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Vilnius hosts OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Vilnius hosts OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
SECURITY ALERT: Lithuania recently hosted a major international forum devoted to issues of global se...
VILNIUS - Lithuania has hosted the Summer Session of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) Parliamentary Assembly, leading to the organization’s release of the Vilnius Declaration, the first time one of the Baltic states has hosted the event. From June 29 to July 3, Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) hosted over 500 participants from 50 countries, who had gathered to discuss the main theme of the session – “The OSCE: Addressing New Security Challenges.” Strengthening and reforming of the OSCE, promoting human rights and civil liberties, energy and food security, cli...  Full story...
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 Jun 18, 2009 - Poisonous sausages remain on shelves...
Poisonous sausages remain on shelves
VILNIUS - Sausages containing the additive E250 that were in April flagged by the State Veterinary and Food Service (SVFS) as harmful when cooked on a fire, will remain on shelves at least until next year, experts say. A collective bureaucratic im-pass has brought the discussion on the sausages to a standstill, with each of the three responsible bodies saying they are waiting for the other to act. “The result is without answers from the Minis...
 Jun 18, 2009 - Semeta may replace Grybauskaite in EC...
Semeta may replace Grybauskaite in EC
VILNIUS - Newly elected Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite confirmed on June 15 that Finance Minister Algirdas Semeta is the leading Lithuanian candidate for the post of European Commission member for finance and budgeting. When asked at a press conference whether Semeta was selected as the best person for the post, Grybauskaite replied “it [the candidature] did not seem the best, it seemed purposeful, so that Lithuania can have the chan...
 Jun 10, 2009 - Medics strike and save lives...
Medics strike and save lives
VILNIUS - During the picket of medics at the Seimas (Lithuanian parliament) on June 3, doctors had a chance to demonstrate how important their role is when they saved the life of a baby of a member of the Seimas, Asta Baukute. “Thank God there was a picket of medics by the Seimas. Otherwise I don’t know what could have happened to my Rapolas” said Baukute after the incident. The child, under one year of age, had been staying with a nanny ...
 Jun 03, 2009 - Nudist bathers fight for rights...
Nudist bathers fight for rights
VILNIUS - A group of Lithuanian naturalists are standing up for their right to be naked, requesting Palanga authorities to finally establish an official nudist beach in their area. “This is a usual thing abroad, in the whole world nudism is promoted and there are places to gather. It is strange that in the most popular resort in Lithuania, nudists do not have their official place. Probably Lithuanians are very conservative and there is a lack o...
 May 27, 2009 - Anti-piracy head fears deadly attacks...
Anti-piracy head fears deadly attacks
VILNIUS - Despite recent arrests and criminal proceedings against those caught plotting his death, Lithuanian Anti-Piracy Association (LANVA) President Vytas Simanavicius said he still fears for his life as he works to shut down illegal piracy rings and file transfer Web sites. “I think they can do it at any time. I go through Lithuania a lot and they could do it any time. I am not afraid, because I have been working more than 10 years and it is...
 Jul 01, 2009 - Lietuva in brief...
President Valdas Adamkus accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Algirdas Semeta on June 30, temporarily entrusting his duties to the Minister of Economy Dainius Kreivys. As TBT previously reported, Semeta was nominated as the candidate to replace Dalia Grybauskaite in the European Commission. ...
 Jul 01, 2009 - Lithuanian economic stimulus plan ...
VILNIUS - The Lithuanian government’s stimulus plan has begun pumping hundreds of billions of litas back into the country’s beleaguered economy. Approved in March, the 5.7 billion litas (1.65 billion euro) plan, derived from a mixture of European Union Structural Funds and private bank loans, provi...
 Jun 18, 2009 - Lietuva in brief...
The World Forum for Direct Investment 2009, hosted by Red Hot Locations in association with LDA, took place on June 10-11 in Vilnius. During the forum, internationally expanding companies, investment promotion agencies and FDI consultants agreed that although times are tough, investment opportunitie...
 Jun 18, 2009 - Gay education ban voted in...
VILNIUS - The Seimas (Lithuanian parliament) has voted to pass the amended Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information, which would see information about homosexuality banned from schools and other places that can be accessed by youths. “The subject of hom...
 Jun 10, 2009 - Lietuva in brief...
Lithuanian president Valdas Adamkus, 82, felt ill and was taken to a hospital after the European Parliament elections on June 7. His doctor said that the president had been experiencing discomfort in his chest. Adamkus had a heart stimulator implanted in his chest in 2008. After the examination it b...
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