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World’s largest coin pyramid erected in Vilnius
The construction of the world’s largest pyramid made of one million Lithuanian cent coins was finished at the Bank of Lithuania‘s Money Museum in Vilnius on Saturday. […]
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IAU executive says student mobility key for development of higher education
Student mobility is a “key area“ for development of higher education and for internationalization, International Association of Universities (IAU) Secretary General and Executive Director Eva Egron-Polak said. She was in Vilnius to receive an honorary Mykolas Romeris University Degree. […]
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Psychologist: Online dating saves men from solitude
Lithuanian men looking for their significant other are eager to find a woman who is attractive both physically and mentally. Research conducted by flirtas.lt revealed that beauty is important for largest portion of male respondents, but they are looking for inner charm as well. Psychologist Julius Tilvikas says that men are just following their instincts and women’s looks help them choose partner more easily. […]
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Russian 13 January suspect Kotlerov can be tried in absentia, Lithuanian prosecutors say
The Prosecutor General‘s Office of Lithuania says it has taken all necessary actions for the extradition of Vasily Kotlerov, a Russian citizen detained in Italy who is one of the suspects in the so-called 13 January case. It has been reported that Kotlerov disappeared in Italy. The Lithuanian prosecutors say they are looking into information about his whereabouts, adding that he could be tried in absentia. […]
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You are in the front lines, President Grybauskaitė tells humanities teachers
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that school teachers, particularly those teaching humanities subjects, play a special role in battling unwanted influences on the Lithuanian society from foreign powers. […]
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Norwegian chess star sports iconic Lithuanian T-shirt
While sports stars often make it into media’s fashion pages, it is much rarer to read their outfit choices as statements on anything more than personal style. One therefore could wonder whether Norwegian chess master and world champion Magnus Carlsen is making a point by sporting an iconic Lithuanian T-shirt. […]
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40 Lithuanians detained during five-day international operation in the Netherlands
In cooperation with colleagues from other countries, Lithuanian police officers detained 40 Lithuanians during a five-day operation in the Netherlands, the Lithuanian Police Department said on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuania’s population decrease most intensive among EU countries
The decrease in Lithuania’s population in 2000-2013 was the most pronounced across the European Union (EU), says director of the Institute of Human Geography and Demography Vlada Stankūnienė. […]
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Lithuanian psychologists say censoring information on LGBT issues does harm to minors
The Union of Lithuanian Psychologists has issued a statement, criticizing a ban on airing a social video ad about LGBT rights on television. Broadcasters have refused to air the video, saying it would violate a controversial minors protection law, but psychologists claim censorship of this kind is what does harm to children rather than messages on LGBT people. […]
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Lithuanian parliament endorses new media self-regulation procedure
The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday adopted amendments to the Law on Pubic Information, changing the way the commission for media ethics is formed. […]
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KTU Santaka Valley to host open lecture series on zooetics by World-Class Researchers
Interdisciplinary art research platform Jutempus (Vilnius, Lithuania) launches Zooetics, a 5 year long exploration of future environmental fictions and models. ‘Zooetics’ is a notion in progress to explore new ways to engage human knowledge and research with other forms of life — from mammals to microbes to molluscs — and to imagine designs, prototypes and interfaces for future interspecies ecologies. […]
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Former Constitutional Court judge: Lithuania can consider allowing dual citizenship
The Lithuanian parliament has begun debates on amendments to the Law on Citizenship proposed by President Dalia Grybauskaitė. The bill is intended to expand possibilities for Lithuanian citizens to also hold passports of other countries. […]
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Lithuania among EU’s least generous in granting citizenships
The Lithuanian citizenship was granted to relatively few individuals compared to many other European Union (EU) countries in 2012, the EU’s Eurostat statistics agency said. […]
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Vilnius seminar series do address violence and modernity in Eastern Europe
The ‘short 20th century’ — as opposed to ‘the long 19th century’ — was characterized by high levels of destruction. Wars, ideological conflicts, population mobilizations, massive displacements, and genocides lay at the heart of the emergence of modernity across the continent. These questions are addressed in a seminar series organized by Vilnius University and European Humanities University, “Violence and Social Change in Lithuania, Belarus, and Central-Eastern Europe in the 20th Century”. […]
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Lithuania looking into reports of illegal puppy smuggling to UK
Several vets have been punished in Lithuania and a number of investigations into breeders’ activities have been launched in response to reports by a UK non-governmental organization about alleged illegal dog trade. […]
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Opposition MP says state protection of Lithuanian language should not discourage learning English
Leader of the Seimas Opposition, conservative Andrius Kubilius, says that a number of significant provisions have been included in the revised Law on the State Language. However, some of them will require thorough deliberations, he believes. […]
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Lithuanian authorities offer solution to issue of bilingual signs in Polish-speaking communities
The issue of bilingual street signs should finally be settled after years of clashes in eastern Lithuania with large Polish-speaking communities. Municipal authorities have been authorized to erect posts with Lithuanian-language street names, after which the central administration will no longer require to remove bilingual signs off buildings. […]
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