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Weekly News from Lithuania, October 9

 
 
 
 
 
POLITICS
 
 
Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius discussed the situation in Belarus with the Greens Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag

 

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius presented Lithuania’s position towards Belarus to the Greens Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag and answered their questions.

The Foreign Minister highlighted the need to find ways to support the Belarusian civil society, which suffered from repression.

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Monument to partisan leader, Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, unveiled



On 6 October 2020, at the Pantheon of the State Leaders in the Antakalnis Cemetery, a ceremony was held to unveil the tombstone monument dedicated to Adolfas Ramanauskas codenamed Vanagas (Eagle), Signatory to the 16 February 1949 Declaration of the Council of the Movement of the Struggle for Freedom of Lithuania, Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of the Movement of the Struggle for Freedom of Lithuania (LLKS), and Head of State of Lithuania who had fought against the Soviet occupation.

 

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BUSINESS & SCIENCE
 
 
 
Lietuvos Paštas takes a step towards electrification

 

Lithuanian postal operator Lietuvos paštas has leased two new 100% Volkswagen Crafter electric vans for use in the centre of Vilnius. 

The vans will be used to deliver items to post offices and sometimes to customers. Two charging stations have been installed in Lietuvos paštas's new logistics centre specifically for these vehicles. 

 

 

 

 

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The European Commission has provided unprecedented support for the second stage of the project to synchronize the Baltic countries’ power grids with that of continental Europe, Lithuania’s Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas has said

 

The Commission has allocated 720 mln euros for the second stage of the synchronization project, including 301 mln euros for Lithuania. 

“This support is truly unprecedented, not a single project has ever been granted such level of support from the CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) until now. Also, it is extremely pleasing that we have got the support of such intensity – at the maximum co-financing rate of 75%,” the minister said at a news conference on Friday.

 

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Lithuania to build one of the largest battery parks in the world

 

Lithuania will build one of the largest battery storage systems in the world by the end of 2021, its energy minister told Reuters, to ensure smooth supply of power as it disconnects from the Russian-controlled grid.

 

 

 

 

 

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CULTURE & HISTORY
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pulse: a project to enliven the Kaunas Ninth Fort Monument

 

The act by Alexandra Pirici is choreographed for a group of up to 50 performers and will take place in the open-air area of ​​the monument to the victims of Nazism of Kaunas Ninth Fort.

The project is dedicated to the enlivenment of the monument to the victims of Nazism of Kaunas Ninth Fort created by sculptor Alfonsas Vincentas Ambraziūnas (1933-2020). The act is choreographed for a group of up to 50 performers and will take place in the open-air area of ​​the monument.


 

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Top 8 Fun Things to Do in Vilnius

 


While exploring the Baltics, we quickly came to the conclusion that we were travelling through one of the most underrated corners of Europe. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania don’t get nearly the amount of tourists that they deserve. And if people travel here, they will stick to Tallinn and maybe Riga.

But what about Vilnius?

 

 


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October 7-18
 
Inconvenient Films 2020
 

 

INCONVENIENT FILMS is an international competitive human rights documentary film festival, largest in the region, taking place exclusively online this year.


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Lithuanians line-up for early voting in the Parliamentary Elections 2020

Vilnius
Photo credits @ LRT

Oct 09 2020

Weekly News from Lithuania, October 2

 
 
 
 
 
POLITICS
 
 
Lithuania allocated humanitarian aid to help Palestinians in need

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania allocated EUR 17, 000 in humanitarian aid to Palestine, in order to help reduce the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will be transferred to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

 

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Baltic Sea Region countries sign a declaration on cooperation in the development of offshore wind



A joint declaration of intent on cooperation in the development of offshore wind in the Baltic Sea was signed today in Szczecin, Poland. The declaration was signed by the European Commission and eight countries: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Germany.

 

 

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Lithuania speaks in the Human Rights Council’s debate on Ukraine

 

On 1st October 2020, Lithuania took the floor at the 45th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in interactive dialogue with the Dėputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights situation in Ukraine.


 


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Romain Gary reunited Lithuania and France once again

 

Romain Gary, a two-time winner of the Prix Goncourt who was born in Vilnius, was remembered today as President Gitanas Nausėda and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse Brigitte Macron on an official visit to Lithuania and exchanged official gifts.

