News
- Lithuanian President among the most popular European politicians
- 2009-12-14
- The influential French political, business and financial daily La Tribune has listed President Dalia Grybauskaitė among top ten EU leaders. President Dalia Grybauskaitė went up from twenty seventh to sixth place in the classification, leaving the French leader Nocolas Sarkozy (9), British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (21), Italy's Silvio Berlusconi (27) as well as Spanish, Portuguese, Polish and many other European leaders behind. more
- Lithuania among the top countries according to political and economic transformation
- 2009-12-11
- Lithuania was ranked 7th among 128 countries in the Bertelsmann transformation index 2010. Compared to the previous ranking published two years ago, Lithuania fell one place this year. more
- Vilnius enjoys cleanest air in Europe
- 2009-12-07
- The Economist Intelligence Unit and the Siemens have conducted a study on the environmental performance of 30 European cities. The European Green City Index reveals Copenhagen as the “greenest” city in Europe. more
- Vilnius among ten least expensive cities
- 2009-12-03
- The experts of the British company PriceRunner which compares the prices of goods and services this autumn have named Oslo, the capital of Norway, the most expensive city worldwide. Lithuania's capital Vilnius entered the top ten of the least expensive world cities. more
- New country brand suggested: Lithuania, at the heart of the Baltics
- 2009-12-03
- A new brand and slogan has been suggested for Lithuania. The idea has originated with Marius Jovaiša, who said: “We have brought exhibitions of “Unseen Lithuania” to 15 states around the world this year. more
- A new musical composition by J. Janulytė to be performed in prestigious European festivals
- 2009-11-30
- Next year will see the performance of the music of a Lithuanian composer in one of the most lauded European music festivals – the “Réseau Varèse”, a pan-European network for the creation and promotion of new music, which has recently included an approved hour-long interdisciplinary musical composition (currently in progress) by Justė Janulytė “Sandglasses” into its programme besides other four new projects more
- Lithuania stands in solidarity with Ukraine commemorating the Holodomor
- 2009-11-30
- On the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the Great Famine (Holodomor) in Ukraine, President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė wrote a letter to the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, to express respect, support and solidarity with the Ukrainian people. more
- Direct descendant to the throne of Lithuania, grandson of Mindaugas II, visits Lithuania
- 2009-11-22
- Direct descendant to the throne of Lithuania, grandson of Mindaugas II, reserve military officer and forestry officer Duke Inigo von Urach has made a symbolic visit to Lithuania. more
- Lithuania earns a silver medal in the 7th Ladies Correspondence Chess Olympiad
- 2009-11-16
- Lithuania earned a silver medal in the 7th Ladies Correspondence Chess Olympiad. Slovenia won the tournament with 25 points out of 36 points in total. The Lithuanian team, former champion, finished second with 23.5 points. more
- Berlin Wall Segment Placed in Europos Parkas
- 2009-11-16
- This year marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To celebrate this, the German Embassy and the Goethe-Institute in Lithuania have presented Vilnius city with a unique gift: a segment of the Berlin Wall. more