Society
Babel’s little corner in Vilnius (Video)
When my plane finally landed at Vilnius Airport, I immediately felt at ease. It was my first time in Lithuania, and I had just travelled 40 hours to get here. With three months of the […]
minorities
Politics
A countermeasure for one of Lithuania’s regions against Russian propaganda evaluated
After noting the slower pace of vaccination in East and South-East Lithuania, talks resurfaced of establishing a special TV broadcaster in Polish and Russian in order counteract Kremlin propaganda lrytas.lt. During a Žinių Radijas show, […]
Politics
Ažubalis compares Dobrovolska‘s plans to the Soviet Union: “It divides the country”
The Freedom Party, with its Minister Evelina Dobrovolska at the forefront, will present a project to the Seimas this spring, which could legalise bilingualism in certain regions of the country. The minister says that this […]
History
Lithuania’s Century
In the twentieth century, most of Lithuania underwent seven currency changes, not counting a stretch with no currency at all, and two with only scrip, while of the remainder, the Vilnius region—eight, and the Klaipėda—six. These changes went hand in hand with changes in ownership, laws, economic priorities, destroying any chance of long-term development. Yet, Lithuania survived, and on February 16th 2018 is in better condition than a century ago when she declared independence, in spite of the fact that she was occupied for more than half of those years. […]
CORPORATE
“Farmer” opinions divided: what R. Karbauskis is thinking remains unclear
Regulations for the writing of foreign words have been a point of contention in Seimas for some two decades now. Not just the Poles, but also other minorities, have grievances due to it, as well […]
Society
Lithuania to spend EUR 1.4 million on fighting discrimination
The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday backed an inter-institutional action plan for promoting non-discrimination and will allocate over EUR 1.4 million for research and promotion of public tolerance towards groups suffering from discrimination. […]
Politics
President signs controversial amendment allowing ethnicity entry in Lithuanian passports
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed amendments to the Passport Law, allowing to record one’s ethnicity in the passport. Some opposition politicians had called to veto the amendments, saying they might create conditions for the incitement of discord. […]