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European Union

Bank of Lithuania joins other Eurosystem banks in massive cash injection programme

The Bank of Lithuania, jointly with the European Central Bank (ECB) and other central banks of the Eurosystem as of 9 March is undertaking an expanded asset purchase programme. Under this programme, the central banks of the Eurosystem will buy bonds issued by euro area governments, agencies and European institutions in the secondary market, Lithuania’s central bank has announced. […]

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Economy

Unemployment in January at 9.8 percent in Lithuania

In January 2015, Lithuania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment accounted for 9.8 percent (144,000 people), Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, reports. […]

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US commander in Europe: Putin might try to destabilize a NATO country

Lieutenant General Frederick Hodges, US army commander in Europe, accused Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, of seeking to destroy Nato, and warned that Russia could seek to use the sort of “hybrid warfare” seen in eastern Ukraine against a NATO member to test the alliance. […]

Polish Senate speaker barred from attending Nemtsov’s funeral in Moscow

The speaker of Poland‘s Senate says Russia won’t let him attend the funeral of an opposition activist murdered last Friday. […]

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European Union

Lithuania hopes for speedier TTIP negotiations

In the meeting with UK’s Director for International Trade & Export Control of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Chris Barton, the Lithuanian Government’s Chancellor Alminas Mačiulis brought up the subject of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and its current relevance, the press service of the Government said. […]

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Culture

Sundance-nominated film produced by Ryan Gosling to screen in Vilnius with English subtitles

Noaz Deshe’s powerful first feature film White Shadow comes to cinema Pasaka in March and will screen with English subtitles. […]