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Refusals in extension of a residence permit in Lithuania. Causes and consequences.

February 20, 2018 Svetlana Naumcik 0

Since 2017, amendments to the law of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Legal Status of Aliens” have come into force. Despite the fact that new immigration rules have established preferential terms for technological start-ups that are at an early stage of their development with a scalable and innovative product or business model, now it is more difficult to obtain a residence permit based on legal activity in Lithuania than before. […]

Lithuanian court sentences 3 people for stealing money from Norwegian cos via malware

February 20, 2018 BNS 0

A Lithuanian court on Monday found three people guilty of stealing 246,000 euros from Norwegian companies by infecting their computers with malware. […]

Opening of the Centenary Square in Rokiškis. Pohoto Rokiškio bendruomenė on FB (2)

Northeast town of Rokiškis opens Centenary Square

February 19, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

The Northeast Lithuanian city of Rokiškis held a special celebration in honour of the centenary of re-established Lithuanian state independence. […]

Lithuania to distribute EUR 1.2 mln for religious communities

February 19, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Finance Ministry has proposed raising the funding of the country’s traditional religious communities this year to 1.2 million euros. […]

Let’s Talk About Dying

February 19, 2018 David Holliday 0

The St Francis Cancer Care Centre in Klaipėda has now been open for four years and has become well known throughout the country. The annual Run for Hope is now in its tenth year and attracts 10,000 participants. And now there are another twenty events organised to raise money for the Cancer Centre, where all the treatments and therapies to patients are given free of charge. It is not a hospital and no medical procedures are offered. But it does fulfil a vital need and has become a preferred place of care for those who use its services. Now it’s time to build a new hospice in Klaipėda. […]

Suicide rate down in Lithuania in 2017 y/y, more people see psychologists

February 19, 2018 BNS 0

The suicide rate in Lithuania is on a consistent decline, with a triple increase reported in the number of visits to psychologists in state clinics over the past few years. […]

Around 300 people took part in an unsanctioned march in Vilnius organized by Lithuanian nationalists

Around 300 people with torches take part in nationalist march in Vilnius

February 16, 2018 BNS 0

Around 300 people took part in an unsanctioned march in Vilnius organized by Lithuanian nationalists to mark the centennial of restored statehood. […]

February 16th commemoration in Lithuania

February 15, 2018 Lithuania Tribune 0

February 16 is a national holiday in Lithuania in commemoration of the signing of the Act of Independence of Lithuania on February 16, 1918 which proclaimed the restoration of the independent state of Lithuania. […]

Feb. 16 celebrations in Soviet Lithuania: from pieces of cloth to tricolour

February 15, 2018 BNS 0

Vytautas Bogušis, then a ninth-grade student, 43 years ago bought pieces of cloth for a hand-made yellow-green-red Lithuanian flag that his schoolmates raised in the Rasų Cemetery in Vilnius, the capital of the Soviet-occupied Lithuania, on the eve of Feb. 16, 1975. […]

Technical problems disrupt issuance of ID documents in Lithuania

February 15, 2018 BNS 0

The issuance of identification documents in Lithuania has been temporarily disrupted by technical problems, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. […]

Landsbergis in hospital, to miss Lithuania’s centennial celebrations

February 15, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis is in hospital being treated for flue complications and will miss Friday’s centenary celebrations, his son Vytautas V. Landsbergis confirmed on Thursday. […]

Vilnius high school students have live chat with astronaut in orbit

February 15, 2018 BNS 0

Students at two Vilnius schools on Wednesday had a live chat with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. […]

RTR Planeta suspended in Lithuania for a year over incitement to war and hatred

February 14, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) decided on Wednesday to order the Russian-language TV channel RTR Planeta off the air in the country for a year. […]

Independence Act font presented at Lithuanian government meeting in Kaunas

February 14, 2018 BNS 0

A font developed by the original of the February 16 1918 Independence Act was presented at a solemn meeting of the Lithuanian government in Kaunas on Wednesday. […]

Font of 1918 Independence Act to be presented at Lithuanian government meeting

February 14, 2018 BNS 0

A font developed by the original of the February 16 1918 Independence Act will be presented at a solemn meeting of the Lithuanian government in Kaunas on Wednesday. […]

Robot to marry same-sex couples outside Lithuanian government building on Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2018 BNS 0

Couples, including gays and lesbians, will be “married” by a humanoid robot in a mock ceremony planned to be staged outside the Lithuanian government’s building in Vilnius on St. Valentine’s Day. […]

Lithuania’s radio, TV watchdog to decide on Russia’s RTR Planeta broadcasts

February 14, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) will Wednesday decide whether broadcasts of the Russian channel RTR Planeta should be banned in the country amid repeated violations. […]

Vilnius Book Fair to highlight centennials of Lithuania, other countries

February 14, 2018 BNS 0

Events of this year’s Vilnius Book Fair will focus on the centennial of Lithuania’s restored statehood – learning about the country through reading and anniversaries of other states. […]

Lithuanian media watchdog may suspend RTR Planeta broadcasts for up to 18 months

February 13, 2018 BNS 0

Broadcasts by the Russian-language TV channel RTR Planeta in Lithuania may be suspended for between a year and a year and a half over repeated violations, the chairman of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) said on Tuesday. […]

Trimakas leaves Vilnius Arts Academy amid misconduct allegations

February 13, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian National Culture and Arts Prize winner, photographer Gintautas Trimakas, who has been accused of unacceptable behaviour toward female students, is leaving the Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA). […]