Happy Lithuanians
Society

Lithuanian residents are happier

A survey of the emotional climate in Lithuania has shown that residents of the country feel much happier. As many as 70 per cent of residents of Lithuania consider themselves happy. The findings of the monitoring of the emotional condition of Lithuania that has been carried out since 2008 by the Human Study Centre show an overall improvement of the emotional climate in Lithuania. […]

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Society

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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Minister threatens to terminate contracts with companies failing to deliver pensions

With public discontent arising over delayed pensions, Minister of Social Security and Labour Linas Kukuraitis states that the contracts with the pension delivery companies will have to be terminated if pensions are not delivered to retirees by January 26, a press release from the ministry states according to lrt.lt. […]

Agrokocnernas headquarters
Society

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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Punishments for minor felonies to be lessened: community service could apply

It has been proposed that lesser punishments such as house arrest or community service would be set for minor penalties. According to Minister of Justice Elvinas Jankevičius, this would not only reduce the likelihood of repeat offences, but would also save taxpayer money, lrt.lt writes. […]

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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. […]

Kūčiukai
LIGHT

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. […]

Railway station Christmas tree
Society

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. […]

Key-note speaker Matts-Åke Belin Senior Advisor, Swedish Transport Administration
Society

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. […]