On 23-24 May, 2013, the Lithuanian Embassy in London, in cooperation with Lithuania’s Honorary Consul to Northern Ireland William H. Sinnerton, opened a mobile consular station in Northern Ireland, Dungannon …
On 23-24 May, 2013, the Lithuanian Embassy in London, in cooperation with Lithuania’s Honorary Consul to Northern Ireland William H. Sinnerton, opened a mobile consular station in Northern Ireland, Dungannon …
On 24 May, 2013, the leaders of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn met in Vilnius to celebrate 20 years of their cities’ cooperation, Vilnius City Municipality has informed. The Mayor of …
The Lithuania Tribune presents an article by Jos Stratford about the fascination of bird watching in Lithuania as seen through a British eye, as published in the paper of the …
BNS The number of children in Lithuania went down by 12,500 over the past year, the data, published by the Statistics Department, demonstrated. According to the press release, 543,800 children …
Italian citizen’s Luigiterzo Bosca lawsuit against the Government of Lithuania and the demands to adjudge LTL 714 million (EUR) were rejected, the Baltic Course reported, referring to the news agency …
BNS The Platform of European Social NGOs (Social Platform) has called on the upcoming Lithuanian EU presidency to raise the issue of poverty and social exclusion. “We would encourage you to be ambitious when it comes to addressing poverty and social exclusion,” Heather Roy, president …
“While for ages water did not establish Lithuania as a maritime state it’s still no stranger to the Lithuanians. Ocean-going expeditions, achievements in water sports and Lithuania’s own waters beckon dreams to go whirling into the future and build craft that can cut any of …
Jazmina Cininas | The Lithuania Tribune Know your… clogs? Yes, that’s right. And it’s time for another one! After a hugely successful performance at last year’s Darebin Music Feast reported on exclusively by the Lithuania Tribune (“Lithuanian-Australian folk band ‘The Lost Clog’ bring down the …
Lately, the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania in the UK Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė has been particularly active attending events organised by the Lithuanian community in the UK, the Lithuanian Embassy in the UK has informed. Thus, on 18 May, 2013, the Ambassador participated in the AGM …
BNS Lithuanian prosecutor Saulius Verseckas says that even the restructured Labour Party should not escape criminal liability, as it is continuing the activities of earlier party. Speaking at a Vilnius court on Friday, he reviewed the existing court practice in Lithuania and the work of …
BNS Lithuanian prosecutor Saulius Verseckas suggested that the Labour Party’s leader Viktor Uspaskich should be sent to prison for six years, while MP Vitalija Vonžutaitė should spend five years behind bars for bookkeeping fraud. Moreover, in Verseckas’ words, Parliamentary Vice-Speaker Vytautas Gapšys should be imprisoned …
BNS The criminal case features sufficient evidence to prove that the Labour Party’s double-entry bookkeeping was in line with instructions from the party’s then leader Viktor Uspaskich, prosecutor Saulius Verseckas of the Prosecutor General’s Office said in his closing remarks at a court hearing on …
On May 24, 2013, the leaders of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn will meet in Vilnius to celebrate 20 years of their cities’ cooperation, Vilnius City Municipality has informed. A commemorative tile will be installed in Cathedral square, and similar tiles will be laid in Riga …
The news portal DELFI has reported that the cyber attack which started on Wednesday continued on Thursday, as the portal readers experienced difficulties in accessing the website today too. DELFI is said to have consulted with IT-cyber operation specialists. According to the IT specialists, the …
Jazmina Cininas | The Lithuania Tribune Know your… clogs? Yes, that’s right. And it’s time for another one! After a hugely successful performance at last year’s Darebin Music Feast reported on exclusively by the Lithuania Tribune (“Lithuanian-Australian folk band ‘The Lost Clog’ bring down the …
BNS A few bills intended to restrict LGBT rights currently under discussion at the Lithuanian parliament affect the country’s image on the international arena, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. “I think you will agree that Lithuania is not a homophobic country, and everyone trying to …
On 17 May, 2013, the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė watched the finals of the Basketball League of the Lithuanians living in Britain, the Lithuanian Embassy in the UK has informed. The 2013 season was won by the team ‘Lituanica’. The Ambassador, …
BNS Non-governmental organisation Amnesty International has published its annual report on the situation of human rights in the world and criticised Lithuania for a lack of a in-depth investigation into alleged CIA prisons in the country and the adoption of laws discriminating sexual minorities or …
Small items acquired by leasing can prevent the purchase of a car or an apartment, if customer will assess his financial possibilities too optimistically, suggests Bitė Lietuva. Personal Finance Institute of Swedbank and telecommunication company Bitė Lietuva notices, that most often such risk is faced …
On Wednesday the luxury car rally “Gumball 3000”arrived in Vilnius, its crew led by film, television and music celebrities, reported www.delfi.lt. David Hasselhoff, the star of the cult series ‘Baywatch’ and ‘Night Rider’, who is travelling with the car rally, visited Lithuania for the first …
