The ties between Lithuania and her migrants should not dissolve

Nowadays it is the so-called “New Wave”, or economic, emigrants that receive the most attention from politicians, society, and media. The needs of Lithuanians living abroad vary in accordance with country of residence, their own age, and their goals. The Department of National Minorities and Emigration works in cooperation with the government institutions of Lithuania and other states as well as with non-governmental organizations, but its principal partners are the World Lithuanian Community and the individual Lithuanian Communities of each country in which Lithuanians reside. It is precisely these organizations that join together the Lithuanians who do not wish to lose their national (ethnic) identity in their country of emigration. Their members contribute not only to forming the public image of Lithuania, but also to fostering Lithuanian civil society, no matter where they live