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Lithuanian government must halt Belarus nuclear plant, say former heads of state
Two former Lithuanian leaders – ex-president Valdas Adamkus and the country’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis – have urged the government “to do everything in its power to immediately halt the construction of the Astravyets nuclear power plant” in Belarus some 50 km east of Vilnius. […]
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Russia’s economic hardship is dangerous for Lithuania, Grybauskaitė says
The economic hardship that has afflicted Russia presents dangers for Lithuania too, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
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British report linking Putin to poisoning of Litvinenko doesn’t surprise Grybauskaitė
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is not surprised by the findings in the British High Court judge’s report concerning the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko and says that the document is further proof of how unpredictable Russia and its leader, Vladimir Putin, have become. […]
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President Grybauskaite to attend World Economic Forum in Davos
President Dalia Grybauskaitė is leaving for a three-day working visit to Switzerland. The Lithuanian president will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos and visit the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN). […]
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Linkevičius: 2016 will test European unity
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius and LRT.lt Editor-in-Chief Vladimiras Laučius sat down to talk about some of the greatest issues challenging the unity of the European Union. The distribution of power among the EU’s institutions, the Schengen zone, and the future of the refugees coming to Europe will all be tested in 2016. […]
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Concessions to aggressive Russian policies would be disastrous, says Ažubalis
Answering aggressive Russian policies with concessions would be disastrous for the whole of Europe and needed to met with a firm rebuff, was the consensus at the annual Snow Meeting according to shadow Foreign Affairs spokesman, Audronius Ažubalis of the conservative Homeland Union party. […]
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Snow Meeting discusses new threats and NATO summit
Lithuanian and foreign security policy experts are discussing mounting security threats and the upcoming NATO summit at the traditional Snow Meeting in Trakai district. […]
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Day of Freedom Defenders commemorated all around the world
Lithuania’s diplomatic consulates abroad invited Lithuanians and friends of Lithuania to honour the 25th anniversary of the January 13, 1991, events on Wednesday. […]
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Foreign presidents pay tribute to Lithuania’s January 13 victims
Presidents of Georgia, Ukraine and Estonia have congratulated Lithuania on January 13, when the country celebrates the 25th anniversary since it defended its independence from Soviet forces. […]
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China wants to bring pharmaceutical factories and traditional medicine to Lithuania
Minister of Health Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė, who is currently visiting China, said that the country’s representatives are interested in building pharmaceutical factories in Lithuania and would like to open a traditional Chinese medicine centre as well. […]
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Stalin’s popularity rising in Russia, says poll
Over the last year, support for Joseph Stalin‘s policies and appreciation for his role has increased substantially in Russia, according to a survey conducted in December by the Levada Center in Russia and reports by Interfax. […]
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9th Snow Meeting to focus on preparing for NATO’s Warsaw summit
The traditional Snow Meeting, an informal gathering of Lithuanian and foreign experts of security policy, is to be held on 14-15 January near Trakai. This year, the meeting will focus on preparing for the NATO summit in Warsaw this July. […]
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No injured Lithuanians in Hurghada hotel attack
No Lithuanian tourists were hurt during an attack on an Egyptian hotel in Hurghada last Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. […]
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Dutch and Lithuanian interests deeply intertwined, says ambassador (II)
Ludo Segers talks to the ambassador of the Netherlands in Lithuania about business ties, Dutch investment in the country and the Netherlands’s experience with gas that it could share with Lithuania. […]
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Selection of Lithuanian officer is honour for country, says foreign minister
Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius said the appointment of Chief of Vilnius district Police Headquarters, Kęstutis Lančinskas as the new head of the European Union advisory mission in Ukraine was an honour for the country. […]
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Dutch and Lithuanian interests deeply intertwined, says ambassador
Ludo Segers talks to the Dutch ambassador about taking over the presidency of the European council, on why David Cameron’s speech on getting a new deal for Britain with the EU was not anti-European, on how the Netherlands security interests are intrinsically intertwined with those of Lithuania and the Baltic States, and on how a new statue to be unveiled in Kaunas will commemorate an unsung Dutch hero of the Holocaust. […]
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Are restrictions on foreign businesses hurting Lithuania’s economy?
At the end of 2014, stricter requirements were passed for foreigners who wanted to form businesses and live in Lithuania. The requirements were designed to prevent false businesses from being used to gain Lithuanian residency and access to the Schengen zone, but business owners are now contending that the requirements are simply hurting the country’s economy. […]
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North Korea ‘irresponsible and provocative’, Minister Linkevičius says
North Korea, which claims to have tested a hydrogen bomb, is acting irresponsibly and has violated several UN resolutions on nuclear weapons, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. He is sceptical, however, the the UN Security Council will adopt any resolute measures during its extraordinary meeting. […]