This week 225 years ago, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth adopted what was then the first written constitution in Europe. The Constitution of May 3, 1791, is a milestone in the common history of Poland and Lithuania that ties them firmly into the European identity, historians say. […]
The former mayor of Vilnius Artūras Zuokas loves a challenge and has now taken up a new and surprising profession for a former politician. […]
Lithuania’s Polish speaking community held a traditional parade on Saturday to celebrate the Polish Diaspora Day which is observed on May 2. […]
The decision announced on Friday to build the multi-functional k18B building in Vilnius according to a design by the studio of famous international architect Daniel Libeskind was met with both praise and criticism by some of Lithuania’s most famous architects. […]
The trees that used to cover the hill on which Gediminas Tower stands were cut down several years ago, but the hill is still a topic of discussion, especially since ripples of sagging dirt on one of its faces have people worried that it may erode and damage the tower. […]
The extreme temperature swings that Lithuanians have experienced this April are as a result of climate change, said Lithuanian climatologist Donatas Valiukas. […]
Lithuanian scientist, professor Arminas Ragauskas has been nominated for the European Inventor Award, the first Lithuanian ever to be nominated for this award. […]
On Wednesday, the government rejected a proposal submitted to the Seimas by a civil activist group that proposed introducing the opportunity to include a second first and last name next to an individual’s legal first and last name on identification documents that could be written in other languages using a Latin alphabet. […]
Lithuanian police are using drones to locate illegal pot stills hidden in forests. […]
A new media freedom ranking by Freedom House puts Lithuania ahead of Russia, Belarus, Latvia and Poland, but behind Estonia. […]
The revival in the cultivation of hemp for use in practical products in Lithuania is a revival of a thousands year-old practice according to archaeologists. […]
The Lithuanian, Belarusian and Jewish communities in Poland have been incensed by a state funeral accorded to a partisan leader linked to mass murders during World War Two. […]
A private kindergarten in Vilnius is the first pre-school education institution in Lithuania to offer a fully vegetarian option to its pupils. […]
An explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April 26, 1986, in the northern part of what was then the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic remains one of the biggest man-made disasters of all times, with long-lasting health consequences for people in the plant’s vicinity and those sent to deal with the accident. […]
The Lithuanian Gay League says that it is “very happy” with the support it has received from Vilnius Municipality for Baltic Pride 2016. […]
A survey has shown that more than half of Lithuanian residents believe that the country’s business environment lacks transparency. […]
A Syrian couple relocated to Lithuania under the EU’s refugee relocation program have been granted refugee status. […]
An Iraqi family relocated to Lithuania under the EU’s refugee relocation program have decided not to appeal a court ruling refusing to grant them refugee status. […]
Grave robbers dug up two burial sites in Lithuania in search of military memorabilia from the two world wars, Lzinios.lt reports. […]
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