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Government emergency panel declares state of emergency over ASF
The government’s emergency commission decided Monday to declare a state of emergency in the district of Ignalina in response to the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in Lithuania. […]
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Putin’s ex-adviser says MH17 was not random choice
The Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was not shot down accidentally, it was chosen as a target because it was flying from Amsterdam, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former adviser Andrey Illarionov has said in Vilnius. […]
Sports
Lithuania to support Garry Kasparov to head World Chess Federation
The Lithuanian Chess Federation has decided to support Garry Kasparov, a Russian player with links to Moscow’s opposition, rather than Kremlin-supported Kirsan Ilyumzhinov for the president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). […]
Defence
NATO airmen report growing Russian activity in Baltic airspace
Polish aviators, who are heading the NATO air-policing mission in the Baltic states for the fifth time, say that they are faced with growing activity of the Russian Air Forces. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian government mulls extended persona non grata list
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius does not rule out that certain Russian performers may be listed as personae non gratae in the future in an effort to combat propaganda. […]
Economy
19,000 pigs culled after African swine fever outbreak
All 19,000 pigs at an African Swine Fever-hit farm in the eastern Lithuanian district of Ignalina have been exterminated, the country’s chief veterinary officer said. […]
Economy
Half people in Lithuania support euro
As Lithuania is moving closer to introducing the euro, half of the people in the country support Europe’s single currency, a recent Eurobarometer survey shows. […]
Sports
Vilnius and Klaipėda basketball clubs withdraw from Russia’s VTB United League
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius and Neptūnas Klaipėda will not play in the VTB United League next season, the Lithuanian Basketball League and the clubs’ management announced on Friday. […]
Economy
Baltics and Poland to ask EU support in fighting ASF
Faced with a threat of African swine fever (ASF), the Lithuanian government plans to team up with Latvia, Estonia and Poland and to apply for the European Union’s (EU) support. […]
Energy
No delays in Klaipėda LNG terminal construction
The construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the port of Klaipėda continues without delays, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has assured, adding that disputes with Latvia’s BMGS, the contractor in the facility’s jetty project, have been resolved. […]
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Economy
State of emergency declared in north-east Lithuania over African swine fever
With African swine fever (ASF) virus found in pig farms managed by Danish-owned Idavang, the local authority of the district of Ignalina has declared a state of emergency in the entire district. […]
Society
Maxima owner Nerijus Numavičius tops Lithuania’s millionaire list
Nerijus Numavičius, the largest shareholder of Vilniaus Prekyba Group, owner of Maxima grocery store chain, remains the richest person in Lithuania with assets worth 3.6 billion litas (EUR 1.04 billion), according to a list of the country’s wealthiest people published by the Veidas magazine on Friday. […]
Economy
Lithuanian prosecutors drop TV3 probe
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office dropped a pre-trial investigation over TV3 channel’s actions after the initial allegations against the channel’s parent company were dismissed. […]
Defence
Grybauskaitė pledges to monitor defence spending closely
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has pledged to monitor whether additional funds recently allocated to national defence are spent transparently and effectively. […]
Society
Nearly 15,000 scholarship students enter Lithuanian state-funded institutions
The number of students given scholarships to study in state-funded education institutions in Lithuania rose to 14,922 this year, up from 14,855 last year. […]
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