BNS On Tuesday, historians, diplomats and politicians will hold discussions on the Magdeburg Law and links among European cities at conference The European Route of the Magdeburg Law: Historical and Current Relations Between Cities, organised by Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its partners. The …
Vilnius is becoming ever more accessible to tourists from Ukraine, claims Vilnius municipality, announcing of the launch of the new direct flight from Kiev. On 31 March, 2013, Ukrainian International Airlines began offering direct daily flights from Boryspil airport in Kiev to Vilnius. Vilnius municipality …
According to the daily ‘Verslo Žinios’, the UK’s ‘Post Office City Costs Barometer 2013’ has ranked Vilnius as second among 25 best-priced city break destinations for Brits. At the top of the Barometer is Budapest, named as the city offering the most attractive prices for …
This year marks the 150th anniversary of a well-known and biggest uprising of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Russian Empire. To mark the event of 1863, Lithuania Post is going to release a new postage stamp which will appear in circulation this Saturday, March 23, writes …
At a meeting with Director General at the Political Department of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Kirsti Kauppi on March 22 in Vilnius, Political Director of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Dalius Čekuolis discussed cooperation as Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union …
BNS Holiday plans by Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius have been disrupted as Lufthansa’s flight from Vilnius to Frankfurt has been postponed due to the strike organized by the workers of Germany’s air carrier. Butkevicius planned to travel to Gran Canaria through Frankfurt. The flight from …
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 19-20 March in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius presented Lithuania’s Presidency priorities to European Commissioners for Trade, Development and Humanitarian Aid, as well as to Members of the European Parliament, and met with leaders of the two largest political groups in the …
During the meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton on 19 March in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius stressed that Lithuania would be ready to cooperate effectively with the European External Action Service during the period of …
COWI, a leading global engineering, economics and environmental consultancy with presence in 24 countries, will open their first design centre in April in Lithuania. The centre will take advantage of Lithuania’s growing pool of designers and will provide internal marketing and design support to COWI’s …
Finnish real estate management company and developer Technopolis has signed a deal to acquire a new office campus in Vilnius, reports bbn.ee. The acquisition is in line with Technopolis’ international growth strategy, which is focused on the Nordic-Baltic region. The purchase price which includes the …
President Dalia Grybauskaite attending the inauguration of the newly-elected pontiff Pope Francis in the Vatican on Tuesday says that the world expects the Church to will actively contribute to solving problems, such as wars, poverty and the crisis of values. According to a press release …
Passengers of the train that connects the capital cities of Lithuania and Belarus will go through border and customs procedures at the Vilnius railway station instead of the border, Mr Dalius Zebrauskas, a representative of Lithuanian Railways, told media on 14 March. Thanks to the …
Tibet’s spiritual leader Dalai Lama will come to Lithuania in the fall, his representative in London Thubten Samdup confirmed it to BNS on Friday. During his visit to Vilnius this week, Samdup discussed the future visit with Lithuanian lawmakers. He said he received confirmation that …
Statistics Lithuania released detailed final results of the 2011 Population and Housing Census of the Republic of Lithuania about the structure of the resident population by ethnicity, mother tongue and religion. On 1 March 2011, Lithuania was inhabited by people of 154 ethnicities. Lithuanians made …
The biggest player on Lithuania’s free electricity supply market, Energijos tiekimas, is finally stepping across the border and into its natural foreign markets – Latvia and Estonia, reports news2biz LATVIA cited by bbn.ee. Energijos tiekimas is a subsidiary of the country’s state-owned electricity giant, Vilnius-listed …
Džiugas Matulevičius | The Lithuania Tribune Taking on a genre which has been characterized primarily by male wish fulfillment, Ruby Sparks, written by the female lead of the film, Zoe Kazan, instead exposes the truth behind those “dream come true” scenarios. A man creating a …
Deputy-governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank Mikolaj Dowgielewicz has said that Lithuania is making good preparations for the presidency over the European Union (EU), emphasizing that relations with neighbors, primarily Ukraine, would be in focus over the period. “I have a very good …
The ruling Social Democratic Party on Thursday spoke against the unsanctioned March 11 rally, censuring “manifestations of ultranationalism and violations of democratic processes.” According to the press release circulated by the party, the unsanctioned march along Vilnius’ central Gedimino Avenue on the Day of Restoration …
Commenting on a march on the Day of Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence on Monday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius says everyone should abide the law. On the other hand, there’s no point of banning such events, the premier says. “We should all abide existing laws in …
