After having launched a new route between Stockholm and Vilnius on April 1, 2013, from 19 August, 2013 Scandinavian Airlines SAS has informed that it will be doubling the frequency on this route. Thus, instead of current six weekly flights, the number of flights will …
The Palanga bypass public-private partnership (PPP) project reached financial close, the investment promotion agency ‘Invest Lithuania’ has informed. The project was among six PPP pilot projects approved by the Lithuanian government in 2009. The Lithuanian Road Administration selected Kauno tiltai and Šiaulių plentas to design, …
In 2012 state agencies ‘Invest Lithuania’ and ‘Enterprise Lithuania’, in partnership with the Lithuanian government launched a pioneer project Junior Professionals Programme (JPP) Kurk Lietuvai/Create for Lithuania. According to the organisers, the programme turned out to be a great success and very recently it opened …
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the launch of the “American Spring of Culture” beginning on March 19th, and lasting until June 1. This will be the third “American Spring of Culture” in Lithuania, which is followed by the “American Autumn of Culture” beginning …
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will coordinate publicity activities for the European Year of Citizens 2013, informs urm.lt. It was decided at a Government meeting on 20 March. On 21 November 2012, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union made 2013 the …
On 20 March in Brussels, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vytautas Leškevičius assessed the 2013 European Neighbourhood Policy Package (Communication and Progress reports) that was adopted by the European Commission and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, reports urm.lt. The …
On March 20th, U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Deborah McCarthy presented the U.S. Embassy’s annual “Woman of Courage” award to Vilana Pilinkaitė-Sotorovič. This is the Embassy’s third year in presenting this award to a Lithuanian woman who has committed herself to fighting for the rights of …
Saturday, 16th of March, 20:00 Performance by Z’EV (USA) Z’EV (b. 1951 as Stefan Joel Weisser, in Los Angeles, California) is an American poet, percussionist, and sound artist. After studying various world music traditions at CalArts, he began creating his own percussion sounds out …
The Real Story Behind the Image – Creator of Iconic Skeleton explains its meaning & embraces Lithuanian basketball culture. The basketball documentary The Other Dream Team, directed and produced by Marius Markevicius and Jon Weinbach, is a sports and political documentary about the national Lithuanian …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė offered congratulations to the new President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, reports lrp.lt. “I strongly hope that the growing economic and political weight of the People’s Republic of China in the region and the world will serve as a …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has extended congratulations to Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, who has been chosen as the new head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis I. The President also congratulated the faithful of Lithuania and the world on the election of their new …
Lithuania’s Jewish Community has announced its plans to hold a solemn ceremony at a synagogue in Vilnius to celebrate the Restitution of Independence Day on March 11, emphasizing that the end of the Soviet rule made Jews of Lithuania feel free. Faina Kukliansky, acting chairperson …
On February 15–16 Klaipėda University (KU), other nine higher education institutions of Lithuania and Education Exchanges Support Foundation (EESF) participated in study fair „Expo Georgia 2013“ in Tbilisi (Georgia), where they all presented a joint stand „Studies in Lithuania“. 77 institutions from EU countries, also Russia, Turkey, …
25 new students from foreign countries arrived to Klaipėda University. They represent international „Erasmus“ programme. This term students from Belgium, Turkey, Spain, Bulgaria, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Italy are going to start their studies in it. Klaipėda University offers high quality studies for Lithuanian …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, Deborah Ann McCarthy. reported lrp.lt. During the ceremony the President underlined that the United States is Lithuania’s major ally and partner in the field of security. …
On 18 February, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland Össur Skarphéðinsson, evaluated the progress of the country’s accession negotiations with the EU as excellent, and assured Lithuania’s continued full support to Iceland in this …
Lithuanian mobile retail chain Mobili Linija has started selling the Prestigio MultiPhone 4020 Duo smartphone. The Android device costs LTL 370 (€107).
On February 14 the foreign Defence Attachés accredited to Lithuania conducted a visit to the Ministry of National Defence to meet with Juozas Olekas, Minister of National Defence of Lithuania, writes kam.lt. The Defence Minister presented to the Defence Attachés the key priorities of the …
Newly-ignaugurated US Secretary of State, John Kerry just congratulated Lithuania on the celebration of its national day. In a State Department press release, Kerry expressed: “On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Lithuania on the …
Since now on, the residents of Šilainiai District in Kaunas will have a convenient access to postal services. A new 11th Kaunas Post Office has opened the doors in the shopping centre IKI located at the address Žemaičių pl. 23, informs post.lt “We are striving to …
