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  • Culture

Kaunas joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network

Lithuania's second-largest city Kaunas has become the first Central and Eastern European city granted the status of a UNESCO design…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania elected vice-chair of UNESCO Executive Board

During the first session of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture's (UNESCO) new Executive Board in Paris…

9 years ago
  • Politics

President Grybauskaitė: Terrorism has no borders

Prior to leaving for Paris to participate in the Leaders' Forum of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė to pay tribute to Paris victims during UNESCO forum

President Dalia Grybauskaitė left for the 70th UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, leader forum on Monday, November 16,…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Kaunas works on application to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site

Kaunas Municipality is finishing an application to have parts of the city included into the Tentative List of UNESCO World…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Lithuania wants to get on UNESCO Executive Board

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius informed Irina Bokova, director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…

9 years ago
  • Culture

UNESCO critical of constructing bridge to Curonian Spit

UNESCO experts have ended discussions on the issue of constructing a bridge between mainland Lithuania and the Curonian Spit. The…

10 years ago
  • Economy

What made Lithuania the new darling of international tourism?

Lithuania has recently received much attention in the international press: it has been named among top places to visit by…

10 years ago
  • Culture

UNESCO experts inspect Lithuania’s Curonian Spit after Russian complaint

An international delegation of UNESCO experts was on a visit in the Lithuanian Curonian Spit for a few days this…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania’s UNESCO ambassador: Paris attack raises concern about journalists’ safety

Wednesday's terror attack in Paris will rekindle discussions on journalists' safety, says Lithuanian Ambassador to UNESCO Arūnas Gelūnas. [...]

10 years ago
  • Culture

Forbes recommends visiting Lithuania in 2015

A Forbes contributor picks Lithuania among her top three choices for travel in 2015. [...]

10 years ago
  • Society

Commemorative Baltic Way stands unveiled in Lithuania

Nine special information stands to mark the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way have been unveiled near the roads Vilnius-Panevėžys…

10 years ago