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Minister of Foreign Affairs to open honorary consulate in Turku, Finland
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is off to Finland for a working visit on Monday. […]
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Baltic states drafting agreement on emergency cooperation
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are about to sign an agreement on cooperation and assistance in response to emergencies. […]
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Families of Lithuanians killed in 2016 landslide in Norway going to court for compensation
After Norwegian police established that the landslide that killed three Lithuanian workers formed as a result of landwork in the area, families of the killed workers intend to go to court for compensations. […]
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Russian border guard released in courtroom after border violation
A Šakiai court on Monday found Russian border guard Ruslan Peregud guilty of unlawfully entering Lithuania. As the man had already spent 30 days in detention, the time was included in the penalty term, therefore, he was released in courtroom as having already served his sentence. […]
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Nearly 60 MEPs urge Russia to lift charges for director Serebrennikov
Nearly 60 members of the European Parliament have signed an address to Russia‘s top officials with a demand to lift fraud charges for famous Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov and remove the freedom restrictions he is subjected to. […]
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Lithuania suspends Russian channel TVCI for 6 months
The six-month ban on retransmission of the Russian television channel TVCI over content inciting to war and hatred is taking effect on Monday. […]
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Lithuania ready to take lead in energy grid synchronization – formin
Lithuania’s is ready to take leadership in the implementation of the project to synchronize the electricity networks of the Baltic states with continental Europe, says Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, adding that the issue remained one of the key priorities that could no longer be postponed. […]
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The Rīga Conference 2017 Live Stream
On 29–30 September, the National Library of Latvia in Rīga is hosting an annual international forum called The Rīga Conference 2017, which is dedicated to foreign policy and security matters. The conference is organised by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence. […]
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French president expected to visit Lithuania next year
French President Emmanuel Macron plans to visit Lithuania next year, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting with her French counterpart in Tallinn on Thursday. […]
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History shouldn’t dominate Poland-Lithuania relations – Michnik in Vilnius
History should not dominate the relationship between Poland and Lithuania, Adam Michnik, a former Polish dissident and the editor-in-chief of the daily Gazeta Wyborcza, says. […]
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Ušackas joining intl group of Ukraine’s friends
Vygaudas Ušackas, Lithuania’s former foreign minister who has recently ended his diplomatic career, is joining the so-called Ukrainian Friendship Group that includes former heads of states and governments, as well as top-ranking officials. […]
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Prosecutors want Russian 60 days behind bars for border offense
Lithuanian prosecutor has asked for a 60-day arrest of the Russian border guard for swimming across the River Šešupė that runs along the Lithuanian-Kaliningrad border in a drunken condition. […]
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Lithuanian watchdog also advised Belarus on Astravyets N-plant safety
The much-criticized project where Lithuanian scientists have provided consultations to Belarus on the safety of the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) under construction close to Vilnius also involved the Lithuanian State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI). […]
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Danish foreign minister visits Lithuania
Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen is to pay a visit to Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
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Education Minister tightens stance on scientists’ involvement in Belarus’ nuclear project
In a reversal of its earlier position that Lithuania benefits from its scientists providing advice to Belarus on nuclear safety, the Education and Science Ministry said on Tuesday that the Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI) should not participate in the European Commission-funded international project. […]
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Energy Institute considers stopping advising Belarus on N-plant
After the Foreign Ministry recommended that the Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI) review its position on providing advice to Belarus on nuclear safety issues, the institute is considering withdrawing from the program, a step that would be welcomed by Minsk, which does not like Lithuania’s position of the Astravyets project. […]
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Lithuanian, Latvian Parliaments speakers to celebrate Balts’ Unity Day in Palanga
The speakers of the Lithuanian and Latvian parliaments will celebrate the Balts’ Unity Day in the Lithuanian seaside resort of Palanga on Saturday. […]
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Minister of finance says it’s too early to speak about creating EU finance minister
Lithuanian Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka thinks that it is too early to speak about creating an EU finance minister, saying that the focus should now be on planned projects that need to be carried out. […]