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Flu epidemic declared in seven municipalities

The first death from flu complications. The elderly woman, who died in Šiauliai, was suffering from a number of chronic diseases and had not had a flu vaccination. It is believed that she contracted the disease from family members. Flu and other similar disease infection rates are rising around the country and seven municipalities have declared epidemics, lrt.lt writes. […]

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Lithuanian gov’t invites expats to return amid hard Brexit worries

The Lithuanian government has invited on Wednesday its expats living in the UK to return to Lithuania following Brexit deal’s rejection at the UK parliament and worries of a hard Brexit scenario. […]

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Agrokoncernas responds to LRT investigation

In response to LRT information on the situation over “Farmer” leader Ramūnas KarbauskisAgrokoncernas‘ import of fertiliser, the company published a press release on Monday. It states that supposedly “there are attempts to draw the company into political games.” According to the company, state institutions, lacking real answers regarding EU sanctions, are transferring responsibility to businesses, lrt.lt writes. […]

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Former Lithuanian post heads potentially wasted 3.7 million euro, STT initiates investigation

The Special Investigation Service (STT) has initiated a pre-trial investigation on suspect large-scale property damage and potentially criminal acts of the company’s former heads, a Ministry of Transport and Communications press release states according to lrt.lt. […]

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A festive police raid full of smiles and warm coffee held in Lithuania

During the bridging of winter holidays Lithuanian police invited drivers to a friendly “Clean driver” raid in Vilnius. Tens of drivers responded to the invitation on Facebook. While treating themselves to a warm cup of coffee, provided by Lithuanian coffee shop chain “Vero cafe”, drivers had the opportunity to have a chat with the officers, check their driving history, and ask questions that they were interested in, a press release from the Lithuanian Police Department states. […]

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Traditional Lithuanian kūčiukai recipes – tricks that will not allow you to make a mistake while baking at home

Lithuanians is the only nation who preserved such a unique and symbolic baked treat as kūčiukai, says ethnologist Nijolė Marcinkevičienė. Today kūčiukai are more and more rarely baked at home so they lose their symbolic meaning. It is common that there is a variety of flavors of kūčiukai found on store shelves, however, they are very far from the traditionally baked Lithuanian goods. Therefore, according to an ethnologist, it’s very important to preserve the true secret of baking traditional kūčiukai so that traditional recipes continue to be transmitted from generation to generation. […]

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Centre of Registers calls on prosecutors due to potentially illegal actions in the e.health system

After performing an audit of the e.health system regarding potentially illegal actions and their financial harm, the Centre of Registers has called on prosecutors. According to Delfi sources, during the audit it was found that the system’s flaws must have been known already in 2015, however no one took to fixing them at the time. […]

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Can a Christmas tree send a social message? It can in Vilnius

A Christmas tree unveiled in Vilnius this week looks nothing like the shiny decorated trees usually associated with the holiday. Wrapped in a giant plastic bag, the tree at the Independent Christmas Town located at the Vilnius Railway Station serves as a reminder of the hyper-consumerism that tends to take over the holiday season, encouraging a more local and authentic approach to Christmas instead, a press release from Go Vilnius states. […]

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Road safety in BSR – Vision Zero for sustainable changes

The conference “Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in the Baltic Sea Region”, held in Vilnius on 5-6 December 2018, acknowledged the importance of road safety matter and provided examples, suggestions and the possible outcome of what we can expect, if changes will not take place soon. The conference was arranged by Lithuanian-Swedish Academy and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) together with partners. […]

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Brewers’ experiments with unexpected tastes and aromas surprise people

More and more people are aware that beer has more properties than light or dark color. Brewers are constantly looking for different tastes – tastes that could surprise the consumers. Therefore, their new recipes are inspired by even other beverages, such as whiskey or wine, and their making techniques. Americans were the first ones to remember such production principles and Lithuanian brewers are following them as well. […]