The classic start from production in the basement or garage of a house to international recognition is not always successful, but furniture designer and manufacturer UAB Virūna is one of the best examples. They have grown independently for almost thirty years, and only last year benefited from EU investment opportunities for the first time.

The project ‘Wings of Design’ implemented by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and developed together with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, has been launched.

The Innovation Agency has completed the evaluation of applications for the call ‘Incentives for the Cultural and Creative Industries Sector to Develop Competitive Cultural Products’ (Paskatos kultūros ir kūrybinių industrijų sektoriui kurti konkurencingus kultūros produktus) launched by the Ministry of Culture.

The Innovation Agency draws the attention of contracting authorities to the adoption by the Council of the European Union on 8 April 2022 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/576 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (the ‘Regulation’). The restrictive measures adopted by this Regulation are directly applicable to international procurement and are binding on all persons.