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Lithuania losing position as key re-exporter to East
Lithuania‘s status as a key transit country for re-exporting goods from West to East has started to wane significantly, with re-exports down by 10% in 2015 alone. […]
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Economy
Corruption costing Lithuania up to €8bn a year – EU study
Corruption could be costing the Lithuanian economy up to €8 billion a year, according to a new study of studies published by the European Union. […]
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Lithuanian teachers second-worst paid in Europe
School teachers in Lithuania and Latvia are the least earning educators in Europe, according to an updated European Commission report. […]
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US looks to tip balance of military power in Baltics
Russia‘s intensifying military activities have forced NATO to respond in kind, with the Alliance saying it will conduct more military exercises in Europe, and the United States promising to deploy far more equipment and forces in Europe. In 2017, Washington is setting aside $3.4 billion for Europe’s defence, but this might turn out to be just the tip of the iceberg. […]
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Lithuania happiest country in Baltics but not as happy as Russia
Lithuanians are happier than either Latvians or Estonians, but not as happy as people in Russia or Poland, according to the World Happiness Index. The world’s happiest people live in the Nordics and Switzerland. […]
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Are Lithuanian businesses losing out in Rail Baltica project?
The strategically important Rail Baltica railway project designed to connect the Baltic States to Western Europe, from Tallinn to Warsaw, is slipping from Lithuania’s hands the country’s opposition parties claim. […]
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Opinion
Heritage Foundation: The US needs to get its Baltic force posture right
The U.S. has a long history of championing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Baltic states, dating back to the interwar period of the 1920s. Today, U.S. interest in the Baltic region derives primarily from its treaty obligations as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). […]
Defence
Lithuanian border guards prepare for potential flow of refugees through Russia
As the European Union blocks the flow of illegal immigrants from Libya to Italy and negotiates similar agreements in Turkey and Greece, some fear that migrants may try a new approach towards entering the European Union that would take them through Russia and potentially the Baltic states. […]
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Lithuania to reintroduce passport checks at Latvian border for training exercise
The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service is opening a week-long training on Tuesday during which border guards will resume the control of the border with Latvia in the districts of Zarasai and Rokiškis. […]
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Lithuanian PM calls on Latvia, Estonia to act on Belarus nuclear plant
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius called on the other Baltic States and the European Commission to step up efforts to make sure that a nuclear power plant being built by Belarus in Astravyets complies with safety standards. […]
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