Lithuania – rroma.org https://rroma.org Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:32:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Lithuania – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Lithuania, Roma, and Work https://rroma.org/lithuania-roma-and-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lithuania-roma-and-work Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:32:25 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32317 Over the past five years, approximately 2,700 Roma have applied to the Employment Service, but only a third of them—29.3%, or 790—have found employment. According to Inga Nomeikienė, Advisor to the Employment Service’s Service Organization Department, one of the biggest challenges in finding employment is low education. “Approximately 30 percent of these clients have no primary education, and more than half have only primary or basic education. Illiteracy is common among older Roma. Only a few have secondary education or vocational qualifications.”

]]> April 8th – Lithuania https://rroma.org/april-8th-lithuania/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-8th-lithuania Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:25:37 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32204 On Wednesday April 8th, in honour of International Roma Day, the Roma flag was raised on the Vilnius TV Tower.

]]> Lithuania and the Z and N Words https://rroma.org/lithuania-and-the-z-and-n-words/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lithuania-and-the-z-and-n-words Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:37:39 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31913 Minister of Culture Vaida Aleknavičienė says she disagrees with the statements of Audrius Valotka, head of the State Language Inspectorate, about “gypsies” and “negroes”, and invites him for a conversation.

]]> Gypsy Fest https://rroma.org/gypsy-fest-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gypsy-fest-2 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:14:49 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29828 This year’s “Gypsy Fest” was an attempt to bring awareness to the Roma culture and customs. A colourful parade passed through the centre of Vilnius. One of the festival’s highlights was a Roma village with traditional dishes and handicrafts. A fashion show and a free concert also took place.

]]> Vilnius: Festival https://rroma.org/vilnius-festival-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vilnius-festival-3 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:35:14 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29791 The two-day “Gypsy Fest 2025” festival dedicated to Roma culture kicked off in Vilnius on Friday. The program includes a colorful parade, a fashion show, traditional food tastings, and Roma music concerts.

]]> Gypsy Fest in Lithuania https://rroma.org/gypsy-fest-in-lithuania/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gypsy-fest-in-lithuania Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:52:59 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29681 This September, Lithuanian listeners will be treated to a veritable cocktail of famous performers. According to the press release, the best Roma performers from abroad will perform on the stage of the international festival “Gypsy Fest 2025”.

]]> Vilnius – Lithuania and April 8th https://rroma.org/vilnius-lithuania-and-april-8th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vilnius-lithuania-and-april-8th Sat, 12 Apr 2025 12:00:15 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27897 On Tuesday April 8th, Vilnius hosted celebrations to mark World Roma Day. An event with the participation of representatives of the authorities and the Roma community was held in  the Visitors’ Centre of the Seimas (Parliament). The Roma anthem was sung on the banks of the Neris River, and wreaths of flowers were lowered into the water to commemorate the victims of the Roma genocide.

]]> Vilnius and Roma “Amaro Džipen – Our Lives” https://rroma.org/vilnius-and-roma-amaro-dzipen-our-lives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vilnius-and-roma-amaro-dzipen-our-lives Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:26:51 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=26549 A few years ago, the former mayor of Vilnius proudly announced on Facebook that the city had gotten rid of the “dark warehouse” that scared everyone. This is how the authorities of that time dehumanized the Roma settlement in the Porubanka district, which was finally razed to the ground in 2020.

Today, four years later, young Roma who grew up in Porubanka decided to take the floor and tell their story on their own terms. The exhibition not only restores the memory of the former settlement, but, above all, challenges established stereotypes and questions the way the city treats its marginalized residents.

]]> ECRI and Lithuania https://rroma.org/ecri-and-lithuania/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecri-and-lithuania Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:09:02 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=25537 In its report on Lithuania, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) said the country should better promote LGBTI equality and Roma inclusion.

]]> Opera and Roma https://rroma.org/opera-and-roma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opera-and-roma Sat, 12 Oct 2024 09:03:41 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=25405 Gopalas Michailovskis is a Rom from Lithuania who went to high school and who studied opera, one of his great loves.

Listen to what he says about opera and listen to how Gopalas Mikhailovsky sings opera in Romanes.

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