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Celebrated Lithuanian actor Donatas Banionis dies at 90
Prominent Lithuanian stage and screen actor and director Donatas Banionis died at the age of 90 on Thursday. […]
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DELFI subjected to cyber attacks
The news portal DELFI was subjected to cyber attacks on Wednesday, on the day that US President Barack Obama arrived in the Baltics to send a strong message to Moscow. […]
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Dozen Lithuanians protest outside Italian Embassy over EU apathy regarding Russia
Just over a dozen people gathered for a rally outside the Italian Embassy in Vilnius on Tuesday to protest against what they said was passive stance of the European Union (EU) presidency and other Western European countries on Russia. […]
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Lithuanian president pledges more focus on ethnic minorities in eastern Lithuania
The central government will pay more attention to eastern Lithuania and ethnic minorities who live there, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė pledged on Monday during a ceremony to mark the new academic year in Lavoriškės, Vilnius District. […]
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President unveils renovated Donelaitis monument at Vilnius University
On Monday, President Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated the students of Vilnius University (VU) on the occasion of the New Academic Year and unveiled a renovated monument to Kristijonas Donelaitis, 18-century author credited as the father of Lithuanian-language fiction writing. […]
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Minister of Education congratulates communities on New School Year
Minister of Education and Science Dainius Pavalkis has congratulated teachers, schoolchildren, parents and the whole academic community on the occasion of the New School Year. […]
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Lithuanians actively donate humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Lithuanians are actively donating medication, food and clothing that will be airlifted to Ukraine as humanitarian aid, organizers said on Friday. […]
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Lithuanian residents against restrictions on Russian-language TV channels – survey
Lithuanian residents do not trust information aired on Russian-language TV channels but are against any restrictions on their broadcasts, a recent survey has shown. The results show that 27 percent of respondents believe broadcast of Russian TV channels should be restricted, and 36 percent are against. The remaining respondents did not have a strong opinion on the issue.
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Protest held outside Russian Embassy in Vilnius against military actions in Ukraine
A protest action was held outside the Russian Embassy in Vilnius at noon on Friday to show disapproval of the country’s military aggression in Ukraine. […]
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Lithuanian schools receive new buses
New buses were handed over to schools at the ceremony in Independence Square in Vilnius on Thursday. Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė and Minister of Education and Science Dainius Pavalkis transferred their keys to representatives of regional schools. […]
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Vilnius court refuses to clarify its ruling on bilingual street signs
Vilnius Regional Administrative Court has rejected as ungrounded a request by Vilnius District Municipality to clarify its ruling ordering the removal of bilingual Lithuanian-Polish street signs in Vilnius District. […]
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Russian historian turns to court over refused entry to Lithuania
Russian citizen Alexander Dyukov, who has been declared persona non grata in Lithuania, has turned to a Vilnius court, seeking to revoke the decision of border guards to refuse him entry in Lithuania and to have the entry removed from the Interior Ministry’s national registry. […]
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Lithuania’s NGOs refuse to talk to Russian-language First Baltic Channel
Well-known Lithuanian non governmental organizations have refused to provide comments to the First Baltic Channel (PBK), a Russian-language TV station, stating that it does not comply with the media transparency criteria and is considered a threat to Lithuania’s state interests. […]
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Russia refuses to extradite ex-banker Romanov to Lithuania
Moscow says that it will not extradite Vladimir Romanov, owner of the bankrupt Ūkio Bankas, to Lithuania, as he has been granted asylum in Russia, the Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office informed on Monday. […]
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Baltic Assembly oak tree planted outside Seimas for Baltic Way anniversary
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way, trees have been planted outside national parliaments in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, upon the initiative of the Baltic Assembly. […]
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Baltics express support to Ukraine as they mark 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way
People in the Baltic countries express their solidarity with Ukraine at events held on Saturday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said. […]
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Is it time to forget the Baltic Way?
Lithuania is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way on Saturday. […]
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Commemorative Baltic Way stands unveiled in Lithuania
Nine special information stands to mark the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way have been unveiled near the roads Vilnius-Panevėžys and Panevėžys-Pasvalys-Riga in Lithuania on Friday. […]