Vilnius Old Town
History

The first GDL cities with Magdeburg Rights

Communities of city burghers created self-governing cities as a result of the city burghers’ struggles with sovereigns for cities’ rights and freedoms at first in Western Europe from the 11th century to the 13th century, and in Central Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries. The self-governing city burgher communities were legally separated from the state and received independence from the noble class. […]

Kaunas University of Technology
Society

Universities call for scrapping requirement for rectors to speak Lithuanian

The Lithuanian University Rectors’ Conference, or LURK, calls for discarding the requirement for higher schools’ rectors to speak the Lithuanian language. […]

RTR television van
Society

Part of Lithuanian cable TVs continue to air RTR Planeta programs despite ban

Defying a one-year suspension imposed by the Lithuanian media watchdog on RTR Planeta, a part of cable TV operators in the country continue to air a different version of the the Russian-language channel. […]

No Picture
Society

Record immigration reported in Lithuania, major emigration down – statistics

Immigration numbers are setting new records in Lithuania, with the major wave of emigration slightly declining, shows data provided to BNS by Statistics Lithuania. […]

Gripo virusas
Society

Flu kills 7 people in Lithuania this season

Seven people have died of influenza in Lithuania this season and the number of ill pregnant women is on the rise, the National Public Health Centre said. […]