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Society

Late Monsignor Alfonsas Svarinskas: Priesthood marked with pain and terror

Prominent Lithuanian clergyman, former dissident and political figure Monsignor Alfonsas Svarinskas passed away last week, aged 89. One of the most active Lithuanian dissidents hated Soviet occupants with all his heart and soul. As a result, Svarinskas spent 22 years in labour camps of Siberia. […]

Economy

Youth unemployment declining in Lithuania

Since the beginning of this year, youth unemployment in Lithuania has gradually declined. On 1 January, it stood at 6.2 percent, while on 1 July it went down to to 3.5 percent. […]

Uncategorized

Emigrant voting rights stir debates in Europe

In recent years, several European countries have made it easier for their citizens living abroad to vote. Some have even created electoral districts to represent emigrants. This is a controversial issue in the countries that grant these rights and in the countries where the immigrants reside, and accusations of foreign meddling in domestic issues abound. Expatriates are becoming an increasingly attractive electoral group for some countries as nationalist parties become more popular throughout the Continent. This will create tension between the countries that impose strict immigration policies and those that want to attract the votes of their citizens living abroad. […]

Tristram Perry
Society

Social media guru from US State Department: Facebook and Twitter are not going to end civilization

Tristram Perry, Public Affairs Officer at the United States Embassy in Kazakhstan, insists that social media can be an effective tool in the hands of state institutions, yet one that requires understanding and discipline to use. “I think social media is sometimes seen as a magic bullet, but it is not one,” he tells the Lithuania Tribune. “It is one tool of many, which has to be chosen wisely since you cannot nail a nail with a shoe.” […]

Oleg Gazmanov
Uncategorized

Protesting Russia’s response to MH17 crash, Latvia declares three pop singers personae non gratae

Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics has banned three popular Russian musicians – Oleg Gazmanov, Joseph Kobzon and Alla Perfilova, also known as Valeriya – from travelling to Latvia, informs Press and Information Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]

Vladimir Putin
Opinion

Opinion: Putin purchased a refuge for 30 billion dollars

There is a term in chess and checkers called “zugzwang”, which is used to describe the situation when a player’s any move is unfavourable. We can now see Russian “zugzwang” in eastern Ukraine. […]