Police arrest Lithuanian gang stealing cars in Germany
BNS Four members of an organised gang have been detained in Lithuania on the suspicion of stealing cars in Germany, illegally bringing them to Lithuania and selling them, local authorities said. Kaunas...
View ArticleGeorgian students invited to study Lithuanian language
BNS Operating for the second year, a Lithuanian studies centre in Georgia is inviting Georgian students of architecture, construction and political science to study the Lithuanian language in order to...
View ArticleLithuanian police bust EUR 289,900 worth of cars stolen in Germany
BNS Kaunas criminal police have discovered more than 1 million litas (EUR 289,900) worth of nearly new automobiles that were stolen in Germany and ready for export from Lithuania, the local authorities...
View ArticleNorwegian Jotron to open new factory in Lithuania
Norwegian company Jotron, which produces modern communication equipment for airports and naval companies, is expanding its operations in Lithuania, informs The Baltic Course with reference to the news...
View ArticleKaunas session of European university students discussing international...
BNS The European Students’ Convention opened in Kaunas on Friday, facilitating a discussion of students from 39 countries on promoting internationalisation in higher education. “Globalization is...
View ArticleThe start of the first Lithuanian space mission also revealed 10 most...
Virginijus Sinkevičius | The Lithuania Tribune During the historical moment for our country – the launch of ‘Cygnus’ spacecraft carrying two Lithuanian satellites – 10 most significant words picked by...
View ArticleLithuanian Ambassador to UNESCO: Even the smallest nation can make a change
Former culture minister Arūnas Gelūnas has been the Lithuanian ambassador to UNESCO for a little over a year now. According to him it is often believed that the main mission of the organisation is to...
View Article8th of February: On this day in Lithuanian tennis
Alex Tigani | The Lithuania Tribune Today marks the 10th anniversary since Lithuanian tennis hero Aivaras Balzekas last represented his nation in the Davis Cup tournament. The late tennis star...
View ArticleAnnual apartment price growth in five major Lithuanian cities stood at 1.5per...
The Ober-Haus Lithuanian apartment price index (OHBI), which records changes in apartment prices in the five major Lithuanian cities (Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys), increased by...
View ArticleOn this day in Sport: 26 March
Alex Tigani | The Lithuania Tribune Today marks the third anniversary of Lithuania’s heroic 2:0 football victory over bordering rival Poland. Prior to the spring international friendly, Lithuania had...
View ArticleLithuanian border guards bust illegal from Algeria
BNS Lithuanian border guards detained an illegal immigrant from Algeria on the border with Poland on Saturday, the State Border Guard Service said. The Mercedes Benz minivan with Polish license plates...
View ArticleLithuanian Court of Appeals acquits convicted terrorist Kusaitė
BNS The Lithuanian Court of Appeals on Friday cleared Eglė Kusaitė, a young female from Klaipėda who has been convicted for an attempted terrorist attack in Chechnya, of all charges. “She committed...
View ArticleFashion historian: Lithuanians are inherently modest
Fashion collector and historian Aleksandras Vasiljevas opened his “Art Deco Fashion” exposition in Kaunas on Tuesday. In discussing his extravagant and colourful intra-war period collection, the...
View Article6th annual Blossom of Hope Gala coming to Vilnius Rotušė on 17 May
Women’s organization IWAV will host the Golden Twenties, the sixth annual Blossom of Hope Gala to raise funds for breast cancer treatment in Lithuania at Vilnius’ town hall (Rotušė) on 17 May. Blossom...
View ArticleOn this day in sport: May 30
Alex Čižauskas-Tigani | The Lithuania Tribune Today marks the 17th anniversary since Lithuania last participated in the World Men’s Handball Championships in Kumamoto, Japan. The tournament, which...
View ArticleKaunas aims to host another International Hanseatic Days
BNS Andrius Kupčinskas, mayor of Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas, has applied for the possibility to host the International Hanseatic Days, the Kaunas municipality said on Monday. “Although 2035...
View ArticleFormer Ambassador Stasys Lozoraitis remembered in Washington, DC. Part I
Ludo Segers | the Lithuania Tribune On 13 June the 20th anniversary of the death of ambassador Stasys Lozoraitis in Washington, DC, will remembered. In a 2 part series we reflect on the life and...
View ArticleCelebrating the life of former Ambassador Stasys Lozoraitis in Washington,...
Ludo Segers | the Lithuania Tribune In 1983, shortly before his father passed away, Stays Lozoraitis was appointed as an advisor to the embassy in Washington, DC. He moved to the USA capital to work...
View ArticleRetailers prepare for euro transition
One of the biggest challenges for retailers ahead of the euro transition will be ensuring that they have enough cash, said a Bank of Lithuania representative at a meeting with retail owners earlier...
View ArticleNew Riflemen’s Union commander wants to increase enrollment to 10,000
On Friday, 11 July in the garden of Kaunas Vytautas Didysis Museum, the new commander of the Riflemen Union was been officially sworn in. The reserve’s Colonel Antanas Plieskis officially ceded...
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