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Lithuanian parliament website suffers cyber attack ahead of Crimean Tatar broadcast
The Lithuanian parliament’s website cannot be reached by foreign users due to a cyber attack, the Seimas office said on Monday morning. […]
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Yatseniuk’s resignation was the only way forward for Ukraine – Lithuania’s Linkevičius
The resignation of Ukraine‘s Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk was the only way out of the current stalemate, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
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Lithuania will not support EU asylum system reform until borders secured – Grybauskaitė
Lithuania will not support radical proposals for the overhaul of the refugee system as long as the European Union’s borders aren’t completely secured, said president Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
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Poll: How would a Trump presidency affect Baltic States’ security?
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has made many controversial statements during his campaign, but one that made Europe and the Baltic States sit up and listen concerned NATO and the United States‘ security assurances to its European allies. […]
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Trumps comments on NATO ‘fit Russia’s doctrine’ – Lithuania’s foreign minister
Recent statements by Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner in the US presidential race, to the effect that NATO is a relic from the Cold War resonates with Russia‘s doctrine that the Alliance is obsolete, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Tuesday morning. […]
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Lithuania to advocate for Crimean Tatar rights at UNESCO Executive Council
The Lithuanian government agreed on priority issues the country will raise during its term at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Executive Council. These will include the safety of reporters and the rights of the Crimean Tatar community, according to approved guidelines for the 2015-2019 period. […]
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What if Syrian civil war happened in Lithuania?
The Syrian civil war, which started five years ago, has devastated the country, killing 270,000 people and displacing half of the population. Public Radio International, based in the United States, developed an application that simulates the scale of the damage in terms of any other country of your choice. […]
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Privacy must be balanced against security in fight against terrorism – Grybauskaitė
During her visit to Washington, Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė said that, in the fight against terrorism, we must find a balance between privacy, human rights and security. In an interview with CNN, she also underscored the importance of NATO in the fight against terrorism. […]
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US continues its support of radio broadcasts from Kaunas
The US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has decided to continue financing radio broadcasts transmitted from Lithuania to Russia and other eastern neighbors, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. […]
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Grybauskaitė and Obama to meet to discuss threat of nuclear terrorism
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend a working dinner with US President Barack Obama and other heads of state at the White House to discuss ways to prevent nuclear terrorism threats on Thursday. […]
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Trump says NATO may have outlived its usefulness
Real estate mogul Donald Trump, the potential nominee of the Republican Party in the United States‘ presidential election, has said that NATO might have outlived its usefulness. […]
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Audit finds errors in a sixth of EU-funded projects in Lithuania
Over the last year, an average of every sixth European Union project audited by the National Audit Office of Lithuania was found to have financial errors. […]
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Gunmen attack EU training mission in Mali
The Bamako-based headquarters of the European Union Training Mission in Mali, where a Lithuanian officer is also serving, came under attack on Tuesday, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Wednesday. […]
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Belgian flags replace Lithuanian flags on government building in Vilnius
Lithuanian national flags and flags of the European Union were Wednesday replaced by Belgian flags outside the Lithuanian government building following the Tuesday’s attacks in Brussels. […]
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Two suicide bombers identified as brothers by Belgian police
The Belgian police identified two suicide bombers who carried out attacks in Brussels on Tuesday as brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui and are looking for a third suspect captured in CCTV footage. […]
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Lithuanian “Savchenko List” will have about 20 sanctioned Russian officials
Lithuania is developing a so-called Savchenko List that will include about two dozen Russian officials who were involved in the detention and criminal prosecution of Ukrainian war pilot Nadiya Savchenko. […]
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Belgium mourns victims as manhunt for suspects continues
A prime suspect in the bombing of Brussels airport yesterday has been arrested by Belgian police in the city’s Anderlecht district, Belgian media are reporting. […]