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Lithuania to resettle 70 refugees from Turkey

Lithuania intends to resettle 70 persons from refugee camps in Turkey. “We have an embassy in Turkey, which will make it easier for us to handle the documents and communicate with the people, carry out selection and checks,” Interior Vice-Minister Elvinas Jankevičius told BNS in his explanation of the reasons behind the choice of the country. […]

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Lithuanian government backs dual citizenship referendum, but suggests different wording

The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday backed an initiative by a group of lawmakers to call a referendum on dual citizenship alongside general elections next year. But the Cabinet also suggests a different formulation for the question to be put for the vote. […]

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Lithuanian PM wants to raise pensions in early 2016

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius wants pensions in Lithuania to be raised in early 2016, instead of the middle of the year. […]

Andrei Nekrasov
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Lithuania might give asylum to persecuted Russian journalist

Cyprus might hand over Russian journalist Andrey Nekrasov, recently detained in the country under a Moscow-issued arrest warrant, to Lithuania as he arrived in Cyprus on a Lithuanian visa, officials said on Wednesday. […]

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Lithuania’s deputy culture minister steps down

On Tuesday, the recently and controversially appointed Deputy Minister of Culture Vytautas Vigelis announced about his resignation. […]