Separatists in Ukraine
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EU extends sanctions for Russian and Ukrainian nationals who support separatists

The European Union has extended the existing sanctions for Ukrainian and Russian citizens supporting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine for six more months, Lithuanian diplomats said on Wednesday. […]

Baltic Way on the Lithuanian - Latvian border
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Butkevičius sees Baltic Way 26th anniversary as path countries walked together

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and his Latvian and Estonian counterparts marked the 26-year anniversary of the Baltic Way in Palanga on Saturday, recalling the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, by which Stalin’s Soviet Union and the Nazi Germany illegally divided Europe and put an end to independence of the three Baltic nations. […]

Greece
European Union

Lithuanian government to discuss Greek bailout next week if there’s a deal

If eurozone finance ministers agree on Friday on a long-term assistance program for Greece, the Lithuanian government will discuss this issue on Monday. […]

François Hollande
European Union

French president’s eurozone government proposal ‘just an idea’, Lithuanian foreign minister says

French President François Hollande‘s proposal to establish a parliament and a government for the euro area is “just an idea without any specific propositions,” therefore is cannot be either rejected or approved so far, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]