Global LT

World Lithuanian Community leader: Lithuania was a different country when I left

Lithuania has recently commemorated 25 years of freedom. A member of multiple international organisations and by all accounts a success, the country still suffers from emigration. […]

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Economy

Lithuanian minister: We will not be able to stop ASF without EU’s help

Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė says that the Baltic states and Poland will not be able to stop the spread of African swine fever (ASF) without additional help from the European Commission. […]

Wooden Synagogue of Žiežmariai. Photo Wikipedia
Culture

Wooden synagogue up for renovation in central Lithuania

Municipal authorities of the district of Kaišiadorys intend to renovate the wooden Jewish synagogue in Žiežmariai, central Lithuania. […]

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Uncategorized

Russia’s population drain of the century

A week ago, President of Russia Vladimir Putin took on the issue of emigration in Lithuania, wildly exaggerating the drain it has had on the country’s population. What he chose to ignore was that the problem is even more pronounced in his own country: people are fleeing Russia in higher numbers than ever before. Lithuania is one of the destination of their choice. […]

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Opinion

Opinion: Movement protecting Ukraine from Putin came under criticism

There is much discussion about the conflict between Ukraine‘s nationalist movement the Right Sector and the government. In Lithuania, the situation is seen as playing into the hands of Russia: the Right Sector is the “weak link” that the Kremlin is exploiting for its own ends. […]