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Lithuanian president: Minsk pact fails to settle key border issue
The four-way negotiations in Minsk failed to settle the key issue on control of Ukraine‘s borders, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
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Minister Linkevičius: We’ll see Sunday morning if agreement in Minsk means anything
It’s too early to speak about real progress in eastern Ukraine following the Minsk talks as it’s still not clear whether the agreements reached will be implemented, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says, adding that no final decisions have been made on key issues. […]
Society
Lithuanian banker fails to show up at extradition hearing in London court
Vladimir Antonov, former shareholder of Lithuania’s bankrupt bank Snoras, on Wednesday skipped a hearing of his extradition case at the High Court in London. […]
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Lithuanian expert: Minsk talks outcome might be bad or very bad
The outcome of the ongoing talks in Minsk might be “bad” or “very bad”, says Laurynas Kasčiūnas, an analyst from the Vilnius-based Eastern Europe Studies Centre, commenting on the talks on the situation in eastern Ukraine that continue in the Belarusian capital of Minsk on Thursday. […]
Defence
Lithuania and US agree to sign new defence cooperation pact
The United States and Lithuania have agreed to sign a new agreement on defence cooperation as early as this year, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday. […]
Society
Lithuania rises one spot in 2014 World Press Freedom Index
Lithuania has risen in the annual World Press Freedom Index by one notch to the 31st position among 180 countries. […]
Defence
Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian brigade might hold first exercises in autumn
The Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian joint military brigade, currently being established, might hold the first joint military exercises in the coming autumn, Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said in Vilnius on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuania asks World Bank to reclassify Baltic states as developed countries
Lithuania’s Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius has once again called upon the World Bank’s president to upgrade the status of the three Baltic states in this institution from emerging to developed countries. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania considers closing embassy in Belgium
Lithuania is considering to close its embassy in Belgium, parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Benediktas Juodka said on Wednesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee: Reset of relations with Russia failed
The Lithuanian government‘s aim to reset relations with Russia failed, says Benediktas Juodka, chairman of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. […]
Economy
Lithuania to make first payment into ESM
Lithuania, which formally joined the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) in early February, will transfer the first 65.44-million-euro tranche of paid-in capital on Wednesday, a week after the Cabinet gave the green light for the payment. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s two biggest parties preparing for leadership elections
Two of Lithuania’s political heavyweights, the Social Democratic Party and the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), are preparing for leadership elections. […]
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Norway’s ambassador to Lithuania speaks out on child custody controversy involving Norwegian child services
Norway‘s Ambassador to Lithuania Dag Malmer Halvorsen says that children are rarely taken from their Lithuanian families in Norway. […]
European Union
Mogherini stresses historic responsibility in talks on Ukraine
The European Union‘s (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says that the French and German leaders attending the Minsk talks on peace in Ukraine on Wednesday will speak on the EU’s behalf, emphasizing the historic responsibility of the talks. […]
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Lithuanian parliament speaker not hopeful about Minsk peace talks
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says she does not have high hopes for the Minsk peace talks, which are starting on Wednesday and will focus on working out a solution for Russia‘s undeclared war on Ukraine. […]
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Seven Ukrainian kids to come to Lithuania to finish academic year
Seven Ukrainian children from the war-ridden areas of Luhansk and Donetsk accompanied by a teacher should come to Lithuania later in February to finish the academic year here, the Lithuanian government said in the cover letter of a resolution. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania expects China’s statement to bring “new phase of cooperation”
Lithuania’s government hopes that the statement published by China on Tuesday will pave way for trade and economic cooperation, as well as put an end to diplomatic tensions that started when the Dalai Lama visited Vilnius 18 months ago. […]
Culture
European Capital of Culture title “would put Kaunas on European map”
In an effort to get the title of the European Capital of Culture, Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas should include the city’s residents, think about the city’s identity and the wanted changes, consultants said after meeting with representatives of Kaunas cultural institutions on Tuesday. […]