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Polish Senate speaker to visit Lithuania
Stanislaw Karczewski, the speaker of the Senate, the upper house of the Polish parliament, is to arrive in Vilnius on Friday. […]
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Lithuanian, UK formins agree on need to continue pressure on Russia – Linkevičius
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson agreed on the need to continue pressure on Russia in international organizations during their meeting in London on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuanian formin sees Belarus’ note as response to criticism over Astravyets N-plant
Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that he was not surprised at Belarus handing a diplomatic note to Lithuania following media reports about an alleged incident while handling radioactive waste at the shutdown Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. […]
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Lithuanian president congratulates Merkel on 4th term as German chancellor
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday congratulated Angela Merkel on becoming Germany‘s chancellor for the fourth time. […]
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Russia doesn’t want impartial assessment of elections – Lithuanian formin
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday expressed regret over Russia’s decision to blacklist the Lithuania-registered International Elections Study Centre. […]
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Lithuanian formin backs UK position on Skripal poisoning as he leaves for London
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, who is leaving for London on Tuesday, has expressed solidarity with the British government, which has accused Russia of being behind the poisoning of a former military intelligence agent and his daughter. […]
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Ukraine inquires about standards for MPs in Bastys’ case – Constitutional Court president
Ukraine and other countries in Eastern Europe inquire about the standards in connection to MP liability formed by the Lithuanian Constitutional Court in the case of Mindaugas Bastys, says the court’s president Dainius Žalimas. […]
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Seimas to decide on free trade pact with Canada in spring session – speaker
The Lithuanian parliament will decide on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) during the spring session, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
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Part of Istanbul convention inconsistent with Lithuania’s LFGU program – Seimas speaker
The Istanbul convention on combating violence against women will not be submitted to the Lithuanian parliament for ratification during the spring session, as part of the document is inconsistent with the program of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis said. […]
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3 parliamentary speakers in Vilnius see Nord Stream 2 as Russia’s political instrument
The Nord Stream gas pipeline projected on the bottom of the Baltic Sea is an instrument of Russia‘s state policies, which will make Europe more dependent on Russia, say parliamentary speakers of Lithuania, Latvia and Poland. […]
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Poland’s parliamentary speaker invites neighbors to Warsaw to discuss Europe’s future
In a congratulatory speech at the Lithuanian parliament for restoration of the country’s independence in Vilnius on Saturday, Poland’s Sejm Speaker Marek Kuchcinski invited to step up both bilateral and regional cooperation. […]
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Russian opposition activist warns of possible use of force against election protests
Daniil Konstantinov, a Russian opposition activist who has been granted asylum in Lithuania, warns that Russia‘s authorities and special services are preparing for mass protests. […]
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Lithuanian, Polish PMs had unannounced meeting in Vilnius Thursday
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis had a publicly unannounced meeting with his Polish counterpart, Mateusz Morawiecki, in Vilnius on Thursday evening. […]
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Polish, Lithuanian PMs agree to revive joint education commission
The Lithuanian and Polish prime ministers agreed on Friday to revive a bilateral commission to deal with ethnic communities’ education issues, Mateusz Morawiecki said. […]
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Pope Francis coming to Lithuania on September 22–23 (Updated)
Pope Francis will pay a state visit to Lithuania on Sept. 22-23, the Vatican said on Friday. […]
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Lithuanian, Polish PMs emphasize importance of joint energy projects
The prime ministers of Lithuania and Poland on Friday emphasized the importance of joint energy projects, first of all the synchronization of the electricity networks of the three Baltic countries and the gas interconnection. Both countries also signed a memorandum on enhanced energy cooperation. […]
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