Dr. Virginija Vitkienė, international art and science project manager and curator of exhibitions, has been appointed Commissioner of the Lithuanian Culture Season in France in 2024.

"Austrian Airlines" will resume its pre-pandemic scheduled flights from Vilnius Airport to Vienna, the capital of Austria, from the end of March 2023. This route was suspended during the coronavirus pandemic, starting in March 2020. The Vilnius-Vienna direct route is of particular interest to business travellers.

November 15, 2022. Christmas season is almost upon the world, and Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is rapidly awakening its holiday spirit. From admiring the Christmas tree—which tends to make the most beautiful tree lists each year—to participating in a holiday run, the city has designed a winter program for everyone’s taste.

The European Parliament marked yesterday 70 years of democracy in action - from its first assembly in 1952 to being stronger than ever during challenging times today.

Testing of the new battery park system with a combined capacity of 200 megawatts (MW) and 200 megawatt hours (MWh) has begun.

MEPs agreed on the inclusion of REPowerEU measures in national recovery plans to support independence from Russian fossil fuels and accelerate the green transition.

The Government has decided to transfer the premises of the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History in Vilnius, Pylimo g. 4, to the ownership of the “Foundation for Disposal of Good Will Compensation for the Immovable Property of Jewish Religious Communities”. Currently the museum is managing the premises under the right of trust. Two more synagogue complexes in Kaunas and Panevėžys will also be transferred to the Foundation. They are currently managed by the State owned enterprise Turto bankas.

With the rapidly expanding digitalisation of daily life, further accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, protection against cyber threats has become essential for society to function properly.

Through clear Arctic skies, the small plane carrying 10 precious boxes of seeds from Spain arrived at Svalbard airport on the morning of the 7th of June. Two days later a box arrived from Lithuania. It was an occasion for the two countries to celebrate.

In the cyber kill-chain, humans can be a weapon, target, and tool to disrupt service delivery, steal data, ruin a personal or corporate reputation, or cause a political crisis. Vilnius University (VU) researchers present their project, implemented together with students and colleagues from abroad, to highlight these cyber challenges.