Dalia Grybauskaitė
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president to present Pope Francis with Freedom Bell

President Dalia Grybauskaitė will on Saturday present Pope Francis with a smaller replica of the Freedom Bell of Lithuania and a recording of “Gloria Lietuvai” (Gloria to Lithuania), a musical composition that was performed on February 16 when the nation marked the centennial of the modern state of Lithuania, her office said on Friday. […]

No Picture
Politics

Seimas to decide on overhaul of party subsidies

The Lithuanian parliament plans on Thursday to make a final decision on an overhaul of the model of public funding of political parties. […]

Rail Baltica
Foreign affairs

Three Seas Initiative summit approves projects of importance to Lithuania

Several projects that are important for Lithuania, such as the Baltic power grids’ synchronization with the Continental European system, Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL), Via Baltica, Rail Baltica and the Viking shuttle train service, are on a list of priority infrastructure projects approved by leaders of the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas region, the Lithuanian president’s office said on Tuesday. […]

Kęstutis Girnius
CORPORATE

Kęstutis Girnius. A new president will change very little

While the presidential elections will be held in only May, the unofficial electoral campaign has started. Some politicians have declared their candidacies, others have yet to make their final decision. The number of potential candidates […]

Opening of the "Hella" factory
Economy

Germany’s automotive electronics giant Hella opens its Lithuanian plant

Hella, a German manufacturer of lighting technology and electronics products for the automotive industry, on Thursday officially opened its new 30-million-euro plant near Lithuania’s second-biggest city of Kaunas. […]