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Politics

Conservatives propose to recognize Lithuania’s Communist Party as criminal organisation

A group of Lithuanian politicians and activists have proposed that the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and its subsidiary in Lithuania – the Communist Party of Lithuania (LKP) – be recognized “a criminal organisation, organiser and executor of the genocide of the Lithuanian people, responsible for extermination, deportation and other repressions against Lithuanian residents”. […]

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Defence

NATO air policing intercepted one Russian military aircraft last week

Between 5 and 11 October, NATO air policing fighter jets patrolling Baltic airspace identified and intercepted one IL-76 transport aircraft of the Russian Federation flying in international airspace above the Baltic Sea, the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania reports. […]

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Economy

FDI to Lithuania triples

In the second quarter of 2015, the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Lithuania amounted to EUR 65.23 million, or 3.5 times more than in the same period a year ago. […]

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Economy

Swedish Business Awards: Swedish businesses choose Lithuania for modern ideas and smart people

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė together with King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who is on a state visit in Lithuania, attended the Swedish Business Awards Ceremony on Thursday. […]

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European Union

Lithuanian interior minister says EU’s return policy should be more ambitious

On Thursday Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis is attending the European Union‘s (EU) Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg. Responding to a recent refugee crisis, ministers of the EU member states will negotiate on external border control and on the future of return policies as well as on the implementation of the decision to relocate 40,000 migrants from Italy and Greece. […]

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Yalta invites US presidential candidate Donald Trump

The head of the Crimean resort city of Yalta, Andrey Rostenko, has invited US presidential front-runner Donald Trump to visit Crimea, the city’s press office said on Wednesday. […]