POLITICS The U.S. reaffirms its commitment to the Baltic states’ security President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Munich. Latvian and Estonian presidents also participated in the meeting where views were exchanged on cooperation with the United States and on strengthening the transatlantic bond. More Lithuania's Foreign Minister States Support to UN Secretary General's Initiatives On 21 February in New York City, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, discussed the key items on the international agenda and voiced his support for priorities raised by Guterres. More ECONOMY Lithuania Is Great Again... For Doing Business While the United States tries to rediscover its greatness, it feels that the Baltic region, with Lithuania at the front, has finally done it. Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia are distinguished for having clear economic advantages for business: taxation, huge talent potential, government support and liberal policies, business-friendly regulations, active venture capital industry, vibrant tech culture and much more. More Lithuanian Physicists Achieve Major Advance in Nanotechnology Research Scientists from the Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), the largest scientific research institution in Lithuania, have created a unique way to accelerate the reception of images from an atomic-force microscope. Thanks to their work, images scanned can now be received 4 times faster than was previously possible, and at least 100 times faster than with conventional commercial atomic-force microscopes. More SOCIETY, CULTURE, SPORTS AND HISTORY: Vilnius selects best concept for monument to national revival leader Basanavičius Vilnius' local authority has selected the best concept for a monument to Jonas Basanavičius, one of the most prominent pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival movement of the late 19th century, that is planned to be erected in the capital's Old Town. More International book fair opens in Vilnius An annual international book fair, one of the key cultural events in Lithuania, opened at the Litexpo exhibition center in Vilnius on Thursday. More Information based on MFA