 

 

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President of France Emmanuel Macron visited NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup in Lithuania and French soldiers, currently residing in Rukla        |       @LRMOD

 
 
 
 
 
BUSINESS & SCIENCE
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sun, water and ice: Lithuania tests floating solar power

 

In a renewable energy experiment combining sun, water and ice, a Lithuanian power firm aims to install floating solar panels on a lake at a hydroelectric plant this year as part of a small but booming global market for “floatovoltaics”.

Solar panels mounted on pontoons, on lakes or at sea have been fitted in recent years in places ranging from a California vineyard to polluted industrial ponds at disused coal mines in China.

 

 

 

 

 

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Players in the medical technology industry in Kaunas, “We have a good imagination and are constantly developing it”

 

Med-Tech business is one of the prioritized and high-potential sectors in Kaunas. The potential for the development and growth of this sector is created not only by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and the University of Lithuanian Health Sciences (LSMU) but also by the synergy of medical innovation companies already operating here, business and science partnerships, and talented specialists living in Kaunas. One of them is the Vaizduotė UAB, which has united developers of innovative technologies, currently working on promising technologies not only in the field of medicine but also in the field of defense.


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Kaunas airport set to build solar power plant

 

The airport of Kaunas, the second biggest in Lithuania, intends to build a solar power plant.

Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports), the operator of Lithuania’s three airports, had launched market consultations on the construction of such a facility within the territory of the airport in order to reduce spending on electricity bills and to contribute to the promotion of green energy, the airport said.

 

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Lithuanian startup is reimagining the future of post-pandemic travelling


Imagine yourself walking city streets and immediately knowing what lies behind the walls of an old town building. As you move around, a voice in your head tells you a secret history fact, directs you to a scenic route or gives an insider tip on what to try in a local restaurant that you are passing by right this moment. According to the co-founders of the startup Near, Donatas Vainilaitis and Karolina Rapalytė-Masilionė, that is exactly how we will be travelling after this global pandemic.


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Lithuanian - French Business Forum        |       @Enterprise Lithuania

 
 
 
 
CULTURE & HISTORY
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beba’s Story Tells of Jewish Life Before the Nazis

 

An exhibition based on the recently found autobiography of Beba Epstein, a fifth grader in Europe in the 1930s, has been posted online by the YIVO Institute.

Three years ago, a large cache of artifacts, including poems, letters and notebooks by some of the greatest Yiddish writers of the first half of the 20th century, was discovered in the basement of a church in Vilnius, Lithuania. In scouring through them and other artifacts that had been rescued from Nazi efforts to destroy all traces of Jewish culture, researchers discovered a more humble document: the writing of a fifth-grade girl telling of her daily life in Vilnius in the 1930s.

 


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The Vytautas the Great War Museum – virtual tour

 

The Vytautas the Great War Museum is one of the oldest museums in Lithuania.

After the Act of Lithuania’s independence was declared on February 16, 1918 and the establishment of the Lithuanian Armed Forces started by the Order from November 23, the Command of the Armed Forces decided to establish a Military Museum in Kaunas, the provisional capital, understanding the importance of military history and the commemoration of the merits of each officer and soldier to their homeland. However, the ongoing fights for independence stopped the process of the Museum establishment, which continued only after the struggles had ended.

 


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NY Baltic Film Festival is going virtual & all across the U.S., October thru November.
See the world through Baltic eyes        |       @NY Baltic Film Festival

 
 
 
October 2-4
 
Contemporary Art Fair Vilnius
 


International contemporary art fair ARTVILNIUS is the only contemporary art fair in Lithuania and the largest art fair in the Eastern Europe region

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October 9-10

Social Tech Hackathon “Experience Laboratory”

SOCIAL TECH hackathon “Experience Laboratory” will be looking for solutions to reduce racial, age, appearance, gender discrimination, domestic violence, and other social problems.

 

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Highlight of the Week
 
 
 
French President Emmanuel Macron commemorates victims of totalitarian regime during his visit to Lithuania

Vilnius
Photo credits @ URM

Oct 02 2020

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