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European Union

Istanbul Convention could be up for ratification in Lithuania by 2018 – deputy socmin

The so-called Istanbul Convention against abuse of women and domestic violence could be proposed for parliamentary ratification in Lithuania by the end of the year, says Vilma Šilalienė, deputy minister of social security and labour. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Foreign affairs

Ukraine needs to be more persistent in reforms – Lithuanian president (Updated)

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Ukraine needs to be more persistent in carrying out reforms rather than in demanding a EU membership prospect. […]

Pope Francis
Foreign affairs

Pope may raise emigration, social exclusion issues during Vilnius trip – diplomat

Pope Francis is likely to focus not only on religious issues, but also on social exclusion and emigration problems during his planned visit to Lithuania next year, the country’s former ambassador to the Holy See said on Wednesday. […]

Antanas Guoga
European Union

MEP Antanas Guoga backs up Euroleague against FIBA unilateral decisions

Lithuanian MEP Antanas Guoga condemns the false accuses towards Euroleage calling it a basketball Cold War and sees the flaws in the new FIBA system. The concern regarding the conflicting scheduling of Euroleage clubs´ sessions and FIBA´s qualification tournaments for the basketball World Cup and the Olympics´20 was raised last week in the European Parliament, MEP Antanas Guoga press office informed. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuania will honour the centenaries of Finnish, Estonian, Polish and Latvian independence

At the initiative of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis the cabinet decided to raise the Lithuanian state flag in honour of the centenaries of Estonian, Latvian, Polish and Finnish independences. It was also recommended to raise the flag of the centenarian country on the day of the jubilee next to the Lithuanian state flag at the main state institutions – the Seimas, Presidential Palace and cabinet building. […]

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Foreign affairs

Baltic countries discuss how to contribute to fight against jihadists

The three Baltic countries are discussing how to contribute to the international community’s fight against the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in the Middle East. […]