Belarus' Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction
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Government names Belarus’ N-plant a threat to national security

The Lithuanian government has decided that Belarus‘ nuclear power plant under construction Astravyets, a mere 50 kilometers from Vilnius, poses a threat to national security. […]

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President to travel to Estonia for state visit

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is scheduled to pay a state visit to Estonia next week. […]

Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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Russian oppositionists in Vilnius: we want to change Russia, not the tsar

Russian opposition figures say that they want to change Russia, rather than replace its leaders. […]

Tallinn
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Baltic PMs in Tallinn to settle disputes on energy projects

The prime ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are meeting in Tallinn on Monday to work on their disputes on strategic gas and energy projects. No specific decisions and agreements should be signed Monday, however, the conversations are crucial for Lithuania that aims to persuade the other countries on the need for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to secure European funding, as well as the possibility to synchronize power grids via Poland in a single link. […]

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Lithuania says Gazprom’s commitments fail to prevent abuse of dominant position

Gazprom‘s proposed commitments in the Lithuanian and other Central and Eastern European gas markets do not meet the present-day realities and, in the long term, fail to ensure that the Russian gas giant will not abuse its dominant position and will not restrict competition, the Lithuanian Energy Ministry said on Thursday. […]