Homo Europeus, Europos Kultūros Virsmai Ir Lietuviai
Homo Europeus, Cultural Transformations And Lithuanians

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the changes in Lithuanian culture and mentalities that are taking place with the accession of Lithuania to the European Union. The author analyses various fears and attitudes associated with the supposed cultural levelling and loss of identity. It is demonstrated that there is no common European cultural policy; culture remains the domain of the member states. Lithuanian culture faces and will undoubtedly continue to face the same issues that are confronted by Western civilization, yet the democratic structure of the EU allows us expecting that there will be attempts to solve them. The EU policy provides Lithuanians with an opportunity to become, for the first time in their history, a real part of Western civilization and to develop the European identity along with the national one. The participation of small countries on an equal basis in the process of European unification witnesses of the respect to the heritage and identity of a specific nation.

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