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INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EARLY MUSIC OF “MARCO SCACCHI”
In 1636, the first opera in Lithuania, “Il ratto di Helena”, was performed at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, in Vilnius. Opera, recently invented in Italy, arrived in Lithuania before it reached Paris or London. The famous…
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21 March – 4 April
Vilnius International Film Festival “Kino Pavasaris”
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Vilnius International Film Festival (Vilnius IFF), Kino Pavasaris, is the biggest and most important cinema event in Lithuania. Over more than…
Užvingis Island Bridge Declared the Successful Candidate in Design Competition of Bridge Across the Neris
The Architects’ Chamber of Lithuania has seen the selection of top three architectural ideas for a bridge across the Neris river today. After the opening of tenders and calculation of the Commission votes, Užvingio Salos Tiltas (Užvingis…
Meeting in Pennsylvania focuses on military cooperation between Lithuania and the US
President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is on a working visit in the United States, visited the Pennsylvania National Guard headquarters and met with Commander Major General Anthony J. Carrelli.
During the meeting, military cooperation…
Georgia is going to join the Regional Cyber Security Centre to be established in Kaunas
Lithuania and Georgia are intensifying their cooperation in cyber defence area: a plan for joint cyber exercise will be developed and experience will be exchanged on developing cyber tools, Georgia is also planned to engage in the activity…
Lithuania and Georgia join efforts to respond cyber attacks
President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Salome Zurabichvili, President of Georgia, visited the National Cyber Security Center under the Ministry of Defense.
A joint declaration of intent on cooperation in cyber security was signed during…
Vilnius to Celebrate K11: March, Tours and Free Public Transport
On 11 March, Vilnius city dwellers and city guests will follow the Roads of Freedom in Vilnius. Everyone is invited to the march at which a 400 metre long Lithuania’s flag will be carried and to take free of charge tours around the Old…
“15 Years in NATO!” – Lithuania celebrates its 15th anniversary in the transatlantic collective security Alliance
“Today Lithuania and the entire region are facing probably the biggest security threats since the re-establishment of independence, however our membership in the Alliance guarantees effective deterrence. NATO is and remains to be our key…
NATO security starts at the eastern border
President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended the summit of nine Baltic and Central Europe states, also known as Bucharest 9, focusing on the further strengthening of regional security, defense and deterrence.
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO…
Vice Minister of National Defence G. Jeglinskas discussed procurement of armoured tactical vehicles for the Lithuanian Armed Forces in Washington
The Ministry of National Defence submitted procurement applications to the Government of the United States of America concerning acquisition and maintenance of 200 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) for the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Vice…
Vilnius to See the Launch of Scooter-Sharing System: Five Companies Express Willingness to Develop the System
As early as this spring Vilnius city dwellers and guests will be offered to take advantage of the service of electric scooter-sharing service and to travel in the city in an innovative and convenient manner. Striving to become the capital…
The construction site of the Ostrovets NPP chosen in violation of the Espoo Convention
On 7 February, the Meeting of the Parties to the Espoo Convention in Geneva decided that Belarus had violated the Espoo Convention in choosing a construction site for its nuclear power plant. Reviewing violations by Belarus has…
Minister L. Linkevičius meets with Chairs of key Committees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
On 7 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius together with Ministers of other Baltic states visited the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
The three Baltic Ministers met with the…
Lithuania to transfer munitions to Ukraine on a non-reimbursable basis
On February 6 the Government of the Republic of Lithuania passed a resolution to donate tangible current assets – ammunition – to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. Total worth of the transferred assets (ammunition for Soviet-made light…
Lithuanians believe that Latvia is the friendliest country and Russia poses a major threat, a new survey finds
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned the Market and Opinion Research Centre ‘Vilmorus Ltd.’ to conduct a public opinion survey, which found that Lithuanians believed in the importance of foreign policy and diplomacy for security…
Lithuanian soldiers will deploy to 11 multinational operations this year
This week Lithuanian military personnel begin participation in a new NATO-led multinational operation in Iraq, NATO Mission Iraq (NMI). Two officers Lithuania assigns have already deployed to the area of operation in Bagdad and will soon…
Minister of National Defence R. Karoblis welcomed European defence initiatives but urged to ensure their implementation at the meeting in Bucharest
“Over the past two years the European Union has made substantial progress in strengthening defence however, we have to ensure efficient implementation of the existing projects, tangible results and further investment in defence,” Minister…
Memory of the victims of the Holocaust commemorated at Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry
On 28 January, employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with representatives of the Lithuanian Jewish Community, commemorated the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
“Today we honor the memory of the victims of…
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL “WINTER SCREENS ’19”
Festival “Winter Screens” starting on 24 January ( 2019-01-24 - 2019-02-03) of this year is the fourteenth film festival organized by the French Institute in Lithuania. The event, which will take place in eleven cities in Lithuania, will…
Bilateral meetings with foreign state leaders in Davos
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, and the new Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan for bilateral conversations in the background of the World Economic Forum.
The President also…
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