Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s Grybauskaitė congratulates Slovenian president on re-election
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated Slovenia‘s President Borut Pahor on his re-election in the Sunday’s elections. […]
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EU-Canada trade pact still sitting in Lithuanian Seimas committee’s drawer
The Seimas Committee on Health Affairs (CHA) does not plan to make its decision on the ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada in the near future, although Lithuanian diplomats expected the parliament to decide on this issue by the end of its last spring session. […]
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Belarus’ opposition activists criticize decision to invite Lukashenko to Brussels
Belarus’ opposition activists are skeptical about Brussels’ decision to invite the country’s authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, to the so-called Eastern Partnership summit in late November. […]
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After meeting with Vestager, transport minister mum on future decisions for railway company
Lithuania’s Transport and Communications Minister Rokas Masiulis has so far provided no comment on the decision to be taken by the country’s government to fix the competition violation established by the European Commission in connection to Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG) dismantling of a railway stretch to Latvia, a move that led to an EC fine of nearly 28 million euros. […]
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Transport minister sees possibilities to settle EC fine for railway company
Lithuania’s Transport and Communications Minister Rokas Masiulis expects to achieve compromise with the European Commission (EC) over the nearly 28-million-euro fine imposed for the state-run railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai for the dismantled railway stretch to Latvia. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas passes resolution in support of Polish reforms
Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution on support to Poland. […]
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Astravyets stress tests do not prove plant’s safety – Lithuanian formin
The stress tests of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) under construction in Belarus close to Lithuania’s border do not prove that the nuclear facility is being built safely, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
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Lithuanian watchdog scrutinizing Belarusian Astravyets N-plant stress test findings
Lithuania’s State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) has opened scrutiny in Belarusian findings of stress tests of the Astravyets nuclear power plant. The Lithuanian government said the stress tests did not address the key problems of the power plant, as they had not been conducted in full and not in accordance to European methodology. […]
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Lithuanian transpmin to meet with Vestager over EU fine on railway co
Lithuanian Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis will meet with EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager in Brussels on Friday as the government plans to make a decision regarding a fine of almost 28 million euros imposed by the European Commission on Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) for breaching the bloc’s anti-trust rules. […]
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MPs stand up for Ukraine in front of Hungary
A group of Lithuanian MPs on Wednesday turned to Hungarian parliamentarians, asking not to block the decisions that would bring Ukraine closer to the European Union (EU). […]
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2 refugees from Eritrea transferred to Lithuania under EU program
Lithuania has transferred two refugees from Eritrea – a male and a female – into its territory under the European Union (EU) program. […]
Economy
Finance Minister calls for coordinated global action to stop tax avoidance and evasion
The release of the so-called Paradise Papers, a global investigation revealing offshore activities of some of the world’s most powerful people and companies, has once again highlighted the need for coordinated global action to stop various tax schemes, Lithuanian Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka said. […]
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Lithuanian ambassador to Berlin surprised to see Soviet flags at Brandenburg Gate
Lithuania’s ambassador to Germany says he was unpleasantly surprised to see a demonstration featuring Soviet flags and Bolshevik uniforms at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on Monday. […]
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Lithuania upgraded Marshall Plan for Ukraine into European idea – ambassador
The European Union’s (EU) financial plan for Ukraine, which is informally titled as the new Marshall Plan, has become a European initiative thanks to Lithuania, says Ukraine‘s Ambassador to Vilnius Volodymyr Yatsenkivski. […]
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Lithuania provides EUR 10,000 in aid to hurricane-hit Dominica
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it has allocated 10,000 euros in aid to the Hurricane Maria-hit Caribbean island of Dominica. […]
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CPC Congress Concludes, Leading China into a New Era
The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded on October 24, 2017, enshrining Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era into the Party Constitution and installing a new Central Committee and a new Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). […]
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Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov visits Lithuania
Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov of the Republic of Macedonia is paying a working visit to Lithuania on Friday. […]
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Lithuania’s president ranks 68th on Forbes’ list of most influential women
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė ranks 68th among the world’s 100 most powerful females published by the US magazine Forbes. […]