Jewish Genocide Memorial Day Archives

Lithuania to again read names in memory of Holocaust victims

September 18, 2017 BNS 0

Lithuania will commemorate the Jewish Genocide Memorial Day this year by reading the names of the Holocaust victims out loud, with the reading to kick off in Merkine this past Sunday and continue in Vilnius and Kaunas next week. […]

National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews Marked with Commemoration at Paneriai

‘This day remains extremely painful to all of us’ – Prof Landsbergis at Paneriai (Ponar)

September 28, 2016 Louis Garrick 0

Paneriai,— The National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews was marked officially on September with a public commemoration at Paneriai, the most notorious Second World War massacre site in Lithuania where up to 100,000 people were killed. […]

Lithuania commemorates Jewish genocide victims

September 23, 2016 BNS EN 0

Lithuania is commemorating Jewish Genocide Memorial Day today, on September 23. […]

Huawei crisis’ watched closely in Lithuania

May 21, 2019 0

Following Google’s announcement that it has severed relations with Huawei, seen by Washington as a national security threat, Lithuanian telecoms companies say they do not know yet how the sanctions will affect the Chinese technology […]

Mobility Package: the government will decide and we will be happy

May 21, 2019 0

Mobility Package presents a rare case in Lithuania – bitter disputes on an EU legislative project. Not regarding the villa of a provincial mayor, not yet another fight against alcohol or some other local scandal, […]

Is Lithuania right or left wing?

May 20, 2019 Comments Off

The seventh president after the regaining of independence will definitely be right wing or centre-right. For the first time, there will not be a left wing candidate in the finals. However, is Lithuania a right […]

Climate change and Lithuania: questions for presidential candidates

May 20, 2019 0

This week 15min.lt asks Ingrida Šimonytė and Gitanas Nausėda, who reached the second round of presidential elections about their opinions on climate change and what actions Lithuania should take in regard to it. Ingrida Šimonytė […]

Lithuania is not a coincidental passenger on the European Union train

May 19, 2019 0

An evaluation of 15 years spent in the European Union should jokingly start with the words “Thanks to the party and the state…” After a solemn speech you get lengthy applause and the EU’s anthem […]