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Politics
Parliament this week: AI, drinking water, EU long-term budget
The impact of artificial intelligence and new rules on water quality are among the topics being dealt with in...
The President: firm first steps made in negotiations on the funding of cohesion policy and direct payments for farmers
President Gitanas Nausėda met with Charles Michel, President of the European Council. During the working dinner the...
The President will meet with President of the European Council Charles Michel

On February 11, President Gitanas Nausėda will go on a visit to Brussels to meet with Charles Michel, President of the...

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister meets new U.S. Ambassador

On 6 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the new Ambassador of the...

Effective deterrence and defence at the eastern NATO borders is our common commitment, Minister of National Defence R. Karoblis says

“The NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group is very much more than a multinational unit on a...

The Prime Minister supports the EC plan for reducing pollution in the Baltic Sea

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis met with European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries to discussed...

Lagarde discusses the European Central Bank’s policy revamp with MEPs

ECB President Christine Lagarde, on Thursday fielded questions from the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on the...

We are entering a new stage of cooperation with our strategic ally Poland, Minister of National Defence R. Karoblis says

“We are entering a new stage of cooperation with our strategic ally in defence, Poland. We have held for the...

EU public administration experience discussed in Vilnius

On 4 February, the international conference “Mobilizing Public Sector Expertise for EU Development...

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Polish education in Lithuania
Danuta Narbut: campaign against Polish schools negatively affects the entire education system
L24 talked to Danuta Narbut, chairwoman of the Vilnius Forum of Polish Parents about accusations of Lithuanian...
The Association of Polish Schools Teachers in Lithuania 'Macierz Szkolna': guarding Polish Education in Lithuania for 25 Years
'Our goal is to form such a Polish school which would be attractive, modern and competitive,' said Juzef Kvetkovskij,...
Michal Mackevič: Polish school in Lithuania has to remain

We talked to Michal Mackevič, President of the Association of Poles in Lithuania, member of the Lithuanian Seimas from...

School-kindergarten 'Vilija' - among the best

About the only school-kindergarten, which keeps up correspondence with the Buckingham Palace and has a star in the...

Šalčininkai district. 13 gymnasiums, 8 of them - Polish

A ceremonial inauguration of the Adomo Mickevičiaus gymnasium in Dieveniškės took place at the beginning of December...

Polish kindergarten in Mickūnai

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Polish nursery-kindergarten in Mickūnai (near Vilnius) will be celebrating its 5th anniversary in just a few months.

Rita Tamašunienė: Poles protected and will protect their ownership

L24 talked to the Chairwoman of the Seimas faction of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania Rita Tamašunienė...

Artur Górski: so that not only Poles would attend Polish schools

We spoke to the Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland Artur Górski about the problems of Polish education...

100th Anniversary of Polish education in Paluknys

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2015 year was a jubilee year for the Paluknys Secondary School (Trakai district). The 100th anniversary of the school...

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Economy
Lithuania posts EU's largest increase in Jan new car sales - ACEA
New car sales in Lithuania grew at the fastest rate in the European Union in January, according to the latest figures...
Klaipeda posts 15% drop to 3.4 mln tons in cargo traffic for January
The seaport of Klaipeda handled 3.4 miln tons of cargo in January, down by 15% from 4 mln tons a year ago, the port...
DIY chain Kesko Senukai posts 19% growth in Baltic sales for 2019

Building and home improvement supplies chain Kesko Senukai increased net sales in the Baltic countries to 715.5 mln...

Coronavirus brings number of transit flights in Lithuania down

The coronavirus outbreak in China is already affecting the logistics business in Lithuania as the number of transit...

Most Lithuanians reluctant to invest their savings, survey finds

More than half of Lithuanians keep their savings in their current account and only one in ten invest their money.

Fortum mulls divesting its Baltic heating business

Finnish business group Fortum might divest its heat production and supply business in the Baltic states, Poland and one...

Lithuanian fintech startup starts business in Estonia

Lithuanian fintech startup Neo Finance has entered the Estonian market with the launch of its Neopay payment initiation...

Lithuania's wind power output hits all-time record in 2019

Lithuania's wind power generation hit an all-time record last year thanks to windy weather and improving technologies.

Klaipeda port to deepen shipping channel to 15 meters

The Lithuanian seaport of Klaipeda is planning to deepen most of its navigation channel to 15 meters to make it safer...

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World
L. Linkevičius: We look forward to positive decision on opening EU accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia
On 17 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended the Foreign Affairs Council in...
Linas Linkevičius: France, a strategic partner in enhancing Lithuanian security
On 10 February Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius had a meeting with French Minister of Foreign Affairs...
Syria, Africa, Venezuela and US Middle East plan to be debated

MEPs will debate the US’ recently presented Middle East plan, the new EU-Africa strategy and the current security...

Debate on improving the EU’s enlargement process

MEPs will discuss proposals on how to strengthen the EU accession process, at 18:30.

