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Lithuanian ambassador in UK: Don’t believe polls on victory for euroskeptics
The latest opinion polls on Britain‘s Brexit showing that the Leave campaign are leading are not necessarily a reflection of the actual situation on the ground, according Lithuania’s Ambassador in London, Asta Skaisgirytė.
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Guantanamo detainees take Lithuania to European Court of Human Rights over CIA detentions
Guantanamo detainees have filed a case against Lithuania at the European Court of Human Rights alleging that US authorities tortured them at a secret CIA detention centre near Vilnius.
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Brexit would impact Lithuanian security – ambassador
Lithuania’s Ambassador to the European Union Jovita Neliupšienė says that Great Britain‘s membership in the EU is important for both the European economy and its security.
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Sarkozy missed ‘good opportunity to keep silent’ – Lithuanian foreign minister
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has criticized statements by former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy on EU-Russia relations, saying that the former French leader missed a good opportunity “to keep silent”.
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Baltics, Poland, Ukraine condemn 1941 Soviet deportations
The ministers of justice of the Baltic states, Poland and Ukraine have condemned the 1941 deportations, as Lithuania on Tuesday commemorates 75 years since the start of mass deportations of its citizens.
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Lithuanian foreign minister and Vilnius mayor honour Orlando shooting victims
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius and Vilnius City Mayor Remigijus Šimašius laid flowers outside the US Embassy in Vilnius on Monday in sign of tribute to the victims of the Orlando shooting. […]
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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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Trump’s ‘nonsense’ will make his presidential run difficult, says Lithuanian analyst
Lithuanian politicians and political experts discussed the US presidential elections on Wednesday, including Hillary Clinton‘s apparent victory in the Democratic primaries as well as Donald Trump‘s Republican candidacy. […]
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#HugABrit: Vilnius mayor and British expats urge Britain to vote to ‘remain’ in the EU
As British voters are hitting the polls this month to decide whether the United Kingdom should remain in the European Union, the city of Vilnius has started a campaign encouraging Brits to vote to remain. […]
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Lithuanian PM to discuss Belarus nuclear plant, dairy crisis with Juncker
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss the critical situation in the country’s dairy sector and raise the issue of the safety of Belarus’ Astravyets nuclear power plant on Friday. […]
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Twiplomacy: Lithuanian formin’s Twitter among best-connected in the world
The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘ Twitter feed remains among the top six diplomatic accounts that have the most mutual connections on the social network, according to the annual Twiplomacy survey published on Wednesday. […]
European Union
European leaders attack Juncker for decision to meet with Putin in Russia
Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, is facing growing criticism from the US, European countries and Lithuania for agreeing to attend Vladimir Putin‘s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia. […]
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Ukrainian pilot Savchenko pledges to come to Lithuania
Ukrainian war pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was recently released from prison in Russia, says she will visit Lithuania at the earliest opportunity to thank the country for its vocal protest against her detention by Moscow. […]
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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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Saudi prisoner at alleged CIA black site in Lithuania requests victim status
A lawyer for Mustafa al-Hawsawi, a Saudi citizen held in the Guantanamo Bay US detention facility, has asked a Vilnius court to grant victim status to her client because he could have been kept in a secret CIA black-site prison near Vilnius. […]
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