Lukiškių Square design by Andrius Labašauskas
Society

Lukiškių Memorial short of heritage rules – Cultural Heritage Dept

The Lukiškių Square Memorial to freedom fighters, which has won a competition, falls short of heritage protection requirements, therefore, a suggestion will be made to change the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage Department said. […]

Christmas goodies at the  Charity Bazaar Vilnius  Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune 2000
Freetime

International Christmas Charity Bazaar offers inspiring gift ideas

The 15th International Christmas Charity Bazaar in Vilnius Town Hall (Vilniaus rotušė) will this year take place on Saturday, 2 December from 12 to 18H. The Charity Bazaar is organised by the International Women’s Association of Vilnius and will benefit 10 good charitable causes, helping some of the most vulnerable in society. This year’s bazaar will offer again some wonderful ideas that fit every taste and budget. […]

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Politics

Lithuanian auditor office: Unoptimized school network prevents wage rise for teachers

The current pace of optimization of the school network in Lithuania will not allow significant increase in wages for teachers, the State Audit Office said. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president off to Iceland for women leaders’ conference

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will pay a two-day visit to Reykjavik on Tuesday and Wednesday to meet with her Icelandic counterpart, Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson, and deliver a speech at a high-level conference of women political leaders from around the globe. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė with children at Palanga
Society

Inspirational Conference on Children’s Rights and Business Principles

On Tuesday 28 November the Embassy of Sweden in Vilnius in cooperation with the Presidential Palace of Lithuania, Swedish Institute, Save the Children and Global Child Forum are organising a high level inspirational conference regarding business opportunities and responsibilities relating to children’s needs and rights, under the National Campaign For a Safe Lithuania, an initiative by the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]

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Opinion

An unknown fact: Lithuania was the first country in the world to issue Jews with “Visas to Life”

Lithuania is constantly defending itself against accusations or dubious statements that Lithuanians collaborated with the Nazis in the Holocaust. At the same time it’s usually in the archives of historians where information is discovered about Lithuanians who, before anybody else, were opening up a path for refugees who were Jewish and of other nationalities, Lietuvos Žinos writes. […]