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“Soviet tanks rattled onto Klaipėda’s streets with paratroopers on top clutching their rifles”
Three Klaipėda City councilmen remember January 13, 1991 – the memories don’t fade. […]
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Lithuanian population shrank 1.1% last year
The Lithuanian population has lost 1.1% or 32,700 people over the last year, preliminary estimates from Statistics Lithuania suggest. The primary reason for the negative growth is emigration. […]
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Physical education tests for children may return
If the Ministry of Health has its way, Lithuanian schoolchildren in grades 5-12 will once again hold physical education tests that would evaluate their balance, flexibility, endurance, cardiac health and general physical health. Representatives at the ministry believe that this would help the ministry focus more on physical education, as the ministry currently does not have a centralized database on children’s physical health and activity in Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanians around the world run ‘path of life and death’ to commemorate January 13th
Every January, Lithuanians participate in an annual winter run called “Gyvybės ir Mirties Keliu“ (The Path of Life and Death) to commemorate the people that died in Lithuania during the events of 13 January, 1991. This tradition has spread throughout the Lithuanian diaspora, and even the Lithuanian community in the states of Washington and Oregon ran in Portland to commemorate this important day. […]
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Lithuanian investigators question director of National Land Service again
Officers of the Special Investigation Service in Vilnius have questioned the director of the National Land Service Daiva Gineikaitė again after receiving findings from the State Forensic Medicine Service that supported suspicions that there was an attempt to conceal the fact that the director caused a road traffic accident while driving under the influence of alcohol. […]
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Opinion
What Lithuanians really think about immigration
Lithuanian residents would prefer to receive immigrants of the same ethnic group or race with barely 13 percent wanting to accept immigrants that are of another race or ethnic group. A survey performed by the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) revealed these and other insights into the Lithuanian public’s opinions regarding immigrants. […]
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Court bans Polish kibice for inciting ethnic hatred
Four Polish nationals were convicted of exhibiting a poster offensive to Lithuanians at a football match. The banner with the words Lithuanian cad, kneel before the Polish lord was displayed in a football match between local team Lech and Žalgiris in 2013. […]
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Immigrants to Lithuania happy to stay for long term
Many immigrants to Lithuania are happy with their lives here and are not planning to move back to their homelands. A number of immigrants shared their stories on LRT programme Ryto garsai (morning sounds). […]
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Compulsory alcoholism treatment program might begin as soon as June
Compulsory treatment for alcoholism may begin as June of this year, if the laws prepare by the Ministry of Health are approved by the Seimas in its spring session. The drafting of these laws was prompted in part by tragic events in Lithuania, including the tragedies in Kražiai and Kėdainiai. […]
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€21m EU and state funds to support at-risk families
Around €21 million has been allocated from EU funds and the state budget to fund the creation of community family homes. However, experts said these funds will be not enough to solve the problems of at-risk families. […]
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Will Lithuania ever be a nation of 3.5 million again?
Will Lithuania ever again be a nation of 3.5 million? This target, championed by the leaders of six political parties, is to be achieved by 2025. Some experts say it reeks of utopianism, while others point to historic precedents in other countries. […]
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Ban on unvaccinated children in kindergarten to be investigated by courts
At the beginning of 2016, an order came into effect at the Ministry of Health that bars children that have not been vaccinated from polio, measles or rubella from being enrolled in kindergarten. Now, the Lithuanian courts will investigate whether this order, issued by former Minister of Health Vytenis Andriukaitis, was legal. […]
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Psychiatric examination ordered in double homicide as forensic experts present findings
A psychiatric examination of the suspect in the investigation of a tragic double homicide in Kėdainiai district has been ordered as forensic experts presented their findings. A father is suspected of having thrown his two kids into a well. […]
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Beautiful but deadly cold snap grips Lithuania and neighbours
A cold snap has gripped Lithuania and its neighbouring countries, with temperatures reaching -22 C or even lower in Lithuania. Meteorologists predict an especially cold day on Thursday, with skin temperatures reaching -30 C. […]
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Jewish heritage enjoyed more government protection in 2015, says community leader
Over the last year, the Lithuanian government began focusing more on preserving Jewish heritage and grave sites, according to Faina Kukliansky, the chair of the Jewish Community of Lithuania. […]
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Two Lithuanian climbers killed in avalanche are this year’s first Alpine casualties
Two Lithuanian climbers died during an avalanche in the French Alps. A woman and a man, later identified as Criminal Police Bureau deputy chief Artūras Bazys, perished near the Mont Blanc at the height of 3,200m. […]
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Double family homicide prompts government to look into family programmes
After a tragic incident of domestic violence that left two children dead in central Lithuania, the government is setting up a commission to look into what should have been done to prevent it. […]
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Happy new year from the Lithuania Tribune!
Happy new year from the Lithuania Tribune! […]