SocietyIn 2014, almost each Lithuanian at least once was touring in Lithuania – during 2014 a total of 2.6 million travels of Lithuanians in the country was counted, by 2.3% more than in 2013, the State Tourism Department (VTD) said. The registration of volunteers to the Lithuanian Armed Forces has started on 27th March. Since that time, the desire to hold a 9-month military service expressed 32 candidates including two women. 'One-third of children in Lithuania is experiencing abuse. The ongoing research shows further spread of this phenomenon,' says psychologist Robertas Povilaitis, head of the organization Child Line (lt. 'Vaikų linija'). On April 1st 2015, the Vilnius City Council will revise the city's budget for 2015 – it will be increased by EUR 14.7 million because Vilnius City Municipality will receive target funds from the state budget. The latest Eurobarometer survey on gender equality has revealed that 49% of the polled Lithuanians claim that gender inequality is widespread in Lithuania (54% among female respondents). Lithuanians believe that the social areas were gender stereotypes are mostly widespread are at work (37%), in the media (28%) and in politics (24%). The Maxima company's immediate reaction to the Zolitude disaster in November of 2013 was inadequate, as a Maxima executive told the parliament committee investigating the accident on March 30th 2015. In response to the tragedy of the German airline Germanwings and it's possible causes Air Lituanica confirms to it's passengers that two crew members are always in the cockpit during the flights of Air Lituanica. Lithuanian National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has signed an order under which drafting in Lithuania begins on 11 May, 2015. EU countries switch to summer time every year, as they will do this Sunday., but what are the benefits and are there any drawbacks? These and other questions were discussed by MEPs and experts on 24 March. "We need to move forward with this legislation and giving an oral question to the European Commission could be one of the ways to accelerate the whole thing," said Czech EPP member Pavel Svoboda, chair of the legal affairs committee, summing up the discussion. The winners of the architecture competition organized by web-based architecture marketplace Katus.eu for prefabricated wooden houses were revealed this week in Tallinn, Estonia. The winning design for the Stavanger development site in Norway came from Estonian architecture firm ARS Projekt (Rasmus Tamme, Reio Raudsepp, Rene Safin, Evelin Eelmaa, Joonas Saan, Kristjan Männigo, Kristina Oolu, Karolin Kõll) and the winning design for the Ülenurme site near Tartu, Estonia came from the Lithuanian firm Paleka Archstudija (Rolandas Palekas, Dalia Zakaite, Mantas Skirmantas). |
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