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‘People thought Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler weren’t real refugees either’

May 25, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The latest wave of refugees and migrants to Europe has barely touched Lithuania, and only 11 have been relocated to Lithuania out of its total quota of 1,105. However, many people have expressed a number of unclear fears about the migrants and refugees and seem to lack solidarity with Western Europe, which has received the most refugees and migrants, according to Eglė Verseckaitė, a professor at the University of Management and Economics (ISM). […]

EU army ‘could play into Russia’s hands’

February 26, 2016 LT Daily 0

The idea of a possible EU common army was supported by 68% of Lithuanians in a recent Eurobarometer survey, but analysts question the wisdom of such a move. […]

Joint EU army supported by more than two-thirds of Lithuanians

February 24, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

According to the most recent Eurobarometer survey, more than two thirds of Lithuanians would support the creation of a joint EU military force. […]

Lithuanians more satisfied with their lives than ever, says EU survey

February 24, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanians are more satisfied with their lives than they have ever been since the Eurobarometer survey began collecting data in Lithuania. According to the report, the level of satisfaction exceeds the pre-crisis level and has reached 75 percent, which is just 6 percent short of the EU average of 81 percent. […]

Vilnius tops European city rankings for happiness

February 4, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Residents of Vilnius have the third highest satisfaction rating for their city out of 79 capitals and cities across Europe, according to a new EU survey. […]

Lithuania makes significant progress in fighting corruption

December 11, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Over the last two years, Lithuania has made significant progress in its fight against corruption, reveals the latest Eurobarometer study on Businesses‘ Attitudes towards Corruption in the European Union. […]

Lithuanians among most optimistic about EU future

November 10, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The latest Eurobarometer survey has shown that an overall majority of Lithuanians (92 percent) have a positive opinion about the impact of the European Union‘s (EU) regional policy projects on regional growth in the country. Lithuanians are also very optimistic about the EU’s future, their new currency euro, and also feel increasingly more European. […]

24 percent of Lithuanians approve same-sex marriage

October 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Every fourth Lithuanian thinks that same-sex marriage should be legalized throughout the European Union, according to a Eurobarometer survey. This is well below the EU average, BNS reports. […]

Nearly three-fourths of Lithuanians positive about euro

August 1, 2015 BNS 0

The Lithuanians have warmed further towards the euro after the country’s switchover to the single currency early this year, the recent Eurobarometer survey has shown. […]

Smoking in decline in Lithuania

May 30, 2015 BNS 0

The number of smokers in Lithuania has decreased slightly in the past three years, the latest Eurobarometer survey has shown. […]

Half Lithuanians perceive widespread gender inequality

April 1, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The latest Eurobarometer survey on gender equality has revealed that 49 percent of those polled in Lithuania believe that gender inequality is widespread in the country (54 percent among female respondents). […]

Lithuanian consumers complain of high prices and too little competition

March 17, 2015 BNS 0

Food distribution, energy and pharmaceutical products, as well as telecommunications and the Internet, are the sectors where Lithuanians are most likely to have experienced problems due to a lack of competition, according to a Flash Eurobarometer survey. […]

Lithuanians go on holiday abroad more often than average Europeans

March 7, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Eurobarometer survey carried out in January revealed that 59 percent of the polled Lithuanians went on holiday abroad last year. […]

Most Lithuanians concerned about cybercrime, survey shows

February 11, 2015 Bites zurnalas 0

According to a Eurobarometer survey, 85 percent of internet users in the European Union believe that the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime is growing (a 9-percent increase compared with the survey from 2013). […]

Two-thirds of Lithuanians positive about euro, according to Eurobarometer

January 30, 2015 BNS 0

Nearly two-thirds of the Lithuanians are positive about the euro, which the country adopted as its currency this year, the recent Eurobarometer survey has shown. […]

Eurobarometer survey traces Lithuanians’ transition from litas to euro

January 7, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The latest Eurobarometer survey shows that Lithuania’s transition to the euro has been proceeding successfully and smoothly. No major violations were recorded in banks and retail trade networks, while cash payments in litas have reduced in the first days of January. […]

Lithuanians abandom scepticism towards euro

December 31, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Many Lithuanians once sceptical of the euro are now ready to embrace it. Lithuania this night will become the 19th member of the euro zone. […]

PM says he threatened to resign unless Lithuania embraced euro

December 30, 2014 BNS 0

Adopting the euro will benefit Lithuania’s domestic businesses and households and will also help lure more foreign investment to the country, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said. He has recalled the initial difficulties of convincing other politicians to have the euro which almost cost him his post. […]

Eurobarometer: 63 percent of Lithuanians support euro

December 17, 2014 BNS 0

The ranks of euro supporters in Lithuania, which will adopt the single currency next month, have swelled to 63 percent, the recent Eurobarometer survey has shown. […]

Lithuanians worried about growing prices after euro introduction

October 26, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Residents of Lithuania are more worried about growing prices after the euro adoption than Latvians and Estonians were. […]