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Eight refugees from Eritrea relocated to Lithuania
Eight refugees from Eritrea, a country in northeastern Africa, have been relocated to Lithuania under the European Union (EU) program, the Migration Department said on Friday. […]
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Vilnius court suspends 1991 crackdown trial due to defendant’s illness
The Vilnius Regional Court has cancelled hearings, scheduled for this week, in a mass trial related to the bloody events of January 13, 1991 in Vilnius after Gennady Ivanov, one of the two defendants present in court, fell ill. […]
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Some MPs propose to consider lowering election barrier for Natl minorities
The May 3 Group set up at the Lithuanian parliament to address national minority policy issues proposes to consider lowering the Seimas election threshold for national minority parties. […]
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Man jailed for spying for Belarus to get compensation for poor prison conditions
Andrei Oshurkov, a former military paramedic convicted of spying for Belarus, is to receive 1,500 euros in compensation from the Lithuanian state for non-material damage he suffered while waiting for his sentence in an overcrowded prison cell. […]
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Criminal intelligence scope up
The scope of criminal intelligence in Lithuania has increased, with collection of information sanctioned for 5,150 persons last year, which is an increase by 15 percent from 2015, according to data provided by the Prosecutor General’s Office to BNS. […]
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Court orders non-Lithuanian last names in ID cards
The Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court has handed down yet another ruling on spelling of personal names in documents – it ruled that non-Lithuanian last names of Wardyn and Pauwels should be spelled in personal identification cards in both Lithuanian and non-Lithuanian characters. […]
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Lithuania plans to extend school year
The Lithuanian government plans to extend the school year to lighten the workload for schoolchildren, Education and Science Minister Jurgita Petrauskienė said on Tuesday, noting that the school year in most European countries lasts until late June. […]
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Court to rule on spelling of non-Lithuanian surname in ID card
The Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court is to rule on the spelling of two non-Lithuanian surnames in identify documents. […]
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University network overhaul must reflect state’s interests
A working group set up by the Lithuanian prime minister to work out a plan for streamlining the network of scientific and educational institutions will represent the interests of the state, rather than those of individual universities, Education and Science Minister Jurgita Petrauskienė said on Monday. […]
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Lithuania’s rate of female execs among EU’s biggest
The share of females in top positions in Lithuania is among the biggest across the European Union (EU), Eurostat said on Monday. […]
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Spelling of non-Lithuanian names should be considered when there’s will to approve
Lithuania’s parliament should discuss spelling of non-Lithuanian names in passports, when there is sufficient will to take the decision, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
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Santariškės Clinic 1st to provide artificial insemination under new law
The Vilnius University’s Santariškės Clinic is the first one to start providing artificial insemination services after adoption of a relevant law – earlier this week, the hospital was granted a license extension, allowing it to provide services of artificial insemination and sex cell bank. […]
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Court instructs Migration Department decide on asylum for Kurdish family
A Vilnius court has instructed the Migration Department to reconsider the asylum application from a Kurdish family. […]
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Klaipėda applies for European Youth Capital
The Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda has applied to become the European Youth Capital 2020, the city’s municipality said on Wednesday. […]
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Separate programme proposed for Jewish heritage maintenance
Diana Varnaitė, director of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage Department, has proposed envisaging separate funding of maintenance of the Jewish heritage, an idea supported by Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
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Court orders passport with w for poet Mickevičius’ descendant
Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court on Tuesday instructed the migration authorities to issue a Lithuanian passport to Alexia Gorecki- Mickiewicz , great granddaughter of poet Adomas Mickevičius, with the original spelling of her first and last names on the main page of the passport. […]
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Eurobarometer: Lithuanians’ life satisfaction down
The level of life satisfaction among Lithuanians dropped by 5 percentage points to 70 percent in the fall of 2016 year-on-year, while the nation sees price hike as the main problem, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey. […]
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Lithuanians see radio as most reliable source of information
Lithuanian residents see radio as the most reliable source of information, shows the latest Eurobarometer poll. […]
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Court orders Lithuanian version of last name, version with q in passport
The Supreme Administrative Court on Tuesday instructed migration authorities to include both the Lithuanian version and the original version of a Lithuanian citizen’s last name in a passport. […]