Joninės, or John’s day, is the name of the Christian celebration that coincides with Midsummer. In Lithuanian, the celebration is also called Rasos (Dew Holiday) or Kupolė. The holiday is closely tied to old pagan […]
For half a century, Soviet propaganda has been relentlessly telling lies, despising the June 1941 uprising, the commemoration of its participants, and politically persecuted them. They could not have done otherwise. They had to justify […]
In the context of this pandemic, we tend to hear more active calls by Western politicians for urgent transformation of the European Union, i.e. achieving deeper political integration, which would supposedly meet the dynamics in […]
Since the global coronavirus pandemic began in Wuhan, it has affected people all over the world. Freedom of movement has completely collapsed. Coronavirus has turned citizen lives upside down in each country in a matter […]
With the debate in the Committee on National Security and Defense on civil resistance and the involvement of responsible educational institutions in such education, I simply opened up the assignments for the national proficiency examination […]
The representatives of museums, guides, tour operators and hospitality professionals together with the mayor Remigijus Šimašius flew in a hot air balloon over the city, inviting the soon-to-come visitors to enjoy the summer in Vilnius. […]
President Gitanas Nausėda is increasingly often reproached for being too passive, and a “search for the president” is being announced ironically. Despite the fact that during the first presidential year, G. Nausėda spoke to the […]
In West Berlin, on Heinrich Dernburg Street, among other “memorial plaques” that commemorate the names of the victims of Nazism, there is a brass plate with several dates engraved. It is tucked away in the […]
In the 24th issue of our newsletter “Mūsų laikas“, Mlaikas.lt published a photograph together with a request by the historian Dalius Žygelis to identify one of two uniformed Lithuanian partisans, captured in the photo, sitting […]
Digital and electoral policy experts from the three Baltic states gathered virtually to exchange recommendations on mitigating the Covid-19 impact on election planning and discuss digital solutions, including internet voting (i-voting). The panellists – heads […]
A Spinter Tyrimai survey of Lithuanian residents performed in April on the current financial situation has revealed that within the coming three months, citizens are not planning any expenses. With the lockdown underway, the study […]
A nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution study performed by the Alliance of Lithuanian Consumer Organisations (ALCO) before the lockdown has confirmed concerns – the most polluted locations are close to the capital’s major transportation arteries. The […]
After imposing the quarantine, all countries, including Lithuania, witnessed drastic changes in data consumption habits. Most mobile network operators noticed people having more and longer calls, with up to 100% increase in voice services. The […]
The COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed a significant number of businesses, but startups make the most of this situation: Lithuanian start-up developers say that responding in a timely manner to customer orders is a major challenge for […]
Democratic elections usually fulfil two conditions. They have to be free and fair. The upcoming parliamentary elections are going to have one distinctiveness. They will be post-pandemic under one condition, that at the time of […]
According to a press release, out of all the Northern European countries, Lithuania is leading the way in the number of people who have stopped seeing their friends or visiting cafes and restaurants during the […]
High in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, archaeologists from Vilnius University discovered the strongest evidence yet for early and intensive farming of grain crops initially domesticated in the Fertile Crescent of southwest Asia. This […]
In order to reduce the consequences of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus in Lithuania, the Lithuanian brewery Gubernija is launching a national movement “Savi už savus” (“Locals for Locals”) to support small and […]
People face a lot of problems daily – at home, work, school or university. Challenges not only force us to get out of our comfort zone, to find the most relevant information and to look […]
Nordic-Baltic business law house Fondia prepared an analysis of government aid for business and individuals in several countries. It turned out that state aid for economy correlates directly with the tax burden, calculated as a […]
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