A joint declaration of intent on cooperation in the development of offshore wind in the Baltic Sea was signed today in Szczecin, Poland. The declaration was signed by the European Commission and eight countries: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Germany.

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Romain Gary, a two-time winner of the Prix Goncourt who was born in Vilnius, was remembered today as President Gitanas Nausėda and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse Brigitte Macron on an official visit to Lithuania and exchanged official gifts.

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Med-Tech business is one of the prioritized and high-potential sectors in Kaunas. The potential for the development and growth of this sector is created not only by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and the University of Lithuanian Health Sciences (LSMU) but also by the synergy of medical innovation companies already operating here, business and science partnerships, and talented specialists living in Kaunas. One of them is the Vaizduotė UAB, which has united developers of innovative technologies, currently working on promising technologies not only in the field of medicine but also in the field of defense.

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Imagine yourself walking city streets and immediately knowing what lies behind the walls of an old town building. As you move around, a voice in your head tells you a secret history fact, directs you to a scenic route or gives an insider tip on what to try in a local restaurant that you are passing by right this moment. According to the co-founders of the startup Near, Donatas Vainilaitis and Karolina Rapalytė-Masilionė, that is exactly how we will be travelling after this global pandemic.

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The Vytautas the Great War Museum is one of the oldest museums in Lithuania.

After the Act of Lithuania’s independence was declared on February 16, 1918 and the establishment of the Lithuanian Armed Forces started by the Order from November 23, the Command of the Armed Forces decided to establish a Military Museum in Kaunas, the provisional capital, understanding the importance of military history and the commemoration of the merits of each officer and soldier to their homeland. However, the ongoing fights for independence stopped the process of the Museum establishment, which continued only after the struggles had ended.

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