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A long way from home: Lithuanians in Scotland

A long way from home: Lithuanians in Scotland 0

Anna-Cara Keim | The Lithuania Tribune On 7 and 8 February 2012, the University of Glasgow, Scotland hosted a rather unusual conference. Titled ‘A long way from home: Baltic people in the United Kingdom’, teh conference brought together researchers, academics but also members of the …

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A country famous for exporting its labour 0

Justina Daubaraite | The Lithuania Tribune The export market is important for a country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP); and for small countries it comprises an essential part of its income. Lithuania is no exception. During rocky economic times the export of products was the one …

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“I am pregnant, and he sleeps with another woman” – advice from psychologist, Vaida Platkevičiūtė 0

I have read many sad stories on the internet and never thought that I will ask your advice, how should I live after this, that I will need to tell it and wait for help. We are together for eight years now. We really love …

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“It’s a big mess” – Rūta Vainienė of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute on the country’s healthcare system 4

In its latest edition published today, the World Christian News online journal publishes a story titled “Semi-liberated capitals” where they interview Ukrainian, Estonian and Lithuanian personalities about their respective country’s healthcare systems. Ruta Vainiene from the Lithuanian Free Market Institute offers a scathing indictment on …

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Reaction to C. Nkemke’s comment “forget the occupation and move on Lithuania” 21

Neal Maloney | The Lithuania Tribune In a recent Tribune article, Nigerian-immigrant to Lithuania Chijoke Nkemke has a rather harsh indictment of Lithuanian society. He claims that he personally has experienced racism and discrimination based on his skin-color, which is black. He claims he has personally …

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From our readers – “Why I read the Lithuania Tribune” 1

Mark Splinter writes: I can read the main news portals in Lithuanian, but sometimes it’s hard to gather up the energy to open them and navigate through the sea of crazy sensationalist stories and local gossip. The Tribune simply has a better selection of stories. …

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The needless controversy of Nobel Peace Prize

The needless controversy of Nobel Peace Prize 1

Karolis Jankus|the Lithuania Tribune The decision to award Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union has sparked controversy both around Europe and the world and further diminished its value in some eyes, given current uneasy developments of Eurozone crisis. The award became another good chance …

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Why Lithuania is/could be madly rich?

Why Lithuania is/could be madly rich? 1

Darius Miliauskas | The Lithuania Tribune The Nuclear Power Plant in Ignalina was closed on the last day of the year 2009. The obligation to close the power plant was one of the main conditions in the treaties of Lithuanian accession to the European Union …

Comments & Letters on Referendum in Latvia 0

Dear readers, as we mentioned before, a lot of your comments are very interesting and in many cases they could provide a great supplement to the articles. Thus we have decided to create a ‘Comments and Letters’ section.  This time we are posting comments for …

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Comments & Letters, W8

Comments & Letters, W8 1

Dear readers, we would like to thank you for reading the Lithuania Tribune and for commenting. A lot of your comments are very interesting and in many cases they could provide a great supplement to the articles. Thus we have decided to create a ‘Comments …

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