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70th anniversary of reclaiming Vilnius
70th anniversary of reclaiming Vilnius
RESPECT: On Oct. 29, Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene paid tribute to the veterans who participate...
VILNIUS - On Oct. 28, Lithuania celebrated the 70th anniversary of regaining its capital city Vilnius. Some of these celebrations were official, while some of the youth showed their joy in a quite spontaneous demonstration via the Old Town of Lithuania’s ancient capital. The celebration was rather modest because soon after regaining its capital in 1939, Lithuania lost its independence in 1940. On Feb. 16, 1918, Lithuania proclaimed the re-establishment of its independence in Vilnius, capital of the Lithuanian empire of the 14th – 18th centuries. Since 1918, Vilnius has changed hands several...  Full story...
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 Oct 28, 2009 - Passions aroused over CIA prison...
Passions aroused over CIA prison
VILNIUS - A frightful hobgoblin stalks throughout Lithuania. Lithuanians are haunted by the ghost of the alleged CIA prison for al Qaeda members. Those passions over the prison were fueled by statements by Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite. On Oct. 15, Grybauskaite rejected the idea of taking prisoners from Guantanamo. “There will be no decision on this issue until the shadow of the alleg...
 Oct 21, 2009 - Old new Lithuanian commissioner...
Old new Lithuanian commissioner
VILNIUS - On Oct. 15, the Lithuanian parliament confirmed the candidacy of Algirdas Semeta to occupy a post in the European Commission. The decision was approved by the votes of the ruling center-right majority in the parliament - 64 MPs supported his candidacy and 28 MPs voted against, while 21 MPs abstained. Semeta will be kind of an old new commissioner because, since July, he has been working...
 Oct 14, 2009 - Rasmussen reassures on NATO security guarantees...
Rasmussen reassures on NATO security guarantees
VILNIUS - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, visiting the Baltic countries, arrived at Zokniai Air Base near the northern Lithuanian town of Siauliai on Oct. 9. Now the base hosts a German detachment of fighter planes, provided for the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic states. He met with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite there. Rasmussen said that the Baltics should not be ...
 Oct 07, 2009 - Dealing with totalitarian regimes...
Dealing with totalitarian regimes
VILNIUS - The first reading of a draft amendment to the penal code, which provoked angry reactions in Moscow, took place in the Lithuanian parliament on Sept. 29. The draft states that a person who justifies Soviet and Nazi occupations could be sentenced to up to two years of prison. The draft was passed in the first reading when 41 MPs voted in favor of it and 25 MPs voted against, while 13 MPs ...
 Oct 07, 2009 - Buzek shows solidarity...
Buzek shows solidarity
VILNIUS - European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek paid a one-day official visit to Lithuania on Oct. 2, traveling from Riga where he was also on an official visit. Buzek’s task was to show solidarity with this region’s countries in a time of economic crisis. While in Riga, Buzek, former prime minister of Poland and activist of the anti-Communist Solidarity movement, met with Russian-speaking...
 Nov 04, 2009 - MATERIAL LIABILITY OF AN EMPLO...
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 Nov 04, 2009 - Lietuva in brief...
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 Nov 04, 2009 - The National Accord signed...
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 Oct 28, 2009 - Lietuva in brief...
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 Oct 28, 2009 - Coalition of northern lights?...
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 Oct 21, 2009 - MATERIAL LIABILITY OF AN EMPLO...
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 Oct 21, 2009 - The Kedys story...
VILNIUS - The police manhunt for Drasius Kedys, 37, continues while his army of fans grows. Prosecutors say they believe he participated in a double m...
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