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President calls for more sanctions for Russia over situation in eastern Ukraine
The West should expand sanctions for Russia amid the situation in eastern Ukraine, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė stated on Thursday. […]
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Ukraine considers joining Rail Baltica gauge – minister in Vilnius
Ukraine is considering the possibility of joining the Baltic European-gauged Rail Baltica railway in the future, Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said in Vilnius on Friday. […]
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IAEA didn’t assess site selection for Astravyets N-plant in Belarus
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) did not analyze the selection of the site for the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) close to the Lithuanian border in Belarus, which runs counter to information provided by Belarus, which said that IAEA had found the construction site suitable. Nevertheless, the agency’s report does not say anything about this. […]
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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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Regardless of being neighbors with Belarus, Lithuania can’t ignore problems – Linkevičius
Lithuania values the economic partnership with Belarus, however, cannot ignore the problems the country is faced with, says Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
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Society must be ready for online voting – Estonian president after meeting Grybauskaitė
Society must be ready for online voting – Estonian president after meeting Grybauskaitė. […]
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Lithuania starting to build fence on border with Russia
Lithuania is Monday starting to build a protective fence on the border with the Russian Kaliningrad region. […]
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Advised to show solidarity with Poland in probe of Smolensk air crash
Lithuania’s parliament is advised to show solidarity with the neighboring Poland and state support to the resumed investigation of the 2010 airliner crash that claimed lives of then president Lech Kaczynski and another 95 individuals. […]
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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. […]
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Lithuania seeks foreign diplomats’ support on Belarus’ N-plant
Lithuania seeks support from foreign diplomats as the country tries to stop Belarus’ Astravyets nuclear power project over safety concerns. […]
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EU commissioner says no thaw in ties with Belarus until it proves its N-plant is safe
There will be no thaw in the energy dialog between the EU and Belarus until Minsk proves that the nuclear power plant it is building not far from Vilnius is safe, EU Energy Union Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said in the Lithuanian capital on Thursday. […]
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Ukrainian Govt delegation arriving to mark start of visa-free travel to EU
A Ukrainian government delegation will come to Lithuania next month to mark the start of visa-free travel to the European Union. […]
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Georgian president asks for Lithuanian president’s support ahead of NATO summit
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has asked for Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s support in raising issues of importance to Tbilisi at this week’s NATO summit in Brussels. […]
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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. […]
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Russian oppositionists gather in Vilnius
More than 100 politicians, civil society activists, academicians and journalists from various countries are expected to attend the fourth Vilnius Russia Forum, a two-day event starting in the Lithuanian capital on Thursday. […]
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Lithuanian diplomats in Russia honor WWII victims, not to watch military parade
Lithuanian diplomats on Monday paid tribute to the victims of World War Two in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad, but they will not watch Tuesday’s military parade, the Foreign Ministry said. […]
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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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