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  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian court cancels fine for Soviet soldier tombstone installation without permits

A Vilnius court has cancelled a fine of almost 1,500 euros for an organization, named Forgotten Soldiers, which installed tombstones…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs
  • Opinion

Russia presents Lithuania with an ultimatum: agree with our conditions or we halt your project

It is unfortunate, but this year the organisers will face difficulties. Such hints were already bandied around by Kremlin propaganda…

6 years ago
  • Society

Organization fined EUR 1,500 for reburying Soviet soldiers in Vilnius without permits

The Lithuanian Cultural Heritage Department has imposed a fine of 1,500 euros on an organization named Forgotten Soldiers that has…

7 years ago
  • Society

Separate programme proposed for Jewish heritage maintenance

Diana Varnaitė, director of the Lithuanian Cultural Heritage Department, has proposed envisaging separate funding of maintenance of the Jewish heritage,…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Heritage chief sees attempts to stop Lidl investments unacceptable

The attempts to stop Lidl investments in a building in Vilnius are unacceptable, and all obstacles on the path should…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Russian ambassador fails to convince Šiauliai not to remove Soviet monument

Russia's ambassador to Lithuania has failed to convince the local government of Šiauliai to leave a Soviet-era monument on the…

8 years ago