Lithuanian Health Minister Aurėlijus Veryga does not support the legalization of cannabis, but he backs a proposal to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana and subject such persons to administrative liability instead. […]
On Good Friday, a reopening of the free little library took place in Bernardinai Garden (Bernardinų sodai). Located close to the children’s playground, the little library specialises in children’s books. At a time that libraries all over are facing tough competition from the Internet, little libraries reflect community spirit at work. […]
“While considerable progress has been achieved in protecting human rights in recent years, the Lithuanian authorities still have to address some remaining shortcomings, in particular as regards the protection of women, children and persons with disabilities” said Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, in a report released today based on a visit to the country carried out in December 2016, the Council of Europe reported in a press release. […]
The Open Society Fund-Lithuania (OSFL) plans to focus on enhancing societal resilience and addressing the state’s internal problems arising due to corruption, nepotism and social inequality as it resumes its activities after a break of many years. […]
The Open Society Fund-Lithuania (OSFL) is resuming its activities after a break of eight years, with the opening ceremony scheduled to take place in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
Some 63 percent of Lithuanians oppose plans of extending the academic year, while the number of those against is even higher among respondents with children of school age (72 pct), show a public opinion poll conducted by Vilmorus company. […]
The Lithuania Tribune would like to wish all of our readers a happy Easter weekend! […]
Lithuania’s Court of Appeals on Friday found Irish citizen Michael Campbell guilty of attempting to finance and support terrorist operations and other crimes, however, the Irishman will not go to prison, as he has already served his sentence while in custody. […]
The Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Centre has published documents from the Special Archives about KGB‘s activities between 1974 and 1985. […]
Lithuania’s severe material deprivation rate edged down by 0.4 percentage points in 2016 compared with 2015 to 13.5 percent, figures from the country’s statistics office showed on Thursday. […]
Statistics show that Lithuania’s official emigration rate slowed somewhat in March compared with February, bet remained higher than a year earlier. […]
A Vilnius court has ordered the Lithuanian capital’s civil registry office to change the gender marker of a person who has undergone certain sex reassignment procedures in that person’s official records. […]
Enjoy the pictures from the Palm Sunday in Vilnius! […]
A protest action was held outside the Education and Science Ministry in Vilnius on Monday against the government’s plans to extend the duration of academic year. […]
The Migration Department is drawing up a register of dwellings asylum-seekers could be housed in if there is a sudden inflow of migrants. […]
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Lithuanian Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius, who is running for leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), proposes to introduce gender quotas for currently male-dominated management boards at state-owned and municipal companies. […]
A facsimile of Lithuania’s 1918 Act of Independence on Thursday will be handed over to the Martynas Mažvydas National Library in Vilnius to be put on display. […]
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