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Liudas Mažylis, professor at Vytautas Magnus University, and Andrius Kubilius, a former prime minister and now lawmaker, top the list of European Parliament election candidates of the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) after receiving the most preference votes from the conservati...
Liudas Mažylis, professor at Vytautas Magnus University who has found an original copy of Lithuania's Act of Independence of 1918 in Germany's archives, on Tuesday announced his decision to run for a seat in the European Parliament on the list the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Dem...
Vilnius University historian Alfredas Bumblauskas has been named the most influential public figure in Lithuania, according to a survey by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website.
Vytautas Magnus University professor Liudas Mažylis who discovered the long-sought Lithuanian Independence Act last year is inviting researchers of countries celebrating their centennial anniversaries this year to pool their efforts for analysis of the independence declarations.
Sometimes I and not just I feel that our Homeland‘s independence centenary would be less meaningful if not the original of the Lithuanian Act of Independence, which appeared as if from nowhere in Berlin... “
Lithuania feels strong support from its Western allies as it celebrates the centenary of restored statehood, the country's leaders said on Friday.
February 16 is a national holiday in Lithuania in commemoration of the signing of the Act of Independence of Lithuania on February 16, 1918 which proclaimed the restoration of the independent state of Lithuania.
Lithuania's former president Valdas Adamkus has emphasized the importance of continuity in public life and unity of the nation, inviting youth to take active interest in history. Speaking on the country's centennial anniversary, he urged politicians to act in a way to make sure that the youth is not...
Polish President Andrzej Duda and top European Union officials are coming to Vilnius on Thursday as festive events marking the centenary of Lithuania's restored statehood are kicking off across the country.
A font developed by the original of the February 16 1918 Independence Act was presented at a solemn meeting of the Lithuanian government in Kaunas on Wednesday.
A font developed by the original of the February 16 1918 Independence Act will be presented at a solemn meeting of the Lithuanian government in Kaunas on Wednesday.
A solemn ceremony was held in the House of Signatories in Old Town Vilnius on Sunday to inaugurate the exhibition of the February 16 1918 Independence Act brought to Lithuania from Germany.
Germany's representatives officially handed over the February 16 of 1918 Independence Act on restoration of Lithuania's statehood to Lithuania on Wednesday.
Germany's representatives will officially hand over the February 16 of 1918 Independence Act on restoration of Lithuania's statehood to Lithuania on Wednesday.
Officers of the Public Safety Service will guard the 1918 Independence Act to be handed over to Lithuania by Germany for exhibiting at the House of Signatories on a temporary basis.
Over 1,000 events are planned in Lithuania and another 70 abroad next year when the country will celebrate the centenary of its restored statehood.
The foreign ministers of Lithuania and Germany will Thursday sign an agreement on handover of the February 16, 1918 Independence Act to Lithuania for five years.
Germany plans to hand the original copy of Lithuania's 1918 Act of Independence recently found in Berlin's diplomatic archive over to Lithuania for five years, diplomatic sources have confirmed to BNS.
Journalist and author Algimantas Čekuolis, Roman Catholic priest Ričardas Doveika and historian Alfredas Bumblauskas top the list of Lithuania's most influential public figures, according to an opinion poll published by the Delfi.lt news portal on Wednesday.
