Netherlands

  • Society

Lithuania ranks 36th in World Press Freedom Index

Lithuania ranks 36th in the annual World Press Freedom Index, produced by Reporters Without Borders, unchanged from last year. [...]

6 years ago
  • European Union
  • Opinion

Netherlands recruits Baltic States to compensate for effects of Brexit

The Netherlands is building new coalitions within the EU to compensate for the loss of the UK as the union's…

6 years ago
  • Defence

Flaming Thunder army exercise starts in Lithuania

The annual army exercise Flaming Thunder for indirect fire support units starts in Lithuania on Monday. [...]

7 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian cities to receive Dutch tulip bulbs as Centennial Gift

Representatives of Lithuanian municipalities will receive a Centennial Gift in the form of tulip bulbs from the Netherlands at the…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Ireland, Netherlands joining Baltic-Nordic meeting in Brussels

Leaders of the Baltic and the Nordic states have for the first time invited their Irish and Dutch colleagues to…

7 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania slides on Global Innovation Index

Lithuania this year lost four positions and ranks 40th among 127 countries in the latest Global Innovation Index released by…

7 years ago
  • Freetime

“Love has always been and will be a real thing” – interview with film director Giedrė Žickytė

I wanted to ask you about working with archival footage: your previous film, “How We Played the Revolution”, and “Master…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Multinational exercise Iron Wolf 2017 to kick off in Lithuania

Iron Wolf 2017, this year's largest multinational military exercise in Lithuania, will be formally opened concurrently in the Lithuanian Armed…

7 years ago
  • Society

Re-opening of Free Little Library – Bibliotekėlė in Bernardinai Park

On Good Friday, a reopening of the free little library took place in Bernardinai Garden (Bernardinų sodai). Located close to…

8 years ago
  • European Union

President congratulates Netherlands after moderates’ election victory

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday congratulated the Netherlands following moderate politicians' victory in Wednesday's parliamentary election. [...]

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania purchases hundreds of used military vehicles from Netherlands

Several hundreds of used military vehicles purchased from the Netherlands will add mobility and power to the Lithuanian Armed Forces,…

8 years ago
  • Culture

Poetry project in Vilnius commemorates 25 years of diplomatic relations between Lithania and EU member states

In August 2016, it will be 25 years ago that the 12 Member States of the then European Economic Community…

8 years ago
  • Culture

Free Little Library, Bibliotekėlė, offers children’s books in Vilnius Bernardinai Garden

On Tuesday, a new little free library opened in Bernardinai Garden (Bernardinų sodai) in Vilnius.To read this article, try a…

8 years ago
  • Defence

NATO general to discuss Baltic defence plans in Vilnius

Salvatore Farina, a high-ranking NATO general on a visit to Vilnius on Thursday, will discuss the Alliance's defence plans for…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

British universities start flying over Lithuanian students

A British university is to fly 15 potential students from Lithuania to Britain to visit the university, see its facilities…

9 years ago
  • European Union
  • Opinion

Dutch unease: Why the Netherlands turned away from Ukraine

The Dutch didn’t reject the EU’s Association Agreement with Ukraine because they are sympathetic to Russia. They rejected it because…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

A present from the Netherlands for cyclists in Lithuania

Vilnius has received two bicycle stands designed to resemble a car from the Netherlands during the Bicycle Day.The stands were…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: How the Kremlin infiltrated an EU referendum in the Netherlands

The student leaders of 1968 could probably not have imagined how their democratic ideas would be high-jacked by a combination…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

The European Union is not a security union

In the wake of any shocking event, national governments and officials of the European Union invariably call for more cooperation…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Mars Lithuania accused of misleading customers as recalled chocolate bars appear in shops

Some chocolate bars from a shipment recalled by the American company Mars found their way into Lithuanian shops, the company's…

9 years ago