POLITICS

Lithuania’s priority: consolidation of achievements

President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with foreign ambassadors accredited to Lithuania. Ambassadors from 57 world countries attended the annual meeting which focused on internal and external political issues, global tendencies and challenges. More

Minister Linas Linkevičius pays a bilateral visit to Warsaw

On 20 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius is visiting Warsaw at the invitation of the Polish Foreign Minister. More

Lithuania and the United States of America, strategic partners in defence, signed agreement of the status of U.S. forces on the territory of Lithuania

Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis and Ambassador of the United States of America in Lithuania HE Anne Hall signed the agreement at the Ministry of National Defence on January 17. More

ECONOMY

Lithuania ahead of Baltic neighbors on Bloomberg index of most innovative economies

Lithuania is ahead of the other two Baltic states on the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index of the world’s most innovative economies.

Just like last year, Lithuania ranks 32nd among 50 countries, while Estonia went up by one slot to 33rd , while Latvia ranks 39th after climbing one position since 2016. More  

Apple-endorsed Revel Systems to expand operations in Lithuania

Revel Systems, a US technology company which provides innovative point of sale payment solutions to companies around the world, is rapidly expanding its operations in Lithuania. In 2017, the company plans to add more programming and technical support specialists to its Vilnius team. More  

SOCIETY, CULTURE, SPORTS AND HISTORY:

Survey finds Lithuanians to be happiest in Baltic states

Residents of Lithuania are happier than Latvians and Estonians, however, all in all, people of all three Baltic states are not as happy as the world population, shows a World Barometer published by Win/Gallup International and Baltic Market Insights. More

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