit
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is planning to raise the issue of Belarus’ Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., this week. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania facing a demographic day of reckoning
Over the last 25 years, the population of Lithuania has fallen from 3.7 million to 2.9 million, shrinking by over 1% annually. While predictions of the eventual extinction of the Lithuanian people are premature, the trends are a real cause for concern and will present huge challenges for the country over the coming half-century. […]
Economy
Global LT
Energy
Orlen Lietuva to face competition council investigation
Lithuania’s Competition Council opened an investigation into Orlen Lietuva, suspecting the oil refinery could have sold diesel fuel to one company under preferential terms. […]
Politics
Interior minister agrees to resign
Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday he was ready to resign, adding that he felt he was being forced out of the post. […]
Politics
Interior minister will be removed, Paksas says
As Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis has refused to step down, the prime minister will ask the president to remove him from office, says Rolandas Paksas, leader of the Order and Justice party which nominated the minister to the post. […]
CORPORATE
EU commissioner to discuss milk prices in Lithuania
European Union Commissioner for agriculture Phil Hogan is coming to Lithuania to take part in the Baltic agriculture show AgroBalt 2016 in Kaunas this week. […]
Society
Lithuania ‘faces 50 years of demographic problems’
Lithuania is facing grave demographic problems in the coming decades as its society continues to age at an alarming rate. […]
CORPORATE
Was there an artistic underground in Soviet Lithuania?
How much space did non-conformist art and artists enjoy in a society where they were inevitably included into the Soviet state machinery? The question was raised in a recent discussion by artists, historians and art critics who research art and artistic production during the Soviet period. […]
Culture
Enter the Lithuania Tribune Easter egg competition!
Traditional Lithuanian Easter egg decoration is an art form enjoyed by people around the world. That’s why we’re inviting Lithuania Tribune readers to make their own Easter eggs for a special article that will include information about some of our favourite submissions from our readers and the opportunity to win a free year-long private subscription to the Lithuania Tribune! […]
Global LT
“I have visited Lithuania over 100 times” – Honorary consul Netherlands
In a series about those remarkable individuals who promote Lithuania’s image abroad and build the country’s brand around the world, Gert Zandsteeg, Lithuania’s Honorary Consul in the Netherlands, talks about his work for Lithuania. […]
Society
Society