Society
Minister of Education gets university network optimization proposals
The Lithuanian Education and Science Ministry has received proposals from interested institutions on how to optimize of the network of universities. […]
Society
Society
No traces of radioactive iodine detected in Lithuania – official
As Europe is looking into the causes of a radioactive iodine leak that has been detected in different countries in recent weeks, a Lithuanian official says that no traces of iodine have been recorded in Lithuania, adding that the levels of radioactive iodine detected across Europe pose no threat to humans. […]
Society
Refugees to be relocated only to municipalities ready to accept them – SocMin
Refugees will be relocated from camps in Greece, Turkey or Italy directly to Lithuanian municipalities that will be willing and ready to take them in, Social Security and Labour Minister Linas Kukuraitis said on Friday. […]
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Peculiar Path from Las Vegas to Lithuania
Imagine that one day you pack your suitcase and utterly alone fly out for a month to an unfamiliar country located on the other side of the world. Sounds crazy, but catchy, doesn’t it? […]
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Society
Vilnius selects best concept for monument to national revival leader Basanavičius
Vilnius’ local authority has selected the best concept for a monument to Jonas Basanavičius, one of the most prominent pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival movement of the late 19th century, that is planned to be erected in the capital’s Old Town. […]
Society
Lithuania to relocate refugees directly to municipalities from April
Lithuania’s non-governmental organizations should shortly provide a list of municipalities willing to receive refugees directly from camps in Greece, Turkey or Italy, with plans to implement the new scheme starting April, says Social Security and Labour Minister Linas Kukuraitis. […]
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PM’s residence in Turniškės empty
The prime minister’s residence in Turniškės, a prestigious suburb in Vilnius, is empty until Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis decides where he wants to live. After taking office a few months ago, Skvernelis has pledged to decide shortly. […]
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Ministers off to Rukla to inquire about refugee integration issues
Lithuania’s ministers of interior affairs and social security and labour, Eimutis Misiūnas and Linas Kukuraitis, are Monday going to the Refugee Reception Centre in Rukla to inquire about refugee integration issues. […]
Culture
Authorities mull transferring Soviet-era Green Bridge sculptures to museum
The authorities are considering transferring Soviet-era sculptures removed from Vilnius’ Green Bridge to the Lithuanian Art Museum, which could in turn give them for display to Grutas, a Soviet-era theme park in the southern part of the country, Culture Minister Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson said on Friday. […]
Society
Novozymes Prize goes to Šikšnys and Charpentier
The 2017 Novozymes Prize is being awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director and Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, Germany, and Virginijus Šikšnys, Professor and Head of the Department of Protein–Nucleic acids Interactions at the Institute of Biotechnology of Vilnius University in Lithuania, the University of Vilnius announced. […]
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Lithuanian archbishop Matulionis to be beatified in June
Pope Francis has set the date for beatification of Lithuanian Archbishop Teofilius Matulionis – he will be announced blessed in Vilnius on June 25. […]
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Lithuania didn’t break down, stood up strong – Grybauskaitė
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has extended congratulations to the nation of Day of Restoration of State, urging people to remain strong and unbreakable. […]
Society
Happy Independence day!
Lithuania celebrates the Day of Restoration of the State, commemorating the 99th anniversary since the nation declared independence from the Russian Empire on February 16, 1918. […]
Society
MG Baltic concern offers EUR 1 mln for original Independence Act
MG Baltic, a concern controlled by businessman Darius Mockus, on Wednesday offered one million euros for the original of the Independence Act of February 16 1918. […]
Society
January 13 coup victims to be offered free legal aid
Free legal assistance will be offered to victims of the January 13 1991 attempted coup in the case of compensation of damages, Lithuania’s Justice Ministry said. […]
Society
Human rights defenders welcome ban on violence against children
The Council of Europe‘s commissioner and a US-based organization Human Rights Watch on Tuesday welcomed the Lithuanian decision to ban corporal punishment of children. […]
Society
Corporal punishment ban to ban vindication of aggressors – prosecutor
Lithuanian prosecutors are astonished by court rulings to vindicate parents for violence against underage children, says Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis, expressing hope that the parliament will pass amendments to the Framework Law on Children’s Rights Protection will eliminate such cases. […]
Society
Different approaches to family role, child protection are compatible – SocMin
Lithuanian Social Security and Labour Minister Linas Kukuraitis says that two competing approaches, one of which centers on children’s rights and the other underlines the importance of the family, are compatible. […]
Society
Lithuania may lower school entrance age to six
Children in Lithuania should attend school from the age of six so that they graduate before they turn 19 or 20, Eugenijus Jovaiša, head of the Seimas Committee on Education and Science, said on Tuesday. […]