Economic Overview in Lithuania
The economy of Lithuania is the largest economy among the three Baltic states. Lithuania is a member of the European Union and its GDP per capita is the highest in the Baltic states. Lithuania belongs to the group of very high human development countries and is a member of WTO and OECD. Lithuania was...
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First ever Lithuanian Consulate in Iran
On December 12, 2017 the first ever Lithuanian Honorary Consulate opened in Tehran. (more…)
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Vilnius University reaches record-high 400th position in global university rating
Vilnius University has gone up to a record-high 400th position in the latest QS World University Rankings 2022. This is also the highest rating ever achieved by Lithuanian universities in the global ranking of QS universities. The university ranked 423rd last year. "Being among the 400 best universities in the world is a significant achievement for...
Klaipeda to host European folk culture festival in 2022
The Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda will be able to host the Europeade, the largest festival of European folk culture, in 2022 after the coronavirus pandemic prevented it from holding the event in 2020. The International Organizing Committee of Europeade has voted in favor of allowing Klaipeda to host the festival on July 14-17, 2022,...
Lithuania opening its pavilion at Venice architecture biennale
Lithuania is opening its pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale on Thursday. The pavilion features "Planet of People", a project by artist Julijonas Urbonas, the founder of the Lithuanian Space Agency (LSA), a fictional organization that researches "space architecture and gravitational aesthetics". Planet of People is an artistic and scientific feasibility study into a hypothetical artificial...
Last unknown tower of Vilnius’ Lower Castle located at Gediminas Hill foot
The last unknown tower of Vilnius' Lower Castle has been localized at the foot of the Lithuanian capital's Gediminas Hill using electric tomography. "We knew that it was somewhere; the goal was to localize it," Stanislovas Patkauskas, scientific research coordinator at the State Cultural Reserve of Vilnius Castles, told reporters on Tuesday. The underground remains of...
Lithuania to host UEFA European Women’s Under-19 Championship in 2024
Lithuania will host the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship in 2024, the Lithuanian Football Federation said on Tuesday. Such a decision was made by the UEFA Executive Committee during its Monday meeting in Switzerland. "It is great appreciation and honor for the whole football community. It shows that we are working in the right direction and...