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Rail Baltica project hindered by chill in Vilnius-Warsaw relations
Relations between Lithuania and Poland have been chilly for some time now and experts say that the delay in works on the 200km Rail Baltica stretch between Warsaw and Šeštokai are a reflection of that state of affairs. […]
Energy
Baltic grid synchronization plan expected by summer, EC vice-president says
The European Union’s (EU) researchers will draw up proposals by summer identifying the best ways to synchronize electricity grids of the Baltic countries and Western Europe, Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission’s Vice-President for the Energy Union, has said while on a visit to Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian bank operating in Russia announces bankruptcy
Bank Kapitalbank managed by Lithuanian and Latvian investors in the Rostov region of Russia have submitted a bankruptcy notice to the Arbitration Court. However, the application was adjourned until mid-March. […]
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Lithuanian opposition parties furious, draw parallels to Russian Duma
On Wednesday, the ruling parties in parliament voted down the opposition’s proposed agenda and blocked the possibility of an extraordinary parliamentary session to consider impeaching Labour Party MP Vytautas Gapšys as well as opening the floor to discussion of other recent scandals that have afflicted the ruling Social Democrats. […]
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How much tax are Google, Facebook paying in the Baltic States?
International companies like Google are making deeper inroads into the economies of the Baltic states, but they still choose to pay taxes in European Union countries with more favourable tax conditions. […]
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Lithuania opens honorary consulates in India, Finland
Lithuania has opened two new honorary consulates in India and Finland this week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuania seeks €197 million from EU to build ‘Rail Baltica’
Lithuania has submitted an application for nearly €197 million in funding from the EU to finance the Rail Baltica project that will connect the Baltic States railway systems with Western Europe. […]
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Lithuania to intensify cooperation with Saudi Arabia
Lithuania and Saudi Arabia intend to sign an agreement on cooperation across a range of areas in late February. […]
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Obama on independence day: ‘Lithuania continues to serve as a model to others’
US President Barack Obama has praised Lithuania‘s contribution to supporting Eastern Partnership countries and Ukraine, saying that Lithuania “continues to serve as a model” for strengthening democracy and security in the world. […]
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Russia statements on cooperation, new Cold War a smokescreen, says Olekas
The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s statements about a second Cold War and Moscow‘s talk of cooperation have to be seen as cover for its military actions in Syria and Ukraine, said Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas. […]
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