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Lithuanian capital names street after Poland’s late president
The municipality of Vilnius on Wednesday named a street in the capital after Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash in 2010. […]
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Stronger tech ties top agenda of meeting between Lithuanian, South Korean presidents
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with her South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-In, and discussed strengthening bilateral relations in the areas of economy, business and innovation as well as the international security situation and cooperation between South Korea and NATO. […]
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Lithuanians want closest ties with Poland, Baltic neighbours – poll
Residents of Lithuania believe the country should maintain the closest relations with Poland and the Baltic states, considering Russia as the least friendly country, shows a Vilmorus poll conducted for the Foreign Ministry. […]
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Lithuanian president off to South Korea for Olympics opening
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is on Tuesday leaving for South Korea to attend the Winter Olympics opening ceremony. […]
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Vilnius panel wants street in Šnipiškės named after Polish ex-president
Names commission of the Lithuanian capital have reversed its opinion on paying tribute to the memory of Poland’s late president Lech Kaczynski in Vilnius, suggesting to give his name to a street next to the municipality’s building. […]
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EU grants EUR 17 mln for Lithuania-Russia border projects
The European Union is continuing cooperation with Russia at the country’s external borders, planning to grant over 17 million euros for Lithuania-Russia projects. […]
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Panel suggests no rush with Kaczynski’s, Nemtsov’s commemoration in Vilnius
A Vilnius commission in charge of names has suggested taking it slowly with commemoration of late Polish president Lech Kaczynski and murdered Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. […]
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The Chinese “Silk Road” – where does it lead?
On 26 November 2017, BNS (News agency Baltic News Service) announced that Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis will leave for Hungary, where sixteen heads of Governments from Central and Eastern Europe will meet with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang and S. Skvernelis will also attend a separate bilateral meeting with the Chinese Prime Minis-ter. […]
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Government approves Lithuania-Russia border demarcation documents
The Lithuanian Cabinet approved on Wednesday state border demarcation documents signed by Lithuanian and Russian officials. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister welcomes US “shame list” of Russians
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday welcomed the US decision to publish a “shame list” of Russian politicians and businessmen. […]
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Lithuania won’t recognize annexation of Abkhazia, South Ossetia – PM in Georgia
Vilnius will never recognize the annexation of the Georgian territories by Russia, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said during a visit to the administrative border with South Ossetia on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuanian town names square after Poland’s late president
A square in Maišiagala, a small town close to the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, has been named after Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash in 2010. […]
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Lithuanian president, in Davos, defends Poland in row with EU
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday came to Poland’s defense in the neighboring country’s row with the European Union, saying that decisions in the bloc cannot be forced upon member states. […]
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Russia allowed to have more voting sites in Lithuania in upcoming presidential election
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday gave the green light for Moscow to increase the number of voting sites in Lithuania during this year’s Russian presidential election. […]
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Lithuanian president, in Davos, warns against globalist-protectionist divide
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė warns against a widening divide in the world between protectionist countries and free trade advocates as she starts discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. […]
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Lithuania’s president off to World Economic Forum
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is Wednesday leaving for Davos to attend the annual World Economic For […]
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Culture minister off to World Economic Forum in Davos
Lithuania’s Culture Minister Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson is on Saturday leaving for the Swiss resort of Davos to attend the European Cultural Heritage Conference and the World Economic Forum. […]
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Lithuania’s finance minister to discuss aid to Greece, EU monetary policy in Brussels
Lithuania’s Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka will attend meetings of the euro group and the European Union‘s (EU) Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Brussels at the beginning of the week, as well as meet with Austria’s finance minister to discuss issues on the EU agenda. […]
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Lithuania votes against EU proposal for earlier start to emission reductions
Lithuania was one of the two countries that voted against the European Union‘s proposal for an earlier start to greenhouse gas emission reductions, saying that such plans may lead to funds being spent on buying extra emission quotas, rather than invested in reducing air pollution. […]
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Russia set to publish “black list” of Lithuanians in response to Magnitsky Act
Russia plans on publishing a list of Lithuanians who will be banned from entering the country, a move taken in response to Lithuania’s so-called Magnitsky list that includes 49 Russian citizens not allowed to come to Lithuania over human rights violations and money laundering. […]