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European parliament attacks Lithuania, other countries for apathy towards secret CIA prisons

The European Parliament passed a resolution on Wednesday criticising EU member states and institutions for their apathy toward the alleged operation of secret prisons in Europe under the CIA‘s rendition program between 2001 and 2006. […]

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Lithuanian spying convict asks to be moved home from Russia to serve sentence

Lithuanian citizen Aristidas Tamošaitis, who has been sentenced in Russia for spying, wants to serve the 12-year sentence in Lithuania. […]

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Lithuania to send soldiers to fight ISIS

Lithuania’s minister of national defence has confirmed that the country may send up to 30 military instructors to Iraq as part of a US-led mission to fight the Islamic State. […]

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EC issues labour and technology reform suggestions for Lithuania’s 2017 budget

The European Commission has called on Lithuania to deal with labour market problems, particularly a decline in the working age population, to improve the coordination of innovation policies and to encourage the development and absorption of new technologies. […]