Policy Document

Programme ‘Global Lithuania’

Year

2011

Country

Lithuania

Topic

Migration

Subtopic

Rights of Migrants

Main implications

Objective: Strengthening the relationship between Lithuania and its diaspora, and the engagement of the diaspora in the life of Lithuania. Thirteen government agencies have been mandated to implement the Global Lithuania programme under an inter-agency action plan.

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Requirements for its application

Persons of Lithuanian descent and Lithuanian citizens

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

Persons of Lithuanian descent and Lithuanian citizens

Criteria for coverage

Persons of Lithuanian descent and Lithuanian citizens

Read the Law

Full Text Source in English

The Programme for the Creation of ‘Global Lithuania’ (Involvement of Lithuanian Emigrants in the Life of the State) for 2011-2019, 30.03.2011 No. 389. 09.04.2011, Official gazette No. 42-1969

Original full text source in native language

Lietuvos Respublikos vyriausybė Nutarimas dėl „Globalios lietuvos“ – užsienio lietuvių įsitraukimo į valstybės gyvenimą – kūrimo 2011–2019 metų programos patvirtinimo, 30.03.2011 No. 389
09.04.2011, Official gazette No. 42-1969

Original full text web source in native language

http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l

Comments & Clarifications

The ‘Global Lithuania’ programme is implemented through an inter-agency action plan, which is updated annually. ‘Global Lithuania’ and its action plan aim to facilitate five main goals among the Lithuania diaspora: encourage the maintenance of Lithuanian identity, promote engagement in the life of Lithuania, support public diplomacy efforts, transform the ‘brain drain’ into ‘brain circulation’, and strengthen communication through innovative technologies.

Secondary Literature & Sources

Secondary literature

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, "Global Lithuania". Available at: http://urm.lt/default/lt/globali-lietuva

Links to databases and sources for the analysis or evaluation of this policy field

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, "Global Lithuania". Available at: http://urm.lt/default/lt/globali-lietuva

Author

Karolis Žibas
Vytautas Magnus University, Demographic Research Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania

Data collected in the framework of the Population Europe Research Finder and Archive (PERFAR)

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2015): Policy: "Programme ‘Global Lithuania’ " (Information provided by Karolis Žibas). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].