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Litvak Days in London presented Jewish cultural heritage of Lithuania

December 3, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

This year, the Lithuanian Embassy in London organised the Litvak Days in London for the fourth time and invited its guests to discover the Jewish cultural heritage of Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian expatriates lose their country retreat in UK

November 30, 2014 BNS 0

Set up by Lithuanian expatriates 60 years ago, the Headley Park Hotel Sodyba in Hampshire, not far from London, has been recently taken over for debts and closed and will be sold, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reports. […]

British minister assures Lithuanian foreign minister about free movement within EU

November 28, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says he has been assured by London that the immigration restrictions proposed by the British government will not undermine the EU principle of free movement of persons. […]

Exhibition opening. Photo courtesy of MFA

Exhibition “Hello, Paris! The Path of Litvak Artists” opens in London

November 14, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 11 November, representatives of the British, Jewish and Lithuanian communities in London attended the opening of the exhibition “Hello, Paris. The Path of Litvak Artists” at Europe House, Lihtuania’s Embassy in London reports. […]

Prime Minister of Finland Alexander Stubb

Northern Future Forum discusses innovative business training and Britain’s drive to reform EU

November 9, 2014 Andrei Popov 0

Northern Future Forum (NFF) took place on 6 and 7 November in Helsinki. The Prime Minister of Finland, Alexander Stubb, had invited the prime ministers of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom to discuss educational competitiveness, and promote innovative business activities. […]

British law firm wins 2.5-million-euro contract to advise Lithuania’s Ignalina NPP

October 8, 2014 BNS 0

Britain’s law firm DLA Piper has won a contract worth 2.472 million euros, including VAT, to advise Lithuania’s shut-down Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP), which is carrying out multi-billion-litas decommissioning projects. […]

Lithuanian Embassy in London. Photo courtesy of Foreign Ministry

Lithuania embassy in London commemorates Battle of Orsha

September 15, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

Last Thursday, members of the public along with foreign diplomats residing in London gathered at the Lithuanian Embassy to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Orsha, Lithuania’s Embassy in United Kingdom reports. […]

UK minister of Europe: EU sanctions are necessary, effective and timely

September 13, 2014 David Lidington 0

This week the European Union imposed further sanctions on Russia. This decision followed months of destabilisation of Ukraine by Russia, and months of political and diplomatic efforts to restore peace and stability. […]

NATO to step up presence in response to provocations in Baltic Sea, UK vice-admiral says

September 13, 2014 BNS 0

Amid increased frequency of Russian army provocations in the Baltic Sea, NATO will step up presence of its forces there in 2015, says Commander Maritime Command at NATO Headquarters Vice-Admiral Peter Hudson. […]

Two UK colleges to open unit in Klaipėda

September 8, 2014 BNS 0

Klaipėda City Mayor Vytautas Grubliauskas has signed a protocol of intentions on the establishment of a joint unit of two UK colleges in the Lithuanian port city, the Klaipėda municipality said on Monday. […]

British investment into Lithuania doubles ahead of entry to Eurozone

August 29, 2014 Freshbusinessthinking.com 0

British foreign direct investment (FDI) into Lithuania has nearly doubled in three years ahead of the country’s entry into the eurozone. […]

Russian oligarchs flee London for fear of EU’s sanctions

July 24, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin are leaving London – a decision that was made after the British government’s requirements to punish the rich Russians. […]

Britain makes U-turn on ex-KGB agent Litvinenko murder inquiry

July 23, 2014 Reuters 0

Last year an inquiry into the killing of a former Russian spy in London was declined, partly because of Anglo-Russian relations. […]

Lituanica, Lithuanian store in London. Photo by Julius Bailey-Augalistas

A piece of Lituanica in the multicultural pot of London

July 23, 2014 Julius Bailey-Augalistas 0

“The River Thames is in London. London is the capital of England.” These words will be familiar to many whose first acquaintance with the English language was in Lithuania, reading from that little mustard coloured book. All so stiff, so quaint, and so far removed from reality. […]