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Poor Lithuanian middle class

Prime minister  Algirdas Butkeviciussaid in his recent speech given on the occasion of 100 days of government announced that building a prosperous country will be the main goal of his
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Gedvilas: The rights of Poles in Lithuania and of Lithuanians in Poland should be equal

The rights of Poles in Lithuania and of Lithuanians in Poland should be equal, the Chairman of the Seimas, Vydas Gedvilas, stated in Warsaw. ‘We agreed on that the rights
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Wałęsa: I’ll show the world how the homosexual minority persecutes the majority

A few weeks after former Polish President and leader of “Solidarity” Lech Wałęsa stated that homosexual MPs “should be made to sit at the back of Poland’s lower house of
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Lithuania unfriendly to tourists?

World Economic Forum just announced the ranking of countries most and least friendly to tourists.  Lithuania’s international image was struck with a hard blow. Bolivia turned out to be the
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Lithuanian residents don’t like to discuss problems with authorities

Inhabitants of Baltic states are the least likely amongst the Europeans to discuss problems with authorities. This is the result of Eurobarometer survey that was published last week.   Respondents
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Lawyers: banning abortions will infringe on women’s rights

Lawyers working for the Seimas announced that the legislation about the protection of the fetus registered by Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania may not be compatible with international conventions.
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Vilnius University will introduce its own examination of the Lithuanian language?

After that, when at the request of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania Lithuania’s Minister of Education Dainius Pavalkis signed a decree on the introduction of facilities for the
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Shoigu invited Lithuania to Moscow

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu Russia invited the Lithuanian side at an international conference on defense policy, which will be held in Moscow. Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced that Lithuania will
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The Social Democrats still lead in the polls

The Social Democratic Party still remains the most popular party in Lithuania and it has even improved its ranking during the last month, shows opinion poll carried out by Vilmorus
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Young People in Particular Emigrate from Lithuania

Mostly young people emigrate form Lithuania because they cannot find any job. There emigrate mainly those who have been seeking jobs for over a year. These are the results of
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