Society
Month: July 2018
CORPORATE
Tautvydas Marčiulaitis. Why do they come back?
Everyone knows that it is impossible to live in Lithuania. The state will disappear soon because the last person leaving will turn off the lights. Yet people are still coming. Not just for holidays, but […]
Defence
Society
Less articles until 9 August
Dear readers, EN.DELFI by the Lithuania Tribune will be publishing in reduced capacity until 9 August. Thank you for your understanding. […]
Society
Lithuanian, foreign officers bust intl online crime gang
Lithuanian and foreign officers have busted a large-scale international criminal organization involved in various online and other crimes for a long time in Europe and beyond, Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office said on Friday. […]
Society
Lithuanian justmin slams “xenophobic” attack on Ecuadorian
Lithuania’s Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius on Friday slammed an attack on an Ecuadorian in Vilnius, calling it a “xenophobic” crime. […]
History
Black people in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Africa, the geographical term that emerged in the ancient world, refers to one of the three oldest continents, together with Europe and Asia, as far as the human knowledge is concerned. European countries, however, viewed and treated the continent of Africa and its inhabitants differently. […]
Politics
Lithuanian govt to promote diesel restrictions in major cities
Lithuania’s government plans to encourage major cities to restrict movement of diesel cars as of 2020 to fight negative climate change consequences. […]
CORPORATE
Mistrust in parties: political scientist warns – voters are irked by catchall politics
Currently Lithuanian parties are pursuing catchall politics, seeking to appeal to all voters, but voters are not left satisfied with the poorly matching policies, political scientist Vincentas Vobolevičius explained people’s disappointment to lrt.lt. Meanwhile, sociologist […]
CORPORATE
Presidential election puzzle: what role Ušackas might actually play
In presidential elections, as in cycling, some participate to compete for victory, while others – so that they would aid others in reaching it. Intrigue over the role that Vygaudas Ušackas may play in the […]
Global LT
Lithuanian World Community elects new chairperson and management
The XVI Lithuanian World Community (PLB) Seimas has elected Dalia Henke for a second term as its chairwoman. The new management will be comprised of Lithuanian community representatives from three continents, according to a press release from the PLB. […]
Society
Ecuadorian’s suspected attackers detained for 20 days
A Vilnius court on Friday sanctioned the 20-day arrest of two Vilnius residents, 18 and 26, suspected of a hatred attack against an Ecuadorian in Vilnius earlier this month. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian govt advises Plungė residents not to go festival in Russia
Lithuania’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Science and Education have called on the authorities in the northwestern city of Plungė to cancel their plans to send young people to the art festival Novy Mir in Russia. The local mayor says this way young people’s free will and expression possibilities are restricted. […]
Foreign affairs
UN committee calls on Lithuania to investigate CIA prison suspicions, ensure LGBTI rights
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Lithuania to fully investigate suspicions that a secret CIA prison operated in Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
Society
Vilnius hosts intl AA convention
Vilnius is hosting an international Alcoholics Anonymous convention on Friday when people from all around the world will share their experience in fighting alcohol addiction. […]
Society
Eye tracking system created by KTU student will be used in scientific experiments
Contemporary technological devices can be managed not only by pressing keys on a keyboard or moving a mouse. Students and researchers of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Faculty of Informatics, Lithuania are conducting research of eye-controlled IT systems, a press release from the university states. […]
Economy
Switzerland-headquartered IT veterans to create 200 jobs in Vilnius
MERA, a global software services provider based in Zurich, has announced opening a software development division in Vilnius, Lithuania. Over the course of several years, the company plans to employ over 200 software engineering professionals, a press release from Invest Lithuania states. […]
Global LT
A Lithuanian living in Alaska won the surname with “w”
On July 25th 2018 The Vilnius District Court passed yet another verdict on the original spelling case of names and surnames. This time, for a Lithuanian who married a citizen of the United States of America and took a surname with a “w”. A citizen of Lithuania, who lives in Alaska, reached out to the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR), which led up more than forty cases in this matter. For several years now in the US, the applicant is identified by the surname of her spouse that contains the letter “w” – she has driver’s license, has signed several contracts with it etc., but Lithuania refused to register her surname, a press release from the foundation states. […]
Society
Vilnius plans to commemorate Great Synagogue by 2023 after important discovery
Archeologists have found one of the most important parts of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius, the bimah – a raised central platform for Torah readings, the Jewish Community of Lithuania said on Thursday. […]