Foreign affairs
Eight Lithuanian MPs, Landsbergis meet with Dalai Lama
Eight members of the Seimas and Lithuania’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis met with the Dalai Lama in Vilnius on Thursday morning. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s leaders don’t plan to meet with Dalai Lama, but some MPs do
Members of the Lithuanian parliament’s Provisional Group for Solidarity with Tibetans intend to meet with the Dalai Lama during his visit to Lithuania in June, but the country’s top officials do not plan to do so. […]
Politics
Liberal Movement picks MEP Auštrevičius as presidential candidate
MEP Petras Auštrevičius will be proposed as the Lithuanian Liberal Movement‘s candidate for the 2019 presidential elections. […]
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Into the elections under the flag of national spirit
The vision of MEP Valentinas Mazuronis, who has declared his intent to run for president, is a strong national state and civic society, forgoing excess prohibitions, reducing corruption and removing political intrigue. The politician believes […]
Politics
Mazuronis going to presidential election to step up natl spirit
Lithuanian MEP Valentinas Mazuronis who intends to run as an independent candidate for the 2019 presidential elections says his program is built on the idea of national spirit. […]
Politics
Ušackas, Pavilionis plan on running for president, Šimonytė, Nausėda mum
Lithuania’s former diplomats Vygaudas Ušackas and Žygimantas Pavilionis on Friday confirmed plans of running for early elections of the conservative party that will pick its candidate for president. […]
Politics
Seimas drafts salvage plan for European Humanities University
Amendments have been registered at the Lithuanian parliament to allow the Vilnius-based European Humanities University (EHU) to continue its operations in Vilnius regardless of the negative expert conclusions. […]
Politics
Lithuanian Liberals to choose their presidential candidate from among 7 members
The opposition Lithuanian Liberal Movement is choosing is candidate to run for Lithuanian president next year from among seven members of the party and expects to name him by April. […]
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Parties hurrying slowly to the elections
The presidential elections are no cause for parties to put in any exceptional effort. The Liberal Movement is prepared to be the first to name its candidate for next year’s presidential race while the other […]
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7th Litvak Days in London
Since 2011, The Lithuanian Embassy in London along with other organisations have been running the Litvak days. Litvak Days is essentially a celebration and teaching of the impact of Lithuanian Jews on society, including subjects such as architecture, music, culture and arts in general. […]
Society
Lithuania’s 17th National Prayer Breakfast to focus on making peace
The 17th National Prayer Breakfast is held in Vilnius on Monday, this year inviting participants to think about peace. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s ambassador at UNESCO takes office
Lithuania’s new ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irena Vaišvilaitė has handed letters of credence to the organization’s Director General Irina Bokova. […]
Society
Kaunas strengthens relations with Japan with the establishment of a new organisation
On April 25, 2017, the Sugihara Group for Kaunas-Japan Relations Development was established. Soon to be approved by decree of the Mayor of Kaunas, the main purpose of the group is to bring together a wide range of organisations and Kaunas residents who together contribute towards positive relations between Kaunas and Japan. […]
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We are the Russia’s information colony still
Murky dreams or threats to national security had an impact, but Petras Gražulis with Kęstutis Pūkas and five other companions from Order and Justice, the Farmer Greens, the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – […]
Politics
Seimas founds May 3 Group for natl minority policies
Lithuania’s parliament last week established a group for national minority policies, naming it May 3 Group in honor of the historic legacy of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. […]
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ELECTIONS. Meet the 15 new faces of Seimas
Following the October Seimas elections, many current members will have to relinquish their seats to newcomers. The Alfa.lt portal looks at the new politicians who can be expected to be seen in Seimas for the […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania elected vice-chair of UNESCO Executive Board
During the first session of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture’s (UNESCO) new Executive Board in Paris on 20 November, Lithuania was elected vice-chair of this governing body. Lithuania’s Ambassador to UNESCO Arūnas Gelūnas will represent Lithuania in the Executive Board, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian commentators on attacks in Paris: This is no time to abandon human rights
Lithuanian political scientists, journalists and politicians comment on the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris which left at least 129 people dead. […]
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