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Politics

Different challenges await new mayors of Lithuania’s biggest cities

New mayors of Vilnius and Kaunas will have to deal with different challenges. Remigijus Šimašius, new mayor of the Lithuanian capital, will have to address the city’s financial problems and reduce heating bills, while businessman Visvaldas Matijošaitis, the new mayor of Lithuania’s second city, will have to attract more investment, says economist Gitanas Nausėda. […]

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Politics

Lithuania’s top female chess master to get MP seat

Lithuania’s female chess grandmaster Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen will become a member of Lithuania’s parliament to replace Liberal Remigijus Šimašius who was Sunday elected as Vilnius mayor. […]

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Society

Lithuanian justice minister says religious communities and sects pose no danger

Religious communities and sects present in Lithuania are not dangerous, Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis said. […]

Society

Nearly EUR 640,000 distributed among Lithuania’s religious communities

Lithuania’s government distributed nearly 640,000 euros among the country’s traditional religious communities. […]