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Society

Immigration exceeds emigration in Lithuania in May – statistics

More people came to Lithuania in May than left, which is the first such month since 2004 when Lithuania joined the European Union, figures from the Statistics Lithuania have shown. […]

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Defence

Nine EU countries setting up cyber force at Lithuania’s initiative

At Lithuania’s initiative, nine EU member states have agreed to create a cyber rapid response force, Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said. […]

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CORPORATE

Putin is within easy reach of the Achilles’ heel of NATO

It is now literally just a matter of months before Putin‘s Russia could shake the foundations of NATO and the security structure of Europe. Moreover, Putin may have the opportunity to do this with elegance, with simplicity and in perfect legality. The possible gains for Russia far outweigh any reason for restraint. All signs indicate that Kremlin strategists have long been aware of the opportunity, and have been actively working to seize it. The groundwork is ongoing and plain to see. In autumn of this year, politicians loyal to the Kremlin will be in a position, formally and legally, to take political control of the central Baltic State – Latvia. The next step would be technically simple – a newly elected government, beholden to Moscow, would withdraw Latvia from NATO. And this would change everything far more profoundly than we might imagine. […]

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Politics

Gražulis takes office as Lithuania’s deputy interior minister

Arūnas Gražulis on Monday took office as Lithuania’s deputy interior minister. […]