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Georgia can expect EU visa-free regime in 2016

Georgia can expect a visa-free regime with the European Union next year but Ukraine might need to wait for it due to the ongoing war in the east of the country, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]

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European Union

Lithuanian MEP receives award for developing EU-Ukraine relations

During a formal visit to Kiev, Member of the European Parliament Petras Auštrevičius received the Vladimir the Great second degree award. The award was bestowed on the Lithuanian politician for his contribution to developing relations between the European Union and Ukraine. […]

Economy

Bank of Lithuania: Geopolitical tensions overshadow low interest rate concerns

Financial institutions operating in Lithuania consider the risk arising from the prolonged period of low interest rates as increasingly significant, although, with the persisting geopolitical tensions, the risk related to a likely exacerbation of Russia‘s and Ukraine‘s conflict and related consequences has been assessed as the major one, shows the survey conducted by the Bank of Lithuania. […]

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Foreign affairs

How Lithuania can irritate Russia into retreat

Lithuania is in a perfect position to irritate Russia enough to force Moscow out its current misinformation offensive into the defensive, says J. Michael Waller, an American expert on information warfare. In an interview with DELFI, he shares some tips how even a country as small as Lithuania could push Russia’s buttons. […]

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Society

Lithuania granted asylum to 75 foreigners in 2014

The 27 European Union (EU) Member States for which data are available granted protection status to 185,000 asylum seekers in 2014, up by almost 50 percent compared with 2013. Since 2008, more than 750,000 asylum seekers have been granted protection status in the EU, said Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. […]