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European Solidarity Corps: volunteering in Lithuania in November

A Lithuanian NGO, ‘Inovatorių slėnis’, invites volunteers … rural area of Zarasai region, Lithuania, to help the local community …

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Ice dancer Drobiazko to be stripped of Lithuanian citizenship over Russia performances

… faces being stripped of Lithuanian citizenship. Drobiazko has … and two European bronzes. Lithuania’s Citizenship Commission has … In August last year, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda signed … European Championships to promote Lithuania, which entrusted me …

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In New York, Lithuania’s president honors those who saved Jewish artifacts during and after the Holocaust

… Gitanas Nausėda, president of Lithuania, examine holdings in the … for Jewish Research welcomed Lithuania’s president to its … destruction by the Soviets. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda was … (now Vilnius), and in 2015, YIVO and the Lithuanian Central …

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Is a salary of 2K EUR in Vilnius sufficient? - the Lithuania Tribune

While average wages are rising, living on €2,000 in a big city can be difficult for some people – the cost of housing, food, transport and leisure time makes it a counting game. However, the [...]

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Lithuania calls on Azerbaijan to cease fire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has called on Azerbaijan to cease fire in Nagorno-Karabakh and start ...

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Seimas passes resolution urging NATO to invite Ukraine to join bloc at Washington summit

The Seimas has passed a resolution calling on the parliaments of NATO countries to approve Ukraine’s application to join the Alliance and to invite Kyiv to become a member of NATO at the Washington summit due July next year.

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Seimas Speaker sees no need for State Defence Council to debate cluster munitions treaty yet

Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says she is sceptical of the National Defence Ministry’s proposal for the State Defence Council (VGT) to discuss Lithuania’s withdrawal from a convention banning the use of cluster munitions.

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Parliament backs motion to impeach MP Žemaitaitis

The Seimas on Tuesday voted in favour of the ruling parties’ motion to impeach MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis over his antisemitic statements.

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Neo-pagans not granted state recognition in Lithuania

The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday voted down a proposal to grant state recognition to Romuva, a religious association...

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Lithuania discusses Pope’s ‘great Russian humanity’ remarks with Vatican envoy

Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister Jovita Neliupšienė met with the Vatican’s envoy to Lithuania in early September to di...

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AirBaltic to launch flights from Vilnius to Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Dubai

The Latvian airline AirBaltic will launch four new routes from Vilnius to Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Turin, and Dubai in th...

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Lithuanian parliament urges allies to invite Ukraine to NATO at Washington summit

The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution expressing support for Ukraine’s NATO membership and calling o...

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Lithuania PM criticises ECB’s interest hikes as dogmatic

The European Central Bank is raising interest rates “by the book”, which may be harmful to the economy, according to the...

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Lithuania’s competition watchdog blocks TV3 Group’s acquisition of radio stations

All Media Lithuania, part of the Baltic media group TV3 Grupė (TV3 Group), will not be allowed to acquire 100-percent st...

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Tribute to Vilnius librarian unveiled in New York’s YIVO institute

A memorial plaque to Antanas Ulpis, a Lithuanian librarian and bibliographer, has been unveiled at the YIVO Institute fo...

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