On Thursday, President Gitanas Nausėda arrived in Brussels for a two-day session of the European Council convened to discuss the fight against climate change, the Brexit negotiations, and EU-Africa relations. The EU leaders also assessed the overall response to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the epidemiological situation and progress in vaccine development.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with his Canadian counterpart François-Philippe Champagne in Vilnius. The Foreign Ministers discussed bilateral relations, the situation in Belarus and Ukraine, the relationship with Russia, and the current security environment in the region.
Canada’s Foreign Minister will visit Lithuania for the first time in 24 years. The Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy visited Vilnius in 1996.
Minister of Transport and Communications, Mr. Jaroslav Narkevič introduced the objective to the managers of the enterprises within the regulatory area of the ministry to prepare a wide programme for the transport sector, aiming to transform the transport sector according to the European Green Deal, to help to restore the sector after COVID-19 crisis and to use the opportunities provided by the new EU facility for that purpose.
Clinical trials of Covid-19 treatments are taking place in Lithuania and the number of participants could soon be increased to 200, the country's Health Ministry says.
Solidarity is an international clinical trial to help find an effective treatment for Covid-19, launched by the World Health Organization and partners. In Lithuania, the trial is being carried out by Vilnius University's Santara Clinic in Vilnius and the Kaunas Clinic of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.
As money laundering schemes become increasingly more complex and sophisticated and the volume of such schemes continues to amplify, financial institutions find themselves faced with a number of issues. Firstly, they need to accurately evaluate and mitigate the risks associated with money laundering. Alongside which, they need to implement processes to ensure they become compliant with the anti-money laundering (AML) regulations imposed by regulatory bodies and governments across the globe.
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.
The country plans to invest 100 million euros (90.8 million pounds) to install four 50 Megawatt(MW) batteries with at least 200 Megawatt hours (MWh) of storage capacity, said Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas.
Lithuania's economic contraction this year will be the smallest one in Europe, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Overall, the world economy will have weathered the Covid-19 pandemic better than initially feared, the IMF estimates, mostly thanks to extensive stimulus packages passed by governments and monetary easing.
Scientists and practitioners of international renown will share their knowledge of shipping, ports, biotechnologies and other prospective areas at Klaipėda University (KU). By making use of the unique Blue Growth Leaders Academy programme, the port city looks to accelerate the growth of its blue economy.
The CityTelling Festival, one of the biggest events of the "Kaunas 2022" programme "Memory Office", announced its start yesterday and will last until this Sunday, October 11! During the first day of the festival, two exhibitions opened their doors, four history-enriched lunches took place, a work of street art and other artistic events were presented. And in the evening, the sound and lights installation "Piece, piece..." that honored the composer Vidmantas Bartulis of the cantata that unites history, memory, different denominations, generations, artists and communities closed the first day of the festival | Credits @ Kaunas2022
A tribute to the victims of Nazis in the Baltic states, Poland and Eastern Europe is heralded as a “milestone” in Germany's remembrance culture.
The German Parliament agreed Friday that a new memorial should be constructed in the capital city to commemorate all victims of Nazi Germany's war of extermination, including those in Eastern European nations affected by the Nazi occupation.
A defensive wall engirdled Vilnius, and at the same time gates around the city were installed. Because of them, some old street names still survived: Aušros (Dawn), formerly known as Medininkų (Woodmen) and Aštriųjų (Sharp) streets; as well as Trakai, Castle, Bernardine, Vilnius and Tatar, which became well-known capital streets.
Week of events to explore and discuss questions on city and its design, architecture, as well as to get familiar with best practices from neighboring countries
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. Read more
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
INCONVENIENT FILMS is an international competitive human rights documentary film festival, largest in the region, taking place exclusively online this year.