Valentinas Mazuronis
Politics

Why are many Lithuanian party leaders not standing for their parties in elections?

MEP Valentinas Mazuronis, the chairman of Lithuania’s Labour Party, has confirmed he will not be leading his party in October’s general elections. That, according to a political analyst, shows that he prioritizes a cushy seat in the European Parliament over volatility of national politics.

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Culture

Regatta of historic boats along Lithuanian coast

A regatta of historic boats is to set sail on the Curonian Lagoon from Nida to Klaipėda.

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Yuliya Efimova
Sports

Meilutytė‘s number-one opponent Efimova out of Olympics

Although the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has refrained from banning the entire Russian delegation from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, the ticket to Brazil will not be extended to swimmer Yuliya Efimova and other Russian athletes who have been entangled in doping scandals.

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Culture

Listen to words of 8,000-year-old Indo-European language that sound surprisingly similar to Lithuanian

Linguists have recreated the sounds of the common Indo-European tongue spoken by the ancestors of most European nations 6,000 years ago. They sound surprisingly similar to modern Lithuanian.

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Linas Linkevičius
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian diplomats deserve commendation for work during Turkey coup – Linkevičius

Despite criticism from the president, Lithuanian diplomats in Turkey must be commended for their work and dedication during the attempted coup in the country, says Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius.

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