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THE ECONOMIST: 10 YEARS AFTER EU ENLARGEMENT LITHUANIA SHOWS A REMARKABLE PROSPERITY GROWTH RATE Added 2014-05-11 Ten years ago today, the European Union expanded the most in its history. A community with 15 states became one of 25 (it now has 28 members). The expansion was mainly eastward, absorbing eight countries formerly controlled by or part of the...
LITHUANIAN THEATER IS COMING TO KOLKATA WITH A ‘NEAR-HALLUCINOGENIC’ PERFORMANCE Added 2014-05-05 One of the brightest stars of Lithuanian contemporary dance Loreta Juodkaitė will come to the 3rd International Theatre Festival in Kolkata with her solo performance Salamander’s Dream. The performance will open the 3rd International...
LITHUANIAN LASERS CAN BE USED FOR MEASURING AIR POLLUTION LEVEL Added 2014-04-22 Lithuanian laser industry is well renowned for its lasers produced for scientific, medical, industrial, and recreational purposes. However, today’s lasers can also be applied in other socially important fields.
The Telegraph: International art on display Added 2014-04-22 Bhubaneswar, April 21: Art transcends political and language barriers and the emotions expressed in the works of some European artists that are on display in the city are very palpable. The exhibition, which is on at Suvadra Art Gallery on...
EMBASSY OF LITHUANIA IN INDIA CELEBRATED EASTER Added 2014-04-21 On Palm Sunday friends of the Embassy of Lithuania and the Lithuanians of New Delhi gathered at the Embassy for the traditional Easter celebrations.
LITHUANIAN BEES ENJOY BEST LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE EU Added 2014-04-15 Of all the EU member states, bees enjoy the best living conditions in Lithuania, a recently published EU study reveals. The study, called Epilobee, was contracted by the EU’s executive leg, European Commission, and covers 17 EU countries...
LITHUANIAN MFA STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN EASTERN UKRAINE Added 2014-04-14 We express strong support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.   We condemn actions of the separatists in the Donetsk region and other eastern regions of Ukraine – in Luhansk and Kharkiv. By means of such...
S&P RAISES LITHUANIA’S LONG-TERM RATING TO 'A-' ON EXPECTED ADOPTION OF EURO; OUTLOOK STABLE Added 2014-04-11 On April 11, 2014, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised to 'A-' from 'BBB' its long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Lithuania, keeping the outlook stable, the Lithuanian Ministry of Finances reports.
BLOOMBERG: EU LAWMAKERS BACK LITHUANIA’S BID TO JOIN EURO CURRENCY IN 2015 Added 2014-04-10 European lawmakers endorsed Lithuania’s bid to adopt the euro, with the largest Baltic country scheduled to become the 19th member of the single currency next year. Approval by the European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs...
LITHUANIA PURSUES A $100M PROJECT THAT MAY REDRAW EUROPEAN MAP OF TRANSIT Added 2014-04-07 The premises of the stevedoring company “Klaipėdos Smeltė” in the southern part of the Klaipėda sea port has become one gigantic construction site. A new international container distribution center capable of servicing huge oceanic...