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Economy

Lithuania wants to prove it was net contributor, not recipient of Soviet funds

As part of its effort to estimate the damage caused by the Soviet occupation, Lithuania wants to dig up archival documents to calculate the balance of financial flows between Vilnius and Moscow during that period, a method that has already been used by neighbouring Latvia, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reports. […]

Rolandas Kvietkauskas
Culture

Kvietkauskas re-appointed to head Lithuanian Film Centre

Rolandas Kvietkauskas has been re-appointed as director of the Lithuanian Film Centre for a second four-year term, the Ministry of Culture has said. […]

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Economy

Coca-Cola withdrawal from Lithuania ‘to do with market size, not Labour Code’ – president’s adviser

An advisor to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says the size of the Lithuanian market and shortage of specialists are probably the reasons behind Coca-Cola‘s decision to close its plant in the country. […]

Mikhail Gorbachev
Foreign affairs

Lithuania will not seek to have Gorbachev appear in court in January 13 case

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, will not be part of the court proceedings in Lithuania which try to bring to justice individuals responsible for civilian deaths during the attempted coup of January 1991 in Vilnius. […]