Friendly Kaunas Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

The gay kiss that could change a city in Lithuania

August 2, 2017 Lithuania Tribune 0

While Lithuania still struggles to defend equal rights for all her citizens, some of them are tired of waiting and are starting to take brave initiatives to change their society themselves. One such initiative is the Friendly Kaunas map, launched on Monday, July 31st. 10,000 free copies will be distributed across Kaunas, Lithuania’s second city. […]

Seimas approved the priorities for international co-operation of the Seimas

January 22, 2021 0

At its Wednesday, January 20 meeting, the Board of the Seimas approved the List of Long-term Priorities for International Cooperation of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. ‘The direction of Lithuania’s international co-operation remains […]

Foreign Policy Coordination Council discussed key objectives in 2021 foreign policy

January 15, 2021 0

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 […]

Crisis management: aim high, act fast and keep the lights on

January 12, 2021 0

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 […]

Seimas to promote close bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and the US

January 7, 2021 0

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 […]

Nerijus Mačiulis. Five key accents of the new Lithuania’s government programme

December 31, 2020 0

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 […]

Wrap Up of 2020: key takeaways of fintech ecosystem

December 23, 2020 0

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 […]