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Flights between Vilnius and Lvov launching in autumn
At the beginning of autumn, a new airline route will offer direct flights from Vilnius airport Lvov in western Ukraine. The flights will be launched on September 16 and will be continued throughout the year. […]
Society
Ukrainian kids leave for home after a year in Lithuania
Fourteen schoolchildren from the war-hit regions of Luhansk and Donetsk, left for Ukraine on Tuesday after spending a year in Lithuania.
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Universal frustrations of maintaining dialogue with Russia
The idea of engaging in more dialogue with Russia is eagerly accepted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is being pursued by the United States, is cultivated by the Chinese leadership, and has again become embraced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Politics
Former Ukrainian minister throws his lot with Lithuanian conservatives
Aivaras Abromavičius, a former economy minister of Ukraine, has agreed to join the government team of the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), if the party wins this October’s general elections.
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CORPORATE
What jobs do migrants take in Lithuania?
Despite difficulties for third-country nationals to integrate into the Lithuanian labour market, their number in the country is growing. The most popular occupation among migrants in Lithuania is long-distance drivers, the employment for as many […]
CORPORATE
Europe caught in the ring of fire
The European Union once had great ambitions to spread democracy in its immediate neighbourhood, but now it has to make do with more pragmatic goals, says political scientist Ramūnas Vilpišauskas. […]
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Killing of Sheremet in Kiev ‘a shock’ – Lithuanian minister
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that he is shocked by the killing of Pavel Sheremet, a prominent Belarusian-born journalist who worked in Ukraine, and expects that law-enforcement bodies will carry out a diligent investigation into his death.
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Society
Fires around Chernobyl ‘pose no hazard’ in Lithuania
Fires which broke out in the restricted zone around Chernobyl, north Ukraine, last weekend have not raised radiation levels in Lithuania.
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Foreign affairs
Smaller states must band together – Savchenko in Lithuania
At this weekend’s annual World Lithuanian Youth Association (PLJS) congress, Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian fighter pilot and politician who had been imprisoned by Russia, came to present attendees with advice and greetings from Ukraine.
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Culture
Russian rapper who supports Putin denied show at Lithuanian concert hall
A concert hall in Vilnius has said “no” to a concert by Russian rapper Timati because the singer is regarded as a Kremlin propaganda tool.
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Foreign affairs
Politics
Lithuania to appoint defence advisers to embassies in US and Ukraine
Lithuania will appoint defence advisers at its embassies in the United States and Ukraine, in line with a decision adopted by the government on Wednesday.
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‘Biggest threat to NATO is its own inertia’ – former NATO ambassador
The biggest threat to NATO is our own inertness and unwillingness to protect our values, said Kurt Volker, former NATO Ambassador and Executive Director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership.
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Economy
No influx of foreign tourists from new flights to Palanga
The opening of new air routes connecting Palanga with Minsk and Kiev will not create a big influx of foreign tourists to the Lithuanian resort town, according to hoteliers and tourist businesses.
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European Union
‘Sanction extensions not yet confirmed’ – Linkevičius
Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has dismissed as untrue media reports that the European Union’s (EU) ambassadors have agreed to extend sanctions against Russia.
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Defence
Stoltenberg rejects claims of NATO warmongering in Baltics
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has strongly rejected comments from Germany’s foreign minister that accused the alliance of “warmongering”.
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Energy
Polish natural gas projects threaten Gazprom’s grip in Central and Eastern Europe
On May 17, Polish state-owned natural gas pipeline network operator Gaz-System S.A. published its updated strategy for 2016–2025. A noteworthy new element in the document is the plan to create a natural gas hub in Poland, aimed at establishing a regional gas market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). […]
Opinion
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‘European project not complete without Ukraine’ says Linkevičius
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Ukraine’s first president, Leonid Kravchuk, and said that Ukraine is a part of Europe and that the European project will not be complete without Ukraine.
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