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A marriage of the Lithuanian and Australian cultures: Know your Klumpė!

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:34:25 +0000

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 …

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Interior Minister claims that the national stadium will be built by 2016 in Vilnius

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:17:39 +0000

The Government has decided to finish the construction of the national stadium in Vilnius by 2016, the Baltic Course informs with the reference to the news agency ELTA. The Minister of the Interior, Dalis Alfonsas Barakauskas, says that the construction of the stadium will be …

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Lithuanian interpreters at EU institutions bracing for presidency challenges

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:04:43 +0000

BNS During Lithuania’s EU presidency, some Lithuanian ministers plan to chair meetings in Lithuanian, the Lithuanian Television’s news service (LRT) reports. Press conferences, sittings and other meetings held by Brussels institutions can be followed by 23 official EU languages, including English, German and French as …

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Outgoing Polish ambassador: I finish with very good relations

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:50:26 +0000

BNS Poland’s outgoing Ambassador to Lithuania Janusz Skolimowski says the relations between the two neighbouring states and nations are very good. He added, though, that the thinking of Lithuania’s incumbent centre-left government is different from the earlier centre-right Cabinet. After meeting with Prime Minister Algirdas …

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EU Commissioner for Climate Action to visit Lithuania this week

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:15 +0000

BNS The European Commission’s member in charge of climate change Connie Hedegaard is coming to Lithuania on Wednesday to discuss upcoming presidency over the European Union (EU) Council. The commissioner’s agenda will include meetings with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, Environment Minister Valentinas Mazuronis and members …

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European leaders will discuss EU energy and tax policies

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:25 +0000

President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend the European Council on 22 May, the Press Service of the President has informed. At their meeting in Brussels, EU heads of state and government will discuss energy security and high prices for energy resources – a major challenge that …

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Unemployment reached 13.1 per cent in Q1 2013

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:41:19 +0000

In the first quarter of this year unemployment increased to 13.1 per cent and was slightly higher than at the end of last year (13.0 per cent), Swedbank Macro Research report has indicated. Youth unemployment, on the other hand, continued declining and dropped to 22.7 …

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Supporting Lithuania’s Eurovision entry in the UK: It’s because of his shoes

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:10:08 +0000

Sophie Bradford | The Lithuania Tribune Throughout the UK, Lithuanians, Brits, indeed all Europeans, gathered round for Saturday night’s musical spectacular – even in the face of ridicule from the nay-sayers. Patriotism always comes into it. But without a degree of generosity and a genuine …

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Vilnius Airport to optimise its activity and to improve service quality

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:48:18 +0000

The 34 year-old Gediminas Almantas, the new CEO of Vilnius International Airport (VIA) as of 7 May, has a clear vision as to how to develop the activity of the largest airport in the country, VIA has stated in a press release. “My philosophy, as …

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Lithuanian Foreign Minister honoured Holocaust victims in Jerusalem

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:54:18 +0000

On 19 May in Jerusalem, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius visited the World Centre for Holocaust Research – Yad Vashem – where he laid a wreath and paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust. Linkevičius met with Chairman of the …

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Paksas calls on partners to decide on him running for Seimas

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:48:57 +0000

BNS MEP Rolandas Paksas, leader of Lithuania’s Order and Justice party, has publicly called on his coalition partners not to procrastinate a decision on him running for parliament. “I am calling on the ruling coalition partners not to procrastinate the implementation of the European Court …

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US-based IT group to hire up to 1,000 in Vilnius

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:41:52 +0000

CSC Baltic, the Lithuanian arm of US Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) global IT services player, plans to boost its Vilnius-based office with hundreds of new staff, the Baltic Business News reported referring to news2biz Lithuania. Five years in business, the Vilnius unit specialises in providing …

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Linkevičius met with Foreign Minister of the Palestinian national authority

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:28:35 +0000

On 19 May, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius visited the Palestinian National Authority, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed. At the meeting with the Foreign Minister of the Palestinian National Authority Riyad Al-Maliki, he stressed the importance of the renewal of Israeli-Palestinian …

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Grybauskaitė advised Georgetown University’s graduates to embrace challenges

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:28:38 +0000

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė encouraged graduating seniors to embrace challenges at the School of Foreign Service (SFS) commencement ceremony Saturday afternoon, writes Eitan Sayag of Georgetown University’s newspaper The Hoya. Grybauskaitė, who was an economics fellow at the SFS from 1990 to 1992, was elected …

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Vilnius University remains the leader among Lithuanian universities

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:09:22 +0000

BNS Vilnius University continues topping the list of Lithuanian universities, published by magazine ‘Veidas’ for the 16th time. Kaunas University of Technology came in second this year, rising from the fourth place last year, and Vytautas Magnus University dropped one notch to the third place. …

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Old Europe, New World: Horton Street was a wonderful place to grow up

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:37:04 +0000

Valė (Satkauskaitė) Karpuska | The Lithuania Tribune Horton (a.k.a. “Litho”) Street was truly a community of Lithuanians settling in a new area: people began a new chapter in their lives, building their houses and growing their families. Life-long friendships were born and nurtured there. We …

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20 persons named suspects in January 13 case in Lithuania

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:06:01 +0000

BNS Vilnius City District Court has satisfied a request by the Prosecutor General’s Office and named 20 foreign citizens suspects in the January 13 case. Airinė Šerelytė, spokeswoman for the court, told BNS the request was satisfied on Friday. “The office’s request was satisfied,” Šerelytė …

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Poll: 41 per cent would support Grybauskaitė in 2014 presidential elections

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:55:09 +0000

BNS A recent survey conducted by Vilmorus for the magazine Valstybė has revealed 41.1 per cent of Lithuanian people would vote for incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaitė in presidential elections. Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius would be supported by 20.3 per cent. Other candidates would …

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Minister of Foreign Affairs condemned the anti-Semitic act in Panevėžys

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:45:52 +0000

On 18 May, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius condemned the anti-Semitic act carried out in Panevėžys during which a swastika was painted on the doors of Panevėžys Youth school and the building of Jewish community of Panevėžys. “I strongly condemn any acts carried out …

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Lithuania to promote sociability with an aim to resolve youth unemployment

Managing Editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:34:10 +0000

BNS During the upcoming presidency of the EU Council, during discussions on youth policies, Lithuania intends to stress the need to integrate young people, who do not work or study, into public activities, Lithuanian Minister of Social Security and Labour Algimanta Pabedinskienė said. Last week, …

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