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An Azeri student in Kaunas: a cultural perspective
The education level in Lithuania may not seem good enough to some people but it’s education with a fresh perspective to others. One of these people is Toghrul Sabzaliyev – student from Azerbaijan, who just earned a degree from Kaunas Technology University (KTU) Economics and Business Faculty and shares his view and experience about studies and life in Lithuania. […]
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Military jets over Vilnius frightened local residents
Military jets that made several rounds over Vilnius on Monday afternoon startled and frightened many a local resident who heard their deafening roar. DELFI received several emails from readers about the NATO air policing aircraft having flown above their homes. A mother says she had to reassure her kids that “the Russians are not attacking”. […]
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Lithuania’s song festival – education in Soviet-era living conditions
The Song Celebration, a massive traditional song and dance festival that concluded recently, was not only an opportunity for Lithuanians home and abroad to gather together but also a chance for the young generation to see the conditions under which their parents once lived. One part of the guests was terrified by Lithuanian dormitories; another part of them, however, looked at it as education. […]
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French military jets stun guests at French ambassador’s Bastille Day party
On 14 July, France celebrates its national holiday, the Bastille Day. For the occasion, the Ambassador of France to Lithuania Maryse Berniau invited several hundred guests to her residence in Vilnius to join in the celebration. […]
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Prime Minister Butkevičius: No bilingual signs in Lithuania
Bilingual street signs will not be legalized in Lithuania during the adoption of the Law on National Minorities, Lithuania’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
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Energy vice-minister’s Polish husband complains to EC over requirement to take Lithuanian language exam
Lithuanian Energy Vice-Minister Renata Cytacka’s husband Mariusz Cezary Cytacki, a Polish citizen who works for Vilnius District Municipality, has lodged a complaint with the European Commission over fines he has received for his refusal to take a Lithuanian-language exam. […]
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Vietnamese-Lithuanian among top school graduates in the country
Mai Nguyen Ngoc, whose family is of Vietnamese origin, has passed the Lithuanian state language exam excellently and got 100 percent, the highest mark, in Chemistry, Mathematics and English. […]
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President Adamkus on late US-Lithuanian philanthropist Kazickas: He loved his country with deeds, not words
Lithuania’s former president Valdas Adamkus says that émigré businessman and public figure Juozas Kazickas, who passed away in the early hours of Thursday, has made the biggest possible contribution to Lithuania’s freedom and has proven his love for the country with deeds. […]
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Lithuania’s death rate among highest in EU
On 1 January 2014, the population of the European Union was estimated to stand at 507.4 million, compared with 505.7 million one year before. The population growth is due to a natural increase of 80,000 and a net migration of 700,000, while the remainder can be explained by statistical adjustments, according to EU statistics office Eurostat. […]
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PM hopes name spelling law to be adopted in autumn
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius expressed hope on Tuesday a law on the spelling of non-Lithuanian names in documents would be adopted in the fall upon receipt of conclusions of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language. […]
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Šalčininkai needs to make use of its geographical position – PM
Lithuania’s Šalčininkai District, densely populated by Poles, needs to make use of its good geographical position and local forests, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
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Jewish cemetery location in Vilnius put under state protection
Lithuanian Culture Minister Šarūnas Birutis has declared the location in the Šnipiškės area of Vilnius, where a Jewish cemetery used to be, a place protected by the state “for public knowledge and use as well as public respect.” […]
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Numavičius remains richest person in Lithuania
The richest person in Lithuania is Nerijus Numavičius, the largest shareholder of the Vilniaus Prekyba Group; even after the euro introduction he will remain a billionaire. In the list of top 20 richest people in Lithuania, compiled by IQ Top magazine, Numavičius with LT 4.255 billion (EUR 1.23 billion) leaves the rest richest Lithuanian people far behind him. […]
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Lithuanians legalize over 32,000 gas guns over three years
People in Lithuania have registered over 32,000 gas guns over the last three years. Audrius Čiupala of the Police Department’s Licensing Division told BNS that residents of Lithuania have legalized 19,916 gas pistols and 12,236 gas revolvers as well as 17,542 low-power revolvers and 410 copies of antique guns. […]
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UK Embassy in Vilnius to marry same-sex couples
The United Kingdom’s Embassy in Vilnius will marry same-sex couples after the Government of Lithuanian gave its permission, according to the delfi.lt news website. […]
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Lithuanian Jewish community leader: I don’t feel that much anti-Semitism around
Recent research carried out by the Anti-Defamation League shows that 36 percent of Lithuanian adults hold anti-Semitic views. The results are worse than in Latvia or Estonia. Chairwoman of the Lithuanian Jewish community Faina Kukliansky claims she was very surprised by these results. […]
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Four strange stereotypes Lithuanians hold about Jews
The Global Anti-Semitism Index has revealed that 36 percent of adults in Lithuania hold anti-Semitic views. According to the survey, four out of 11 stereotypes about Jews covered by the index can be found in Lithuania. […]
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Old St. John’s Day traditions giving up to shashliks, beer and fireworks
Jumping over the traditional Midsummer bonfire and searches of the fern bloom in the modern times is more and more often accompanied with shashliks on the grill, full mugs of beer and powerful firecrackers to wrap up the festival. […]