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Foreign affairs

Lithuania supports Global Pact for Environment initiative

Lithuania has expressed support to the Global Pact for the Environment that would introduce provisions for environmental protection and climate change contained in a single document, which was proposed during the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, the Foreign Ministry said. […]

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Foreign affairs

President going to Poland next year

President Dalia Grybauskaite intends to go to Poland next year to attend festivities to mark 100-year anniversary of the country’s statehood, inviting her Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, to attend the 100-year statehood anniversary in Vilnius on Feb. 16, the presidential press service said. […]

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Economy

European Commission approves Nordea and DNB plans to enter into a merger in the Baltics

The European Commission approved unconditionally the creation of a joint venture between Nordea Bank AB and DNB Bank ASA, in the Baltic States. The Commission assessed the possible competitive effects of the merger on a number of distinct retail and corporate banking markets across the three Baltic countries and concluded that the merger would not raise competition concerns. […]

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Politics

Child rights protection reform makes headway in parliament

A child right protection system reform package that, for the first time, sets six years as the minimum age for a child to be left alone is making headway in the parliament. […]

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Society

Strong winds cause power outages, topple trees across Lithuania

Strong winds caused power outages and toppled trees onto roads and cars across Lithuania overnight, officials said on Tuesday. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuania joins Trump’s initiative to reform UN

Lithuania has joined a political declaration on reforming the United Nations, drafted on US President Donald Trump’s initiative, the Lithuanian president’s office said on Tuesday. […]