Žuvintas biosphere reserve is included in the UNESCO network
February 03 / 2012

Žuvintas biosphere reserve is included in the UNESCO network

Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve has been included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme.

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Lithuania is the second in Europe by international visitor growth in 2011
February 01 / 2012

Lithuania is the second in Europe by international visitor growth in 2011

According to the European Travel Commission, bringing together 33 European national tourism organizations, in 2011, Lithuania is reported as one of the leaders in Europe by international visitor growth and hotel occupancy.

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Lithuania introduces the world's first e-parking system
January 28 / 2012

Lithuania introduces the world's first e-parking system

Lithuania began to operate eParkingas, an automatic vehicle entry and exit registering and charging system. The service provider, Lithuanian company Lutex, is the first in the  world to have combined into a single system the automatic vehicle identification and telephone payment.

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 Lithuanian basketball film premiere picks up America’s plaudits
January 26 / 2012

Lithuanian basketball film premiere picks up America’s plaudits

As every year, a tiny American town surrounded by snow-capped Rockies brought together the independent film elite for the Sundance festival. Neither Šarunas Marčiulionis nor Arturas Karnišovas could hide the onset of emotions, when the Sundance audience burst in standing ovations for the Saturday premier of  "The other dream team", a documentary about the road of the Lithuanian basketball team to the 1992 Olympic bronze.

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Lithuania ranks 23rd by economic freedom
January 20 / 2012

Lithuania ranks 23rd by economic freedom

Lithuania’s economic freedom places it 23rd among 184 countries of the world.

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Lithuanian musician G. Gelgotas at Chamber Music America Conference
January 18 / 2012

Lithuanian musician G. Gelgotas at Chamber Music America Conference

Chamber Music America‘s 34th Annual Conference held on 13-15 January in New York saw the performance of Lithuanian composer Gediminas Gelgotas. The Annual Conference brings together the largest U.S. music management and publishing companies, including German-U.S. music publishing company Peermusic, which represents Gediminas Gelgotas.

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Back to your Arms is to represent Lithuania in Palm Springs festival
January 10 / 2012

Back to your Arms is to represent Lithuania in Palm Springs festival

The Lithuanian film will be presented to the Palm Springs International Film Festival by film director Kristijonas Vildžiūnas and the main actress Elžbieta Latėnaitė.

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Operos Švyturiai Awarding Ceremony
January 09 / 2012

Operos Švyturiai Awarding Ceremony

Operos Švyturiai (Beacon Awards), one of the most beautiful traditions of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, is celebrating this year its tenth anniversary. It has been for the tenth time now that, following the assessment of all the performances staged in the National Opera Theatre throughout the last year, the best opera and ballet achievers have been selected to be awarded for their outstanding performance.

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Lithuania will invite Expo 2012 visitors inside amber
January 06 / 2012

Lithuania will invite Expo 2012 visitors inside amber

In summer, the South Korean city of Yeosu will host the international exhibition "Expo 2012", where Lithuania will appear as the country of amber.

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Emerald Christmas-tree of Kaunas may be included into the Guinness World Records
December 26 / 2011

Emerald Christmas-tree of Kaunas may be included into the Guinness World Records

Kaunas Christmas-tree, designed by making use of plastic bottles, may be included into the Guinness World Records, Kaunas City Municipality announced.

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