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Historian Nikžentaitis: Singing Lithuania’s national anthem across the globe is good basis for establishing dual citizenship
Lithuania knows the exact day when it became part of Europe. That was on 6 July 1253, when Duke Mindaugas, shortly after having accepted baptism, was crowned by the Pope of Rome the king of still largely pagan lands. The 6 of July is now celebrated as Lithuania’s Statehood Day and although its a holiday of recent vintage (it was not observed before the 1990s), it already involves a tradition. Each 6 July, Lithuanians in the country and abroad join in the singing of the national anthem. […]
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Britain issues arrest warrants for former Snoras owners Antonov and Baranauskas
Great Britain has issued arrest warrants for former owners of Snoras bank Vladimir Antonov and Raimondas Baranauskas who went missing after losing their fight against extradition to face fraud charges in Lithuania, Bloomberg reports. […]
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President Grybauskaitė calls on nation to rediscover Lithuania in State Day address
Congratulating the nation on the State Day in Simonas Daukantas Square outside the Presidential Palace on Monday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė called on people to rediscover Lithuania. […]
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Lithuania marks State Day – Coronation of King Mindaugas
Lithuania marks the State Day (the Coronation of King Mindaugas) on Monday. On this occasion, Lithuania’s residents and Lithuanians living abroad are being traditionally invited to sing the national anthem together. […]
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3 Iraqi refugee families arrive in Lithuania
Three Iraqi families arrived in Vilnius on Friday. The Catholic Church of Lithuania will take care of their accommodation and integration. […]
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Wanted former owners of bank Snoras disappear in UK
British officers are no longer able to find former Snoras Bank shareholders Vladimir Antonov and Raimondas Baranauskas who have to be extradited to Lithuania, the Baltic country’s Prosecutor General‘s Office said on Friday. […]
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Catholic Church to receive 19 Iraqi refugees in Vilnius
The Catholic Church of Lithuania plans to receive and accommodate 19 Iraqis in Vilnius. […]
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Media watchdog will not impose sanctions on NTV Mir Lithuania
The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania has not established any gross violations by the Russian-language TV channel NTV Mir Lithuania and will not impose any sanctions as the key problematic show is no longer aired, commission chairman Edmundas Vaitekūnas said on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuania set for heat wave
The coming weekend will bring hot weather to Lithuania, meteorologists say. […]
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Former Soviet police officer sentenced for deporting civilians from Lithuania
Vilnius Regional Court on Tuesday sentenced a former Soviet police (militia) officer to five years in prison for the deportation of civilians during the Soviet times. […]
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Lithuanian parliament classifies data on ex-KGB collaborators for 75 years
The Seimas of Lithuania decided on Tuesday to classify information about former KGB collaborators for 75 years after 80 MPs voted in favour, 12 were against and 17 abstained. […]
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Lithuanian TV watchdog to look into Russian-language channel’s programing
The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania plans to evaluate actions of the Russian-language TV channel NTV Mir Lithuania, the watchdog’s chairman Edmundas Vaitekūnas says. […]
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Lithuanian prosecutors finishing indictment in January 13 case
Prosecutors from Lithuania’s Prosecutor General‘s Office are finishing the indictment in the January 13 case, with 69 people, mainly Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian nationals, charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. […]
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Lithuanian police prevent mass brawl between Polish and Russian football hooligans
Lithuanian police on Sunday prevented a mass brawl between Polish and Russian football hooligans. […]
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