SocietyPower to the people: Lithuania plugs into the European network2014-05-03, 14:36Rarely will people have been happier with the arrival of electricity. The launch of Vilnius's first-ever power plant was celebrated with a statue of the electricity goddess. This statue, now found in the centre of the city, was so popular that it featured in folk songs. After the power plant was decommissioned, people campaigned to have it recognised as national heritage and today it attracts many visitors as the Energy and Technology Museum. NATO ships in Klaipėda is another example of allied efforts to ensure the security of our state and region, Minister of National Defence says2014-05-03, 13:25The five NATO ships assigned to Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group ONE (SNMCMG1) arrived in Klaipėda in the evening of May 1 for a scheduled port visit during the Group’s deployment to the Baltic to enhance maritime security and NATO’s readiness in the region. EU membership represents an advantage in a globalised world, according to 70% of young people in a survey commissioned by the EP in view of the European Youth Event 2014. The survey was conducted among Europeans aged 16-30 from all member states. It will serve as a source of facts and figures for the 5,000 young people meeting in Strasbourg on 9-11 May as it addresses the event’s five main themes: youth unemployment, digital revolution, future of the EU, sustainability and European values. Formal rotation ceremony for contingents conducting NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission in Šiauliai2014-04-30, 12:22On April 30 a formal rotation ceremony of air contingents deployed on the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission will take place at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai. Following a four-month rotation and an augmentation the United States’ Air Contingent will be replaced by Polish military with four Mig-29 fighter jets. Their mission, too, will be strengthened by 4 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets contributed by the United Kingdom. Participants of the March of the Living honour Holocaust victims and Righteous Among the Nations2014-04-29, 12:30On 28 April, Monday, Lithuania hosted the 6th March of the Living, which is dedicated to Yom HaShoah - the Holocaust Remembrance Day - in Israel and in many other countries, and commemorates the tragedy of the whole of humanity, honours the victims of the Holocaust and Righteous Among the Nations. NATO is reinforcing its commitment to collective defence in the Baltic States, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe says2014-04-29, 12:00On April 28 Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) General Sir Adrian Bradshaw paid a visit to Vilnius. General A. Bradshaw met with Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lieutenant General Arvydas Pocius, and representatives of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. People of Lithuania can be proud of the professional Armed Forces and the true, responsible and solidary partners they have, Minister of National Defence says2014-04-28, 11:57On April 26 a company-sized element of the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team was deployed to Lithuania to carry out bilateral exercises based on collective defence tasks with Lithuanian military. The U.S. paratroopers arrived in the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai in two U.S. C-130s. No more plastic bags polluting our environment2014-04-27, 14:14Life in plastic is not so fantastic after all. Plastic bags have been blamed for polluting the environment, especially aquatic ecosystems. In April MEPs voted in favour of halving the consumption of lightweight plastic bags by 2017 and reducing it by 80% by 2019 compared to 2010 levels. The topic of last month's guest photographer contest was plastic bags. The winning photo illustrates this article. Vilnius city brand, which will be first presented at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen in May 2014. Biofuel price in Lithuania is at its record low level in April2014-04-25, 11:28Biofuel price in Baltpool energy exchange continued to fall on Wednesday. In this week's auction biofuel price fell by 20% compared to the average price in March and on average stood at LTL 513.29 (EUR 148.66) per toe (tonne of oil equivalent). |
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