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Dovilė Jakniūnaitė
Opinion

No Good End in Sight: The Crumbling Iran Nuclear Deal

February 18, 2019 Dovile Jakniunaite 0

In May of 2018, United States President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), colloquially known as the Iran nuclear deal. This deal was one of Barack Obama’s biggest achievements in international politics, with many experts and policy actors widely endorsing and backing the agreement. Thus, Trump’s decision, although not totally unexpected, was met with disapproval not only in Iran, but also by other parties to the agreement, including Germany, U.K, France, Russia, and China. The U.S. withdrawal raises a lot of questions about the future of Iran, nuclear non-proliferation, as well as regional and international security. […]

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Energy

Lithuania now has substantial legal arguments to deny access for electricity produced in the unsafe Astravyets Plant

February 13, 2019 EN.DELFI 0

On 7 February 2019, the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) in Geneva definitively concluded that during the construction of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the vicinity of the Lithuanian border and Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, Belarus had infringed three articles of the Convention thus failing to justify the selection of the construction site and consult with the countries that are most likely to be affected. […]

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Foreign affairs

IAEA won’t probe radiation leak as requested by Lithuania

January 16, 2018 BNS 0

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not plan to carry out a probe into an extremely high concentration of a radioactive isotope, at nearly 1,000 times normal levels, that was registered in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region last September as it does not have the authority to do so, a spokeswoman for the Lithuanian foreign minister said. […]

Astravyets N-plant in Belarus
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US Congressman Shimkus calls for pressure on Belarus on Astravyets N-plant

March 29, 2017 BNS EN 0

US Congressman John Shimkus of the Republican Party has made an address to US legislators, calling to pressure Belarus to give access to international observers to the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant under construction merely 50 km from Lithuania’s capital Vilnius. […]

Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus
Energy

Belarus selectively applies nuclear safety standards

January 19, 2017 BNS EN 0

Belarus selectively applies nuclear safety standards in the construction of the Astravyets nuclear power plant, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday. […]

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If Belarus N-plant project can’t be stopped, safety must be ensured – EnMin

December 22, 2016 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s new Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas sees ensuring the safety of the Astravyets nuclear power plant, which Belarus is building just 50 kilometers from Vilnius, as one of his key tasks. […]