Politics

President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania must protect itself from “unfriendly investments”

President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday that in order to protect Lithuanian from investments by unfriendly states, companies must be subjected to thorough scrutiny before they are allowed to invest in projects close to strategic facilities. […]

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Canadian sues ex-Soviet officer for EUR 580,000 for father’s death in post-war Lithuania

Julian Wieromiejus, a resident of Canada, has filed a suit of 2 million litas (EUR 580,000) against a former Soviet militia officer who is suspected of shooting his father, as he attempted to escape deportation in the post-war period in the Vilnius county. […]

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Lithuanian parliament rejects president’s bill to limit Russian TV broadcast

The Lithuanian parliament rejected amendments to the Law on Public Information, drafted by President Dalia Grybauskaitė, aimed at limiting rebroadcasts of Russian TV production in the country. […]

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Lithuanian government approves its first budget in euros

The Lithuanian Cabinet on Friday endorsed a draft budget for 2015, the first year of the country’s eurozone membership. Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius has said that the bill is to be submitted to parliament for approval no later than 17 October. […]