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Society

Flu epidemic declared in 18 out of 60 Lithuanian municipalities

An influenza epidemic has already been declared in 18 out of Lithuania’s 60 municipalities, the Centre for Communicable Diseases and AIDS said on Tuesday. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

PM hits back at president’s criticism over implementation of reforms

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on Monday hit back at criticism that the government “lacks capacity” to implement laws, saying that the president’s office apparently thus tries to compensate for its lack of action. […]

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Defence

Russia stationing Iskander for permanent presence in Kaliningrad – Lithuanian defmin (Updated)

Russia stationed nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in its Kaliningrad region on Monday and intends to leave them there permanently, Lithuania’s defense minister and the president said. […]

Foreign affairs

EU grants EUR 17 mln for Lithuania-Russia border projects

The European Union is continuing cooperation with Russia at the country’s external borders, planning to grant over 17 million euros for Lithuania-Russia projects. […]