Coming up: EU-Vietnam trade deal, artificial intelligence and EU-UK cooperation

Future relations with the UK, the EU-Vietnam trade agreement and the challenges of artificial intelligence are among...

BGK and EIF unlock billions for small and medium enterprises in Poland

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) has signed an agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) for additional...

Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister Dalius Čekuolis attends inaugural meeting of International Religious Freedom Alliance in Washington,...

On 5 February in Washington, D.C., the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis attended the...

Prime Minister: keeping up strong ties with the US is our priority

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has met with Robert Gilchrist, the new US Ambassador to Lithuania, to discuss the...

Lithuania-UK cooperation is to continue to grow in the future

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has met with Brian Olley, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Lithuania, to discuss...

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Society
The Roop to represent Lithuania at Eurovision in Rotterdam
Lithuania picked its representative for the annual Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday and will be represented by The...
Lithuanian minister: Baltics close to compromise on Astravyets electricity imports
The Baltic countries may in the coming weeks reach a common position on restricting electricity imports from Belarus'...
Lithuania's Maxima destroys 160 tons of meat

Maxima, one of the largest retail chains in Lithuania, which sold some 11 tons of possibly salmonella-contaminated meat...

Lithuania's Maxima halts sale of fresh meat due to contamination in Biovela produce

Lithuania's retail chain Maxima on Friday halted the sale of fresh meat after microbiological contamination was...

Growing career opportunities attract employees from abroad to Kaunas

According to preliminary data of the Department of Statistics, 2019 was a record year for Lithuania in terms of...

MIA recommendations on how to prosecute hate crimes

Criminal act motivated by hatred and/or bias towards a group or a person based on age, gender, sexual orientation,...

Discover the history of Europe in Parliament’s timeline

What do you know about the history of Europe and the European Parliament? Find out all the essential facts in our...

The City of Vilnius will evaluate the quality of services based on a change in emotions

A joint ROCK project team of the City of Vilnius and the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) starts measuring...

Vilnius, Self-titled G-spot of Europe, Places Itself in Fantasy Worlds: New Campaign Celebrates City's Obscurity

After the massive success of the "Vilnius - the G-spot of Europe" campaign, the Lithuanian capital is following its own...

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Sport
Lithuania to Host the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup
2020 is set to be a big year for sport in Lithuania. This is because the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup will be held here....
Two probes into fixed football matches launched in Lithuania
Lithuania's police said on Thursday it had launched two pre-trial investigations into allegedly fixed matches after the...
Seimas approved the updated convention regulating safety and security at sports events

The Seimas denounced the European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular...

Lithuanian football fan gets EUR 30 fine for approaching Ronaldo

Lithuania's police has issued a fine of 30 euros to a fan who stormed onto the football pitch in Vilnius and approached...

Vilnius Makes Bid to Host Ronaldo and Messi Dinner

Ten of the best restaurants in Vilnius had reserved tables for “Ronaldo&Messi,” and a local artist...

Lithuanian swimmer Meilutyte gets disqualified by FINA for two years

Lithuania's retired swimming start Ruta Meilutyte has been disqualified by the International Swimming Federation (FINA)...

Robert Tvorogal wins the gold medal of the European Games

Robert Tvorogal, a gymnast from Vilnius, won the golden medal at the Second European Games held in Minsk.

France reaches the 2018 World Cup Final!

France has won with Belgium 1:0 in the semi-final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Today, on July 11th, England will...

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Education
Lithuanian chemist’s success in Ireland: discovery of biological sensor to solve water pollution
The group of scientists from Trinity College Dublin created a biological sensor that detects and traps water pollutants...
NASA interns will continue their research at KTU laboratories
Fresh from the Silicon Valley, where they completed the 16-week-long internship at NASA Ames Research Centre, Deividas...
Win €5,000 for funding your master’s at KTU

KTU’s partner educations.com is offering a €5,000 scholarship for studying master’s in Europe. To be...

KTU researcher from India: Kaunas has changed immensely

“Anywhere in the world you go, and I mean – anywhere – if you have skills you will definitely get the...

Lithuanian scientists contributed to creating the world record breaking tandem solar cell

29.15 per cent efficiency is the new world record for a tandem solar element. The record-breaking solar cell made of...

Egyptian Writing on Drones & Dreams of Life in Europe After MRU Diploma

The food, culture, customs and weather all differ from what Egyptian student Rasha Geneid was accustomed to in her home...

Sustainability expert Dr Fritz Balkau: In order to deal with climate change we need to see the whole picture

The most pressing environmental issues – extreme weather, pollution, marine plastics, hazardous waste –...

Experience from Harvard CopyrightX Course at Vilnius University

In the spring of 2019, Vilnius University Faculty of Law (VU TF) and Harvard Law School (HLS) implemented cooperation...

KTU students designed a belt which can monitor the fetus during pregnancy

A team of students from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) BeltaMom has designed a belt for pregnant women that...

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