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Carrying Irena‘s Stone
Irena Veisaitė passed away 40 days ago, and Lithuania without her, for me, is not the same. In December 2020 the 92-year old became a victim of the pandemic, after she was transferred to a […]
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History
During January 13 events important mission was entrusted by Lithuania to an Estonian
Mart Tarmak, Counsellor on Economic and Cultural Affairs, of the Estonian Embassy in Lithuania, last week remembered the events of January 1991, when he was entrusted an extraordinary task, Laima Lavaste wrote in lrytas.lt. 65-year-old […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign Policy Coordination Council discussed key objectives in 2021 foreign policy
President Gitanas Nausėda convened a meeting of the Foreign Policy Coordination Council to discuss key priorities and objectives in foreign policy in 2021, the President‘s Communication Group wrote in a press release. “We are a […]
History
Prof. Landsbergis’ speech on January 13, 2021: Lithuania’s unique historic mission
The speech which was given by prof. Vytautas Landsbergis on the 30th anniversary of the January 13, 1991 events (the Freedom Defenders’ Day) and the Freedom Prize award ceremony. The rise of long-enslaved nations and […]
History
Resolution on to defenders and victims of freedom of Lithuania in Seimas
On the eve of 13 January, the Seimas adopted the Resolution on the 30th Anniversary of the Day of the Defenders of Freedom initiated by Emanuelis Zingeris, MP, Signatory to the Act of Independence. The Resolution […]
Economy
Crisis management: aim high, act fast and keep the lights on
A few weeks ago, some of the participants at the new cabinet’s meeting must have been overtaken by a sense of déjà vu. It was a similarly urgent meeting in the weekend that the previous […]
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Fusebox introduces new service in Lithuania
The Estonian start-up Fusebox, which offers “virtual power plant” services, looks to actively expand its services across all three Baltic States this year, according to a press release. Last year, with the Seimas approving changes […]
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Iki calls for retail staff to be included among priority vaccination groups
The retail network Iki has called for state institutions and healthcare experts to take into account the risk faced by individuals working in the retail sector and to include this group in the vaccination list […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas to promote close bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and the US
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania adopted a Resolution thereby committing to consolidate the strategic partnership between Lithuania and the US in the field of defence, seek the permanent presence of US troops in Lithuania, promote […]
Economy
Nerijus Mačiulis. Five key accents of the new Lithuania’s government programme
For whom and what does the new Lithuania’s government programme promise? Across the 118 pages long programme, anyone could find accents of relevance to themselves – optimists can celebrate every page, while pessimists, as the […]
Culture
Culture
The artistic projects of special children under the care of Valdas Kančauskas are making their way in the world
Kelmė native, Valdas Kančauskas, who has been working in the field of special children’s education for 20 years, strives for society to accept special children as they are; see what they are interested in and […]
Economy
Wrap Up of 2020: key takeaways of fintech ecosystem
With favourable business conditions to grow, Lithuania is a home for many technology startups and established companies. One of the fastest developing sectors is fintech. Although 2020 was a challenging year for the country’s economy […]
Politics
Laurinkus. Lithuania is familiar with a dramatic clash of visions and reality: how will it be now?
Former President D. Grybauskaitė demanded English language skills from minister candidates, just no one knows based on what scale – up to five or ten points. By the way, the current minister of national defence […]
Economy
Bankera to finance business development during heightened lockdown period – loans with double guarantee and postponed payments
With tighter lockdown restrictions imposed in Lithuania, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will face a dual challenge: on the one hand, companies will face cash flow issues, and on the other– potential lack of bank […]
Economy
Potential jobs-related friction: immigrants taking on jobs Lithuanians unwilling to do
The pandemic has closed borders and increased unemployment in Lithuania to levels not seen for several years. However, even give such a situation, a quarter more people immigrated to Lithuania compared to last year. The […]
Society
Vilnius University marks the Nobel Prize week by granting prof. V. Šikšnys a solid grant
This year’s Nobel Prize is presented in Stockholm this week. On Tuesday, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Anne Doudna were officially awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. On this occasion, Vilnius University decided to symbolically honour […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Lithuanian journalists award 5 Belarussian journalists with the Hope of Freedom Prize
Today, we mark the International Human Rights Day and where human rights are respected, so is the freedom of speech. On December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human […]
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Restrictions await us from Wednesday
The situation with the spread of the coronavirus in Lithuania is not improving, and on December 7, the country’s government revised the quarantine conditions. The toughened regime will take effect on December 9. A proposal […]
Politics
Political scientist on Karbauskis’ withdrawal: years in the desert for the “Farmers”
“In protest of the liberal ruling block’s efforts to restrict the capacities of our group members to work in Seimas and understanding my responsibility in forming a shadow cabinet, strengthening the LVŽS’ structures and in […]