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Lithuania celebrates 20th anniversary of March 11
Lithuania celebrates 20th anniversary of March 11
LET’S CELEBRATE: Military parade in Vilnius on March 11 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of restora...
VILNIUS - On March 11, Lithuania celebrated its 20-year old brave action of restoration of independence which was announced by the national movement Sajudis-dominated Lithuanian parliament, elected in a free election back in 1990. Vilnius central streets and squares were filled with thousands of celebrating people. The 20th anniversary’s commemoration started with the morning sitting in the parliament and finished with a rock, pop and folk concert on the Cathedral Square, which entertained some 10,000 mostly young people till midnight. The parliament sitting started with a speech ...  Full story...
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 Mar 17, 2010 - Lithuanian military doctrine is signed...
Lithuanian military doctrine is signed
VILNIUS - On March 10, Maj. Gen. Arvydas Pocius signed the Lithuanian military doctrine in a ceremony in the Defense Headquarters of the Lithuanian Defense Ministry. It describes Lithuanian actions in case of war. The doctrine states that Lithuania will use all means of defense which is available for Lithuania: military defense, guerilla warfare and civil disobedience against the occupying ...
 Mar 10, 2010 - InCulto goes to Oslo...
InCulto goes to Oslo
VILNIUS - On March 4, the band InCulto won the final of the Lithuanian song competition which qualifies this band of five men to go to the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway in May. The victorious, funky song is called Eastern European Funk. It left behind 11 other finalists, who were winners from three semi-final contests. The contest was held in the Lithuanian public TV studio. The l...
 Mar 03, 2010 - Grybauskaite urges to speed up lustration...
Grybauskaite urges to speed up lustration
VILNIUS - On Feb. 24, President Dalia Grybauskaite met with members of the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defense urging them to finish the lustration process as soon as possible. Lustration in Lithuania refers to the policy of disclosure of former KGB agents and informants, limiting their participation in civil service positions. “The president propose...
 Mar 03, 2010 - Discussing the sale of the Mistral...
Discussing the sale of the Mistral
VILNIUS - The mistral is a strong, cold and usually dry regional Mediterranean wind blowing through southern France. Last week, its force was felt in Vilnius. On Feb. 24, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite met with Pierre Lellouche, French secretary of state for European Affairs, in her presidential palace. One of the primary goals of the meeting was to consult and inform Lithuania, as a s...
 Feb 24, 2010 - Interesting signals from the Kremlin...
Interesting signals from the Kremlin
VILNIUS - Last week, Russia’s president invited Estonian and Latvian presidents to watch the Russian military parade in Red Square in Moscow, on May 9. The Lithuanian president did not receive such an invitation and will go to Ireland on May 9. The Kremlin’s invitations to celebrate the end of WWII are very controversial in the Baltics due to the fact that the end of WWII did not br...
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