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Philosopher Nerija Putinaitė on three Lithuanian Europes
As Lithuania has been a member of a great supranational union for a decade now, Lithuanians are forced to confront the question of their collective identity, says philosopher Nerija Putinaitė. In her new book, “Three Lithuanian Europes: Nation, Europe, the EU in modern identity”, she argues that the question of what it means to be Lithuanian closely relates to visions of Europe. […]
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Kaunas University of Technology – Lithuania’s most international school
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) has attracted the largest number of international students among all Lithuanian institutions of higher education as 200 new international students enrolled in KTU this year. The university has 460 foreign students now, KTU said in a statement. […]
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Despite hike in weapon sales, Lithuania remains among least armed nations
Thousands of civilians in Lithuania currently own weapons that could be used for national defence and the number is rising. However, Lithuania is among the least armed nations worldwide, the weekly magazine Veidas reports. […]
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Lithuanian LGBT rights organization appeals against social ad ban
The Lithuanian Gay League turned to court on Thursday, asking it to revoke the decision by the Office of the Inspector of Journalist Ethics‘ that a social ad about LGBT people should be restricted under a controversial protection of minors law. […]
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Lithuanian court sanctions arrest of fugitive former MP
The District Court of Kaunas, the second-largest city of Lithuania, on Tuesday sanctioned the arrest of former member of the Seimas Neringa Venckienė, charged with various criminal acts. […]
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Lithuania issues most residency permits to Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians
Most of the residency permits issued by Lithuania were given to Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals last year, according to a report by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. […]
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Prosecutors investigate Lithuanian school students’ participation in Russian paramilitary camps
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office has opened an investigation into suspected assistance to a foreign country to act against the Republic of Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian prosecutors drop munitions trafficking suspicions against Belarusian officer
Lithuanian prosecutors have decided to drop suspicions against Dmitry Konoplyanik, the chief of the Belarusian Investigation Committee’s Minsk Board, and his wife of attempting to smuggle munitions across the state border. […]
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Lithuanian capital to play EU anthem at official events
Vilnius will play the national anthem of Lithuania and the anthem of the European Union (EU) during official protocol events from now on, the Lithuanian capital’s municipality said on Tuesday. Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ode to Joy will also be played at events in public schools. […]
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Court drops case after bilingual signs are removed in Vilnius District
Vilnius Regional Administrative Court has dropped an administrative case over putting up bilingual Lithuanian-Polish street signs in a number of settlements in Vilnius District after they were removed. […]
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Jean-Claude Van Damme to give a lesson to Lithuania’s karate students
Martial arts film star Jean-Claude Van Damme will give a lesson to 20 young karate students in Lithuania this week. The students will be selected by the Lithuanian Kyokushin Karate Federation. […]
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Food Bank charity campaign in Lithuania sees record contributions
The Food Bank (Maisto Bankas) campaign which took place on Friday and Saturday throughout Lithuania saw record high contributions, the organisers say. […]
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Attitude towards children with hearing disabilities improving in Lithuania
The attitude towards deaf children and children with hearing disabilities in Lithuania is improving, but lack of hearing aids financed by the state remains the main problem, said organizers of a conference of PAGAVA society which unites families with children with hearing disabilities. […]