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Energy

Lithuanian energy minister, PM to mull electricity grid synchronization in Brussels, Tallinn

The energy ministers of the three Baltic states and Poland are meeting with officials of the European Commission in Brussels on Monday to discuss synchronization of the electricity network with Western Europe. […]

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History

Drinking in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Alcohol, produced by fermenting liquids, has been known in many continents and cultures from as far back as the stone and bronze ages. The first knowledge of consumption of alcoholic beverages in the Balt lands, provided by the Anglo-Saxon traveller Wulfstan who visited the lower reaches of the Vistula River, date back to the end of the 9th century: “Kings and nobility drink mare milk, while the poor and slaves drink mead.” […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
European Union

Lithuanian president wants more specifics in bids on euro zone budget, finance minister

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė attending the European Union‘s (EU) summit says there should be more specifics in the proposal of the community’s largest members to set up a position of the euro zone finance minister and have a separate budget for the area. […]

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European Union

MEPs urge European Commission to help the European basketball community and evaluate the dispute between FIBA and Euroleague

Members of the five political groups of the European Parliament urge European Commission to help the European basketball community and evaluate the dispute between FIBA and Euroleague, regarding their overlapping schedules for Euroleage clubs´ sessions and FIBA´s qualification tournaments for the basketball World Cup 2018 and Tokyo Olympics, , MEP Antanas Guoga’s press office informed.. […]

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European Union

EU leaders agree to extend sanctions against Russia

The EU heads of state or government, gathered in Brussels, on Thursday agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia for six months, the Lithuanian President’s Office said. […]