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Lithuania’s Defence Minisry suggests withdrawing from Cluster Munitions Convention

Lithuania’s Defence Ministry is proposing to the country’s State Defence Council to consider a possible withdrawal from ...

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Kaunas interwar architecture added to UNESCO World Heritage List

The modernist architecture of Lithuania’s second city Kaunas has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, but i...

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Poland joins Baltics with ban on Russian-registered cars

The move is part of the EU’s sweeping sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, with Poland joining its Bal...

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Latvia’s Kuldīga makes UNESCO World Heritage List

The historic part of Latvia’s western city of Kuldīga has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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Lithuania sticks with NASAMS even as other Baltics opt for German defence systems – MoD

Latvia’s and Estonia’s choice to purchase German-made medium-range air defence systems has no impact on Lithuania’s deci...

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Baltics split on air defence purchases

Latvia’s and Estonia’s choice to purchase German-made medium-range air defence systems has no impact on Lithuania’s deci...

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The Need for a Second Passport: A Gateway to Unrestrained Travel for Nigerians

For many Nigerians, the aspiration to transcend borders, access global opportunities is made possible with obtaining a second passport. BURNABY, BC, CANADA, September 18, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- With the world rapidly transforming into a …

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Minister of Foreign Affairs to attend events of high-level week of UN General Assembly in New York

This week, on 18-22 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis will be attending the events of the high-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the ministry said in a press release.

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Port of Klaipėda closes cruise shipping season

On Sunday morning, the last cruise liner this year is set to dock in the port of Klaipėda. A total of 41 cruise liners berthed at the Lithuanian port city this season, which lasts about five months.

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Central bank’s chief says ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ after ECB latest rate hike

The governor of the Bank of Lithuania believes the European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest increase of key interest rates may be the last one in efforts to tame inflation.

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Lithuania’s Landsbergis: ‘Russia threat has shaped our identity'

Elected in 2020, Lithuania’s government declared the ambitious goal of pursuing a values-based foreign policy. But was t...

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LRT tapes. Banana wars in Vilnius

In the first instalment of LRT tapes, we bring you an odd TV report from 1994 about, well, we are not really quite sure ...

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What to do with space trash? Lithuanian startup is working on a solution

The first satellite was launched into the Earth’s orbit in 1957. Today, there are around 8,500 active satellites orbitin...

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Volume of construction work carried out up by 4.8% in July

In July 2023, the volume of construction work carried out in Lithuania amounted to EUR 507.1 million at current prices and, against June, seasonally and calendar adjusted, increased by 4.8 percent at constant prices (unadjusted – by 0.4 percent), reports the State Data Agency.

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Lithuania calls for more money for Ukraine in EU budget review

… funds for EU military mobility, Lithuanian finance minister Gintare Skaiste said … one billion euros just for Lithuania," she said. EU governments … calculated by Eurostat. Skaiste said Lithuania backed neither because revenue from …

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