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Dutch royal couple coming to Lithuania in June
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will pay a state visit to Lithuania in June. […]
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Trade wars will affect ordinary people, not politicians – Lithuanian president in US
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said during a visit in the United States that the three Baltic states would work to ease the economic tensions between the European Union and the United States, emphasizing that trade wars would mainly affect ordinary people. […]
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Trump used summit with Baltic leaders for domestic politics – Lithuanian reviewers
United States President Donald Trump used the visit of the three Baltic presidents for domestic politics, however, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia managed to align their interests with those of the White House, political scientists say. […]
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Lithuania’s language watchdog to discuss change Georgia’s name to Sakartvelo
The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language will this week discuss whether it support changing the name of Georgia to its original version of Sakartvelo. […]
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Trump dubs Baltic states as example for other NATO countries for defense financing
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday thanked the Baltic states for raising their defense budgets, urging other NATO countries to follow the example of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in defense spending. […]
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Trump vows periodical dispatch of US troops to Baltic states, step up air defense
United States President Donald Trump pledged on Tuesday that the US would periodically station troops in the Baltic states in an effort to deter Russia. […]
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Baltic presidents’ meeting with Trump: 3 topics
Ahead of the meeting of United States President Donald Trump with the leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, BNS Lithuania is presenting three key topics of the meeting. […]
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Expelled staff of Russian embassy leave Lithuania
Three employees of the Russian Embassy in Vilnius who have been declared persona non grata in the country have left Lithuania. […]
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Trump to meet with Baltic presidents in Washington
The presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will meet with the leader of the United States Donald Trump in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuania criticizes Russia’s plans to test missiles above Latvia’s economic zone
Lithuania on Friday criticized the Russian army’s plans to conduct tests of missiles above the Latvian exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea. […]
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Moscow’s response to expulsion of diplomats: Lithuania’s ambassador summoned to ForMin
Lithuania’s Ambassador to Russia Remigijus Motuzas was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday as part of Russia‘s preparations to respond to the expulsion of three diplomats from Lithuania. […]
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Britain ‘very grateful’ for Lithuania’s solidarity over spy poisoning – envoy
Britain is grateful to Lithuania for its solidarity over the poisoning of a former double agent and his daughter, the UK ambassador to Vilnius, Claire Lawrence, said. […]
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US president to praise Baltic nations for defense spending – diplomats
US President Donald Trump will show the Baltic nations as a model for other European countries in defense spending as he will host the leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in the White House next Tuesday, diplomats said. […]
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Lithuania won’t reach compromise on Istanbul convention soon – socmin
The conflict between opposing parties in connection to the ratification of the Istanbul convention on violence against women is too acute and makes it impossible to expect a compromise any time soon, says Lithuania’s Social Security and Labor Minister Linas Kukuraitis. […]
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Seimas committees approve EU-Canada trade pact
The Lithuanian parliament’s committees on health affairs and foreign affairs on Wednesday approved the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada, opening the way for starting debates on the ratification of the pact in the full Seimas. […]
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Russian ambassador sees Lithuanian intelligence reports as attempt to justify anti-Russian policy
Russia’s ambassador in Vilnius says that Lithuanian intelligence reports are an attempt to justify the country’s anti-Russian policy. […]
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Ban on 44 Russians to enter Lithuania takes effect
The heads of the Lithuanian Interior Ministry and the Migration Department signed on Monday decrees barring another 44 Russian citizens from entering the country. […]
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