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Lithuanian PM favours re-establishment of intergovernmental commission with Russia
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that a Lithuania-Russia intergovernmental commission could resume its activities. […]
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PM elaborates on his Russia position: principled communication better than none
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that Lithuania needs to resume political contacts with Moscow because “straightforward and principled communication is better than no communication at all”. […]
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Lithuanian government to decide on litigation with EC on EUR 11 mln fine
Lithuania’s government will decide on an appeal to the European Union‘s (EU) court to annul the European Commission‘s (EC) instruction for Lithuania to pay around 11.3 million euros for allegedly poor administration of support to agriculture. […]
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Seimas speaker sees no chances for major changes in ties with Russia
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis says he sees no potential for major changes in the relations with Russia until Moscow revises its position. […]
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Lithuania should make contact with Russia – PM
Lithuania should this year make contacts with representatives of the Russian administration, says the country’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, dismissing the current isolation policies as detrimental and unique in the European Union (EU). […]
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Russian FSB officer withdraws appeal against 10-year prison sentence in Lithuania
Nikolai Philipchenko, an officer of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), has withdrawn his appeal against a Lithuanian court’s decision to sentence him to ten years in prison for spying. […]
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Lithuanians choose Grybauskaitė, Trump as persons of year 2017 – daily
Lithuanians have chosen President Dalia Grybauskaitė as the person of 2017 in Lithuania and US President Donald Trump as the person of the year worldwide, according to an opinion poll conducted by Baltijos Tyrimai and published by the daily Lietuvos Rytas on Saturday. […]
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Russia asks for more voting sites in Lithuania during Russian 2018 presidential election
Russia has asked Lithuania to increase the number of voting sites during the upcoming Russian presidential election. […]
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Lithuanian Railways to run pilot train between Klaipeda and Sovetsk
Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) will in early January run a pilot passenger train between the Lithuanian seaport of Klaipėda and Sovetsk, a border town in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. […]
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Lithuanian ambassador to Sweden gets longer term regardless of pension age
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė this week signed a decree allowing Ambassador to Sweden Algimantas Rimkūnas who will soon reach retirement age to continue in the position for another two years. […]
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Lithuanian ambassador to Belgium to be appointed as envoy to Japan
Lithuania’s outgoing Ambassador to Belgium Gediminas Varvuolis should be appointed as the country’s diplomatic envoy to Japan, according to drafts registered by the Foreign Ministry. […]
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Lithuania’s relations with Poland are constructive – foreign minister
Lithuania’s relations with neighboring Poland are constructive, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday. […]
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Croatian defence minister to visit Lithuania
Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Damir Krsticevic and Mirko Sundov, the Chief of General Staff of the country’s Armed Forces, are coming to Lithuania on Thursday evening. […]
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‘Sakartvelija’ could be 2nd name for Georgia in Lithuania – language watchdog
The chairman of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language says that “Sakartvelija” could be a second name for Georgia in the Lithuanian language for a certain period of time. […]
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Grounded ship rescued near Lithuanian port – port spokeswoman
Ocean Crown, a vessel sailing under the flag of Cyprus that ran aground near the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda in early hours of Sunday, was freed on Wednesday, the port’s spokeswoman Dovilė Ringis said. […]
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Brussels cautious about Lithuania’s initiative to drop daylight-saving time
The European Commission is analyzing the time change issue, emphasizing that the introduction of daylight-saving time (DST) should be coordinated on the European Union level and the current rules allow saving energy. […]
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Lithuanians, Poles EU’s most favourable nations towards US – Eurobarometer
Residents of Lithuania are one of the European nations with the most favourable stance on the United States, shows the latest Eurobarometer survey. […]
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Georgian Embassy’s car found after hitting pole in Vilnius
A vehicle of the Georgian Embassy to Lithuania was discovered after hitting a lighting pole in Vilnius on Monday morning, the Police Department said. […]
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Seimas speaker, heritage protection chief to mull preparations for pope’s visit
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is meeting with Diana Varnaitė, director of the Cultural Heritage Department, on Wednesday to discuss preparations for the pope’s visit. […]