Society
Lithuania’s Jewish community locked in accusations, litigation
Leadership elections held in a few offices of the Jewish Community of Lithuania past spring resulted in mutual accusations and court trials. […]
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Lithuania marking 26 yrs since Medininkai checkpoint massacre
Monday marks 26 years since the tragic developments at the Lithuanian checkpoint of Medininkai when seven Lithuanian officials were gunned down at work by Soviet OMON fighters. […]
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US scientists working in Lithuania to specify locations of Jewish graves
A group of scientists headed by archeology professor Richard Freund from the US Hartford University is launching research in Kaunas, Lithuania, to specify the locations of Jewish mass graves. […]
Politics
Seimas speaker and Minister of Justice to mull proposals on name-spelling
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is meeting on Friday with Justice Minister Milda Vainiūtė to discuss the initiatives discussed at the parliament that would pave way to the use of non-Lithuanian letters in ID documents. […]
Society
Lithuania may review graduate grading system within few yrs – Minister of Education
Relevant institutions in Lithuania will work to review the graduation grading system within the next few years to make it based not only on graduation examinations, says Education and Science Minister Jurgita Petrauskiene. […]
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Over 22,000 applicants invited to study in Lithuania’s universities
Over 22,000 applicants have been invited to study in Lithuania’s universities and colleges, including about 14,000 in slots financed by the state or on scholarships. […]
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IMF calls upon Lithuania for full education restructuring
Experts of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have recommended that Lithuania should continue with its structural reforms to achieve process, with a focus on fundamental restructuring of the education sector. […]
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Lithuanian fraud suspect appeals extradition to US
Evaldas Rimašauskas, a Lithuanian national accused of swindling US tech giants Facebook and Google via an email fraud scheme, on Friday appealed the Vilnius Regional Court’s decision to allow his extradition to the United States. […]
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Another 10 refugees from Eritrea arrive in Lithuania under EU program
Another ten refugees from Eritrea have arrived in Lithuania under the European Union’s (EU) program, the Migration Department said on Friday. […]
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Customs seize EUR 10 mln worth of smuggled cigarettes in H1
The Lithuanian Customs seized almost 64 million illegal cigarettes with a total estimated value of 9.5 million euros in the first half of this year, making up the bulk of all smuggled goods detained during the period. […]
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Latvians going on trial in Lithuania over undeclared EUR 700,000
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office has handed to Vilnius court a criminal trial of three Latvian citizens charged with unlawful cash movement. […]
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Number of university applicants in Lithuania down by 1,700 this year
Just over 28,000 candidates this year filed applications to study at Lithuanian universities of applied sciences, down from more than 29,700 applicants last year. […]
History
Vilnius to host commemoration of US declaration condemning Baltics occupation
A festive event will be held in Washington Square in Vilnius on Thursday to thank the United States on the 77th anniversary of the Summer Welles Declaration that condemned the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states. […]
Society
Migration Dept agrees with Titov’s proposal on asylum
Lithuania’s Migration Department said on Wednesday it agreed with the proposal from Russian journalist Yevgeni Titov to reconsider his asylum application, if he withdraws his plea to court. […]
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Freetime
Chef Praspaliauskas has opened new restaurant
Renowned chef Deivydas Praspaliauskas has opened new restaurant in the old town of Vilnius. The restaurant has small, cozy vinery type ground floor with solid wine list and a la carte menu. Moreover, in the evenings beautiful and wide basement part opens. A degustation menu, crafted by the restaurant chef is served in the basement part of the restaurant. […]
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Lithuania handing over to US suspect charged with USD 100 mln fraud
A Vilnius court has decided to extradite Evaldas Rimašauskas, Lithuanian national who is wanted in the United States for defrauding US information technologies giants of 100 million US dollars (around EUR 90 mln). […]
Economy
1 in 10 Lithuanians expect improvement from proposed tax changes
Merely 1 in 10 respondents in Lithuania believe that the government-proposed tax reforms will improve their financial situation, shows a survey conducted by RAIT pollster for BNS news agency. […]
Society
Court to announce verdict on Lithuanian man’s extradition to US in USD 100 mln fraud case
A Vilnius court will Monday pronounce a verdict on extradition of Evaldas Rimašauskas, Lithuanian national who is wanted in the United States on large-scale fraud charges, money laundering and identity theft. […]