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Lithuanian Foreign Ministry says Russia blocks Mission Siberia expedition
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry expressed on Friday its disappointment over Russia’s decision to block an annual Mission Siberia expedition. […]
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Lithuania denies entry to 4 Pakistanis with Fan-IDs
Lithuanian border guards last night prevented four Pakistanis with World Cup Fan IDs from entering the country. […]
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Russia presents Lithuania with an ultimatum: agree with our conditions or we halt your project
It is unfortunate, but this year the organisers will face difficulties. Such hints were already bandied around by Kremlin propaganda outlets Baltnews and Sputnik in March by unnamed individuals, predicting that this year the project Misija Sibiras (Mission Siberia) will be obstructed. The threat was realised on Friday. […]
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Football fans have smoothly travelled via Lithuania, minister says
Football fans have smoothly travelled from mainland Russia to its exclave of Kaliningrad via Lithuania, Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas said on Thursday. […]
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Lithuania mulls signing refugee return deal with Germany, president says
Lithuania is considering signing a bilateral agreement with Germany on the return of refugees, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday. […]
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Lithuanian judge appointed to the EU Court of Justice
Irmantas Jarukaitis, a judge from the Lithuanian Chief Administrative Court, has been appointed to the Court of Justice of the European Union. […]
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Seimas adopts resolution on Abkhazia, South Ossetia’s occupation
The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution, reminding of the occupation of Georgia‘s regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia by Russia ten years ago. […]
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Football fans travelled to Russia’s Kaliningrad via Lithuania without incidents
Around 1,600 football fans traveled by train to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad via Lithuania on Thursday night without any incidents, Renatas Požėla, commander of border guards, told BNS Lithuania. […]
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Russian activist plans to learn Lithuanian, teach at university after getting asylum
Russian political activist Dmitry Buchenkov says he plans to learn Lithuanian and teach at a university after he was granted political asylum in the country this week. […]
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Seimas greenlights OECD membership
The Seimas on Thursday gave the green light for Lithuania to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]
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Seimas calls on Putin to free Sentsov, other political prisoners
The Lithuanian parliament urged on Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov and other political prisoners held in Russian jails. […]
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Lithuanian president discusses budget, migration, security with EU ambassadors
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met on Wednesday with EU member states’ ambassadors accredited to Lithuania to discuss EU budget, migration and security issues. […]
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Lithuanian govt pledges support for culture, education center in Poland’s Suwalki
Lithuania’s government has pledged support for the establishment of an education and culture center in the Polish city of Suwalki, where a Lithuanian kindergarten would be opened, Deividas Matulionis, the Lithuanian government’s vice chancellor, said after meeting with representatives of the Lithuanian community in Poland. […]
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Seimas to start deliberating OECD accession agreement
The Seimas of Lithuania is on Wednesday starting deliberations on the agreement on the country’s accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. […]
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Lithuanian formin urges EU to agree on European-level application of Magnitsky list
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Monday called on the European Union to agree on the application of the so-called “Magnitsky List” at European level. […]
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EU to present Belarusian N-plant stress test results next week – Lithuanian diplomat
The European Union will next week present the results of stress tests at the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) under construction in Belarus close to its border with Lithuania, President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s foreign policy advisor said on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuanian border guards bar entry to 20 football fans
Lithuanian border guards stopped 20 people from entering the country over the last weekend as they were travelling by train to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad via Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian formin pledges continuous support for eastern Ukrainian regions
Lithuania will continue providing support to Ukraine’s eastern regions, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said during his recent visit to Ukraine. […]
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Seimas speaker to visit United States
Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis is leaving for a three-day visit to the United States. […]
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Lithuanian president plans to congratulate Estonia on its centenary in Estonian
Lithuania President Grybauskaitė, leaving for Tartu on Friday, plans to congratulate Estonia on its centenary in Estonian. […]