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Babel’s little corner in Vilnius (Video)

November 30, 2021 Ian Diaz 0

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 […]

Demonstration in Vilnius Roma settlement raises drug abuse awareness

April 8, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Naujas Gyvenimas addiction rehabilitation centre and the Vilnius Roma settlement‘s community have organised a demonstration to draw the government and public’s attention to the drug sales plaguing the community and to invite addiction sufferers in for treatment. […]

Roma ‘should not be forgotten when paying tribute to Nazi victims’

March 16, 2016 BNS 0

Members of Lithuania’s Roma community who perished during World War Two should have a day of commemoration, say public organizations. They add that the group has been unduly erased from Lithuania’s historic memory. […]

Vilnius plans ‘affirmative action’ for Roma applying for social housing

February 29, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Vilnius’ city government is planning to create a separate list for Roma people applying for social housing in order to move out of the Roma settlement on the edge of Vilnius. […]

Vilnius to set up commission for Roma integration

July 23, 2015 BNS 0

Vilnius Municipality is setting up a special commission to address social issues related to the Vilnius-based Roma settlement and take care of Roma integration. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]