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WHO urges Lithuania to curb alcohol consumption

September 11, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania is one of Europe’s most successful fighters against smoking, although there is still room for improvement in curbing alcohol consumption and vaccinating children against measles, says Zsuzsanna Jakab, director of the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe. […]

Lithuania’s State Security Department to screen refugees

September 10, 2015 BNS 0

Incoming refugees will undergo checks in Lithuania, the country’s Interior Ministry says. […]

Lithuanian president to visit Iraqi refugee families

September 10, 2015 ELTA EN 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday will visit homes in St. Peter and St. Paul parish and together with Vilnius Archbishop Gintaras Grušas will meet with families from Iraq living there. […]

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Lithuania considers setting up refugee centre divisions across country

September 10, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania is considering establishing divisions of the Rukla Foreigners Registration Centre in various municipalities as the country prepares to receive more than one thousand refugees. […]

Two Lithuanians died during floods in Spain

September 9, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Two Lithuanian have died in Andalusia’s province of Granada in Spain after heavy rains caused floods, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BNS on Wednesday. […]

Lithuanian MP suggests confiscating drones in case of violations

September 8, 2015 ELTA EN 0

A Lithuanian MP has suggested that violation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operation rules should be subject not only to a EUR 100-500 fine but also to the confiscation of a UAV or a free flight aircraft model. […]

Vilnius to host rally in solidarity with refugees

September 8, 2015 BNS 0

Vilnius will host a “friendly demonstration” on Saturday to express solidarity with refugees. Around 200 people are expected to attend the demonstration, the organizers said. […]

Catholic Church plans to accept more Iraqis in Lithuania

September 7, 2015 BNS 0

The Catholic Church of Lithuania plans to accept more Iraqi Christians who are being persecuted in their homeland, Vilnius Metropolitan Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, head of the Lithuanian Archbishops’ Conference, says. […]

European Day of Jewish Culture in Rokiškis. Photo: Museum of Rokiškis Region

Synagogue memorial inaugurated in Rokiškis

September 7, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 6 September, the European Day of Jewish Culture, the Litvak community of Rokiškis unveiled an information stand on Sinagogų Street, displaying records of three Jewish synagogues that used to stand here. […]

Kaunas to commemorate Japanese diplomat Sugihara

September 4, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas will Friday pay tribute to the memory of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara who issued visas to rescue thousands of Jews during World War Two. […]

Vilnius vice mayor suggests Arab-language kindergarten groups before refugee arrival

September 4, 2015 BNS 0

As Lithuania prepares to receive refugees, Vilnius Vice-Mayor Gintautas Paluckas of the Social Democrats has proposed considering Arab-language kindergarten groups. […]

Vilnius mayor intent on putting English signs on buses

September 3, 2015 BNS 0

Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius says English signs will be installed on buses crossing central Vilnius and servicing Vilnius International Airport, despite objections from the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language. […]

24-year-old volunteer wants to help Lithuanians better understand refugee crisis

September 2, 2015 www.lrt.lt 0

As Lithuania has committed to chip in on the EU’s efforts to deal with the refugee crisis and accept some three hundred war-fleeing people from Syria and Eritrea, many Lithuanians have expressed sentiments that are far from welcoming. Not 26-year-old Marija Fedotovaitė, however, who is set to go the Greek Island of Lesbos to volunteer in camps for refugees that have been coming in thousands to Southern Europe. […]