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The rowing base of the ‘Bangpūtys’ Sports School, which opened  doors on the Lampėdis lake coast last year, will soon be supplemented by a 2 km long track that meets international requirements. In this complex, water sports athletes will be able not only to train, but also to compete in high-ranking competitions. After the renovation,[…]

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The changes in Kaunas Old Town have reached an unprecedented scale. The works covered not only Vilnius Street and the roundabout next to the Kaunas Castle but also some buildings which are significant for the city. At the moment, The Ensemble of Kaunas St. Nicholas Church and Benedictine Monastery is being renovated. Authentic colors will[…]

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All Kaunas residents and guests who want to get vaccinated can do so without prior registration. On July 19–25, the mobile vaccination centre will return to its favourite places: Laisvės av., Rotušės a. and near the shopping centres – ‘Akropolis’, ‘Mega’ and ‘Urmas’. Two new routes are also planned to the city districts – Kalniečiai[…]

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An international team of business experts ‘Emerging Europe’, assessing the business opportunities of cities and regions, has published a ranking ‘Business-Friendly City Perception Index 2021’. The name of Kaunas has been mentioned in several top ten lists of this ranking, where the city has been praised for its quality of life and economic potential. “Kaunas[…]

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By Rafał Rolka, “Let’s Communicate” project     The European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) is the first macro-regional strategy in Europe, which was approved in 2009. Three key objectives of the EUSBSR are: saving the sea, connecting the region, and increasing prosperity. The Strategy aims to strengthen cooperation between the countries bordering the Baltic[…]

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On 5th of May, the Monitoring Committee of the EU Interreg Baltic Sea Region Program adopted a decision to allocate funding for the 2021 Annual Forum of the EU Baltic Sea Region Strategy (EUBSRS) in Lithuania for organization. This Forum is the largest event of the EUBSRS, taking place every year in a different member[…]

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The transition from the former military territory to the industrial innovation zone is the vision of the park explored in the urban feasibility study of the Aleksotas Innovation Industrial Park (AIIP). In the heart of Aleksotas district, the aim is to create a compact, green and communication-promoting innovation valley that would meet the modern principles[…]

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The new European Bauhaus is an initiative based on sustainability, accessibility and aesthetics to bring Europe’s green course closer to the people. Visvaldas Matijošaitis together with the leaders of other European Capitals of Culture and European Innovation – Barcelona, ​​Galway, Rijeka, Cork, Esch-sur-Alzette and Leuven – presented today’s examples of Kaunas in the discussion initiated[…]

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The Scandinavian Days Week in Kaunas, which has become an annual tradition, in Kaunas, in addition to cultural and entertainment events, traditionally offers business activities for representatives of various fields. Specialists from the Scandinavian countries, together with Kaunas teachers and heads of institutions, shared their mutual experiences and sought common solutions to solve a globally[…]

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Can Europe be expected to have at least 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030, whose development will not affect the environment? Answers to this and other questions important for the cities of the future were sought at the Scandinavian Days Forum “Sustainable Cities. The Nordic Experience”. The event was honored by participation of H. E. Ambassador[…]

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