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PM sees no need for new probes over CIA prison in Lithuania
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that there is no need for new investigations regarding a secret CIA detention facility in Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian PM finds it hard to understand Russian journalist’s staged murder
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he finds it hard to understand the motives of Ukrainian law enforcement for staging Russian opposition journalist Arkady Babchenko‘s murder. […]
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Lithuania will consider appealing ECHR ruling on CIA prison – justmin (Updated)
Lithuania will consider appealing the European Court of Human Rights‘ ruling that a secret CIA prison operated in Lithuania, Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius says. […]
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Secret CIA prison operated in Lithuania – ECHR
A secret CIA prison for suspected terrorists operated in Lithuania in 2005–2006, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday. […]
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Palestinians consider opening embassy in Vilnius, ask for state recognition
The Palestinians are considering opening their embassy in Vilnius later this year, making it a bridge for Arab countries to the Baltic states, Foreign Minister Riad al Malki says. […]
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Lithuanian formin on Babchenko’s staged murder: I don’t understand such special operations
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that he does not understand Ukraine’s actions in staging the murder of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko. […]
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Lithuania signs OECD accession agreement
President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed on Wednesday an agreement on Lithuania’s accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Convention. […]
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Russian political activist Gorsky turns to court after denied asylum in Lithuania
Russian political activist Yuri Gorsky has appeal against the Lithuanian Migration Department‘s refusal to grant him political asylum. […]
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OECD membership to make Lithuania more attractive to investors – speaker
Lithuania’s membership in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will make the Baltic country more attractive to investments and should also promote the creation of jobs, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis believes. […]
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Lithuania condemns Russian opposition journalist’s murder in Kiev
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday condemned the murder of Russian journalist and the Kremlin’s critic Arkady Babchenko in Kiev. […]
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Lithuania to sign OECD accession agreement
Lithuania will sign on Wednesday an agreement on its accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Convention. Lithuania will officially become the 36th member of the organization that unites the strongest and the most advanced economies of the world. […]
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EC proposes cutting support for rural development in Lithuania to EUR 1.2b
The European Commission is proposing cutting support to Lithuania for rural development in 2021-2027 by 317 million euros, Lithuanian EU Commissioner for Health and Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis told BNS Lithuania on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuania will try to negotiate more of EU cohesion support – vice minister
Lithuania’s government will try to negotiate more of EU cohesion support for regional development after the European Commission suggested cutting such support by 13 percent in the new budget, Vice Minister of Finance Miglė Tuskienė says. […]
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EC proposes cutting EU’s cohesion support to Lithuania – commissioner
The European Commission suggests allocating 6.359 billion euros to Lithuania. […]
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Khodorkovsky on Lithuanian TV: fall of Putin’s regime possible at any time
Russian oligarch-turned-dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky says that a fall of Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s regime is possible at any time. […]
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Leading German MEP calls on Lithuania to choose Europe in disputes with US
Manfred Weber, leader of the European Parliament‘s largest political group, says that Lithuania should choose Europe amid recent tensions between the European Union and the United States. […]
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Lithuanian president to sign OECD accession agreement
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will sign an agreement on the country’s accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Lithuania will officially become its 36th member. […]
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