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Seimas speaker cleared by ruling party's ethics watchdog

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, did not breach ethics rules, the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union's ethics watchdog rule...

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Vilnius decides to rename Skirpa street despite protests

After heated discussions and protests, Vilnius' City Council decided on July 24 to rename a small street in central Vilnius named after Kazy...

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Russian oil contamination suspect seeking political asylum in Lithuania

Roman Ruzhechko, a suspect in a Russian oil pipeline contamination probe who was detained in Vilnius in mid- July, has asked for political asylu...

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Lithuania approves almost 70 initiatives to mark history of Jews in 2020

The government endorsed on Wednesday, July 24, a program for marking 2020 as the Year of the Vilna Gaon and the History of the Jews of Lithuania...

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Olympics winner gets disqualified for two years

Lithuania's retired swimming star Ruta Meilutyte has been disqualified by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) for two years for the...

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Alvora with partner likely to get Poland-Lithuania gas pipeline construction contract

Vilnius-based gas pipeline construction company Alvora together with Siauliu Dujotekio Statyba (Siauliai Gas Pipeline Construction) are likely t...

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Vaiksnoras takes over as Lithuanian Land Force commander

Brigadier General Raimundas Vaiksnoras took over as commander of the Lithuanian Land Force in an official ceremony on July 24, the Defence Minis...

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Lithuania’s Grybauskaite left without a top Brussels job, EC commissioner vacancy still up for grabs

The new term European Parliament has appointed two of the top four European Union jobs to women, but Dalia Grybauskaite, who just finished her t...

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Controversial memorial plaque to Noreika removed in Vilnius

A controversial memorial plaque to Jonas Noreika, a Lithuanian military officer known as Generolas Vetra (General Storm), in central Vilnius was...

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Lithuanian MPs collecting signatures for impeachment of four judges

VILNIUS – Lithuanian lawmakers said on Wednesday they are about to finish collecting signatures in favor of launching impeachment proceedi...

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