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Lithuanian businesses unite in Sweden
On September 3, Lithuanian Ambassador to Sweden Eitvydas Bajarūnas attended the first official event of the club of Lithuanian businesspeople and professionals in Sweden. […]
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Lithuanian team takes part in epic 200-mile race across Oregon
Team Lituanica took part in the legendary Hood to Coast Relay race across the US state of Oregon. […]
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Chicago’s Consulate General moving to new premises in Lithuanian diaspora capital
Sitting on the southern shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago is an important transport, financial and cultural hub. It hosts world-class universities, world-class museums and a famous opera and music scene that make for a fascinating and vibrant place to live and work. The city had to reinvent itself several times, never more dramatically as after the great fire in 1871. Chicago is also known as the centre of the Lithuanian community in the United States. […]
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Important dates in Lithuanian history commemorated in different parts of world
On 23 August, Lithuanians living abroad commemorated the Black Ribbon Day and the Baltic Way or the Baltic Chain, when 26 years ago freedom seekers joined their hands to form a human chain spanning across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
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2017 World Lithuanian Games to be hosted by Kaunas
Sports is the area that best enables Lithuanian communities abroad to develop and expand, thus strengthening Lithuanian roots and customs. […]
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Folk groups from Lithuania took part in international folk festival EUROPEADE in Sweden
On the 5-9 August, nine Lithuanian folk dance groups, ensembles and choirs participated in the international folk festival EUROPEADE, which was held in the Swedish city of Helsingborg. […]
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British company sued by Lithuanian men in landmark modern slavery case
In one of the first legal cases of its kind, a British company is being taken to the High Court in London by victims of modern slavery seeking compensation for their alleged abuse and mistreatment. […]
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Expatriate communities support Lithuanian Card but seek dual citizenship
Lithuanians living abroad support the proposal to introduce the Lithuanian Card, aimed at strengthening ties between expatriates and their home country, but still see dual citizenship as their ultimate goal, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reports. […]
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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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Lithuania might be getting to something big: dual citizenship e-referendum
Russia’s Vladimir Putin may have just done favour for Lithuania with his sardonic remark on “fewer Lithuanians” during his recent visit to Kaliningrad – even parties that had bristled against the idea of a referendum on allowing dual citizenship, might be embracing it amid the sabre-rattling from the East. Moreover, politicians might be getting cozy with another outlandish idea: get the folks say “yes” or “no” through e-voting. […]
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Lithuanians join Magna Carta anniversary celebrations in Lincolnshire
A series of special radio plays exploring life in Lincolnshire for Lithuanians will be aired at a festival in Lincoln, England, this summer. […]
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Lithuanian diaspora leader: We agree to referendum on citizenship on 3 conditions
Dalia Henke, the new leader of the Lithuanian World Community (PLB), says that expatriate Lithuanians agree to the planned referendum on dual citizenship only on three conditions. […]
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World Lithuanian Economic Forum invites to discuss business and science in Israel
The Lithuanian and Israeli businesspeople, diaspora members and people interested in fostering relations with Lithuania will meet for the seventh time this October in the World Lithuanian Economic Forum. […]
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Third of expatriates have no plans to return to Lithuania
Thirty percent of Lithuanians who live abroad have no plans to return to Lithuania, a survey of expatriates for the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed. […]
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New leader of Lithuanian World Community cautions against hasty referendum on dual citizenship
Dalia Henke from Germany, who has been elected the new board chairman of the Lithuanian World Community, believes Lithuania should not rush to hold a referendum on dual citizenship, pointing to a lack of agreement on the issue among political parties. […]
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President Grybauskaitė congratulates people on World Lithuanians’ Unity Day
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated Lithuanian communities on the occasion of the World Lithuanians’ Unity Day. […]
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Lithuanian World Community to convene in Vilnius
The 15th Seimas of the Lithuanian World Community will convene in Vilnius on 15-17 July. […]
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Lithuania’s national anthem live on American television
During its tour around the world, the national anthem of Lithuania was even heard live on Fox News, the American TV channel with viewership of up to 87 million. With the approaching centennial of Lithuania’s independence, the tradition of singing the national anthem all around the world expands geographically each year and acquires ever more daring and interesting forms. […]
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Lithuania launches website for expatriates
The special website for expatriates, recently launched in Lithuania, will provide all necessary information about the country and its municipalities “at any time of the day”, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
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Lithuanians from Benelux countries participated in 10th annual Lithuanian sports games in Brussels
On 13-14 June, more than 500 Lithuanians from Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands participated in Lithuanian sports games “BeNeLux2015” which were held for the tenth time at NATO Headquarters’ Sports Center in Brussels. […]