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“Pray to God that a rustic will not become a noble one” or “It’s hard for a rustic to be a noble“ is probably the best way to describe the attitude of Lithuanian society towards the values of the European Union (EU), which include tolerance and respect for gender equality and the diversity of sexual identities. Fleeing Soviet “culture”, or rather the rustic nature and looking for privileges, the rustic people were supposedly determined to make significant changes. Upon joining the ...

Although Lithuania does not have tanks to send to Ukraine, it has partly joined the so-called “Leopard coalition” by pre...

Breast cancer (BC) and prostate cancer (PC) mortality rates in Lithuania remain comparatively high despite the ongoing BC and PC screening programmes established in 2006. The aim of this study was to investigate time trends in BC and PC mortality rates in Lithuania evaluating the effects of age, calendar period of death, and birth-cohort over a 35-year time span. We obtained death certification data for BC in women and PC in men for Lithuania during the period 1986–2020 from the World Heal...

Two of the biggest challenges that Europe faces in the race to wean itself off Russian natural gas are the need to develop new pipeline connections between the continent’s many isolated gas networks and to integrate the European Union’s multiple gas

Although Lithuanias Interior Ministry has proposed extending the existing state of emergency at the countrys border wi...

Although Lithuanias Interior Ministry has proposed extending the existing state of emergency at the countrys border wi...

LRT English Newsletter – August 13, 2021

Two steps forward one step back: Lithuanias fight against gender violence 7 Domestic violence (associative image) / D. Umbrasas/LRT Although Lithuania missed the 1960s feminist revolutions, it made strides in the 2000s towards ensuring womens protection from domestic violence. However, the progress has begun to stall. Ten years ago, the country adopted the Law on Protection against Domestic Violence, which led to an almost tenfold increase in reports of violence. NGOs and womens rights advocate...

Lithuania’s vaccination strategy: balancing between chaos and efficiency 20 Covid-19 vaccination in Lithuania. / E. Blaževič/LRT Although Lithuania is ahead of its neighbours and many EU countries in terms of Covid-19 vaccination, the process suffers from a lack of clarity and changing priorities. Insufficient vaccine deliveries and changing vaccination schedules are only a few of the problems that Lithuania currently faces while carrying out Covid-19 vaccination. In late March, the governm...

AstraZeneca vaccines should be given to people under 55, Lithuanian panel says 3 AstraZeneca vaccine / AP Although Lithuania is limiting the use of AstraZeneca shots to people under 55, an expert panel advising the government argues the vaccine offers enough protection to older recipients as well. According to Ligita Jančorienė, head of the Centre for Infectious Diseases at Santaros Clinics, the results of clinical trials show that the AstraZeneca vaccine generates similar immune responses ac...