Regional Consultation about Restitution of Holocaust Era Assets

At the beginning of December regional conference regarding restitution of Holocaust era assets will be held in Vilnius. The experiences of returning assets of European countries will be reviewed and well-known historians will present their research about what happened in Lithuanian during WWII. The conference is dedicated to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Terezin declaration. … Skaityti toliau

Representatives of the Russian delegation left the chamber during the address by the Speaker of the Seimas at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament

Press release, 25 October 2019  Viktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas, attending the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Strasbourg, addressed the parliamentary representatives of the Council of Europe’s member states. In his speech, Mr Pranckietis noted that member states, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Council of Europe, were beginning to ignore the … Skaityti toliau

Seimas adopted a resolution on the significance of the Baltic Way

Press release, 10 September 2019   Having regard to the fact that 23 August 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way, which became a breakthrough for national liberation and restoration of statehood and democracy, the Seimas has recommended that, with a view to defending the freedom and independence of the Baltic countries, NATO … Skaityti toliau

Speaker of the Seimas: ‘The Baltic Way gave birth to the courage that could not be suppressed in any way’

Press release, 23 August 2019 On the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way, Viktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas, has extended his congratulations to those who organised, witnessed and participated in this historic event and to all Lithuanian people. ‘The Baltic nations were sharing their warmth, hopes and dreams through the palms pressed along as … Skaityti toliau

Europe joins Baltic celebrations of freedom

Major buildings in some european cities will light up in the evening of the 23rd of August in national colours of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Baltic states are celebrating 30 years since the peaceful political demonstration known as Baltic chain. This symbolic gesture is initiated by the student run NGO and the City of Prague. … Skaityti toliau

teamLab Borderless Becomes the Most Visited Single-Artist Museum in the World

teamLab Borderless and teamLab Planets Celebrate their One-Year Anniversaries. Combined, the Two Museums have Welcomed Over 3.5 Million Visitors. TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This summer marks the one-year anniversaries for art collective teamLab’s two museums in Tokyo: MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: teamLab Borderless (Odaiba, Tokyo; hereafter teamLab Borderless) and teamLab Planets TOKYO (Toyosu, Tokyo; hereafter teamLab Planets). In the one year since … Skaityti toliau

“MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: teamLab Borderless” to Celebrate First Anniversary

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: teamLab Borderless, a museum jointly operated by Mori Building Co., Ltd, a leading urban landscape developer, and teamLab, a world-leading digital art collective — announced that it celebrated its one year anniversary on June 21. The museum was created based on the concept of borderless, experiential exhibits that interact … Skaityti toliau

Seimas delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly attended the annual session in Luxembourg

Press release, 8 July 2019  The annual session of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held in Luxembourg on 3–8 July 2019 turned out to be highly productive for the Lithuanian delegation. The session adopted a resolution on energy security in the OSCE region presented by Rūta Miliūtė, Member of the Seimas. … Skaityti toliau

THE Young University Ranking 2019: Jacobs University Bremen is one of the best young universities in the world

Once again, Jacobs University performed excellently in a university ranking. In the 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Ranking for universities which are younger than 50 years, the international, English-language campus university ranks 26th out of 351 participating universities from 60 countries. It was graded as one of the five best young universities in … Skaityti toliau

Speaker of the Seimas received the Polish state decoration

Press release, 2 July 2019 On 1 July 2019, Viktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas, was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland at the Sejm of the Republic of Poland in Warsaw. ‘I accept this award as a token of friendship and appreciation for the efforts streamlined … Skaityti toliau