Valdis Dombrovskis
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Latvia’s Dombrovskis: euro in Lithuania is good news for all three Baltic States

“Euro in Lithuania is good news for the Baltic States – it will once again prove accomplishments of the Baltic States in securing financial stability and economic growth. It also demonstrates the attractiveness of this region for investments,” said Latvian MEP Valdis Dombrovskis, commenting the news about EP’s decision to let Lithuania join the euro zone. […]

Steven Seagal
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Steven Seagal’s upcoming performance in Estonia causes outrage

American action movie star Steven Seagal with his band is one of the main performers at the upcoming Augustibluus festival in Estonia, which has drawn criticism from other musicians as well as Estonian foreign minister due to the positions Seagal has voiced in regard to Ukraine, LETA/Postimees Online reports. […]

Bilingual signs in Šalčininkai
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Bilingaul street signs provision removed from national minority bill

The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday backed a proposal to remove the provision on bilingual street signs from the draft Law on National Minorities which is currently being debated by the lawmakers. […]

Vytenis Andriukaitis
Politics

Outgoing Minister Andriukaitis does not expect changes in Lithuania’s Health Ministry

On Thursday the mandate of Health Minister Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis ends and he is replaced by Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė. Andriukaitis thinks that his successor, fellow social democrat, will not change the team and how the ministry is run. […]

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President Grybauskaitė: New sanctions over Ukraine are not sufficient

The new tougher sanctions over the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, agreed by the European Council late on Wednesday night, are still not sufficient, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]