Our weekly selection of the TOP news about Lithuania (23-01-20)
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Lithuania has made progress in all areas of open data policy (LITHUANIA.LT)
Lithuania has moved up one position this year to 13th out of 35 countries in the annual European Data Portal survey, which assesses open data policies and their practical implementation. Lithuania has outperformed such countries as the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Finland, and Sweden.
Lithuania has transformed abandoned buildings into cultural hubs (USA.WIRE)
Faced with discussions over sustainability and regulatory limitations, an increasing number of buildings in Lithuania are now undergoing adaptive reuse and transforming into modern and lively cultural spaces. From train stations to dredgers, to even a prison, repurposed buildings reveal how heritage can gain new life and become cultural relics for local communities.
Egidija Medekšaitė wins her second Gold Medal at Global Music Awards (LITHUANIA.LT)
Lithuanian composer Egidija Medekšaitė has won her second Gold Medal at Global Music Awards for her composition Amithaba.
The international sustainable finance and investment publication “Environmental Finance” has named Energy Cells’ 200 megawatt (MW) energy storage facility system project as the most sustainable energy investment of 2022 globally.
On October 19, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU had replaced two-thirds of its Russian gas imports since February by switching to other suppliers. Such a turnaround seemed unattainable last spring when the invasion of Ukraine turned Moscow from an EU business partner into a military threat.
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