SocietyFirst month of the Lithuanian Presidency: interesting facts2013-08-09, 07:28The first month of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU has come to an end. How many meetings were held, how many gifts given, how many guests from abroad visited the country, and how many zeppelin dumplings were eaten during this period? Find out about this and more by reading our interesting facts. What you should know before leaving on holiday2013-08-08, 08:23With the summer holiday in full swing, it's useful to know some things before you travel abroad. For example, what are your rights when your flight gets cancelled or how much will it cost to surf the internet when you're roaming? Or maybe you have not even picked a place to go to yet. Whatever your travel plans, read our summer holiday feature to select a destination and find out the answers. Lithuanian Co Enefit revenues doubled in Q22013-08-06, 12:50In the 2nd quarter of 2013, energy supplier Enefit increased the number of its customers by three times. The participant in Lithuania's free electricity market also doubled its revenues from LTL 13.2 million (EUR 3.8 million) to LTL 35.6 million (EUR 10.3 million), reported LETA/ELTA. The President congratulated Rūta Meilutytė on winning the silver medal2013-08-05, 17:03President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to swimmer Rūta Meilutytė on winning the silver medal in 50m breaststroke at the World Swimming Championship in Spain. Prime Minister’s Congratulatory Address on the Occasion of the 600th Anniversary of the Baptism of Samogitians2013-08-04, 08:36On Sunday, taking part at the commemoration ceremony of the 600th Anniversary of the Baptism of Samogitians in Telšiai, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius delivered a congratulatory address. Please find the text of the address below. During his working visit in Lithuania, Didier Burkhalter, Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland took close interest in the implementation of Swiss-Lithuanian Cooperation Programme aiming to improve conditions for women in childbirth and for their newborn babies, to facilitate the modernisation of antiquated hospital infrastructures in Lithuanian hospitals, informs LETA/ELTA. Remembering the past let’s build our future2013-08-02, 15:47President Dalia Grybauskaitė together with President Shimon Peres of Israel, who is currently on a state visit to Lithuania, visited the Tolerance Center of the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum. Later, the Presidents of Lithuania and Israel honored the memory of the victims of the Holocaust at the Paneriai Memorial. President of Israel Shimon Peres awarded honorary Vilnius citizenship2013-08-02, 15:20Israeli president, Nobel laureate and founder of the Peres Center for Peace Shimon Peres was granted an honorary Vilnius citizenship today at the Town Hall. Nerijus Numavičius, the owner of Maxima, tops the richest people list2013-07-30, 14:16Nerijus Numavičius, the largest shareholder of Vilniaus Prekyba Group, remains the richest person in Lithuania with assets worth 3.6 billion litas (EUR 1.04b), according to a list of the country's wealthiest people published by the Veidas magazine. Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU strives for approval to the agreement on marine biodiversity preservation and sustainable usage2013-07-28, 09:14Lithuania prepared and distributed a letter on the position of the EU and its Member States while preparing for the meeting of a working group of United Nations (UN) for marine biodiversity preservation and sustainable usage issues in areas beyond national jurisdiction in New York on August 19–23. The letter is addressed to the presidents of this working group and permanent representatives in the UN. |
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