LITHUANIAN ARTIST IN SPOTLIGHT (Mississauga.com, 12 July 2011)
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Works by Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, an acclaimed Lithuanian artist who died young and poor, are currently on display in Mississauga.
SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACIES KEY FOR MYANMAR: SUU KYI (AFP, 30 June 2011)
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VILNIUS, June 30, 2011 (AFP) - Myanmar's iconic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday thanked democratic nations for their support and said she hopes to see her homeland take its seat alongside them.
IT IS NECESSARY TO START PREPARING SOCIETY FOR POTENTIAL FAR-REACHING COMPROMISES IN TRANSNISTRIAN SETTLEMENT (Info-Prim Neo, 30 June 2011)
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Info-Prim Neo interview with Giedrius Čekuolis, CiO Special Representative for Protracted Conflicts
SEIMAS PASSED A LAW ON COMPENSATIONS TO JEWISH RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES (Press Release of the Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania, 21 June 2011)
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Acknowledging the significant contribution of the Lithuanian Jewish community to Lithuanian culture and social progress before the Second World War, occupation of Lithuania, and the Holocaust that marked the start of indiscriminate destruction of...
LITHUANIA'S NEW EDUCATION LAW ELIMINATES, NOT CREATES DISCRIMINATION – OMBUDSWOMAN (BNS, 14 June 2011)
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VILNIUS, June 14. BNS - Lithuania's new law on Education does not discriminate ethnic minorities, on the contrary, it eliminates pre-existing discrimination, the Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson has said following the evaluation of the...
LITHUANIA NOT SATISFIED WITH BELARUS' ANSWERS ON N-PLANT – FORMIN (BNS, 24 May 2011)
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VILNIUS, May 24, BNS - Lithuania is not satisfied with the answers received from Belarus with respect to the projected nuclear power plant, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
POLISH ARROGANCE AND LITHUANIAN PHOBIAS (Gazeta Wyborcza, 23 May 2011)
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For a long time, both Lithuanians and Poles used every opportunity to reiterate that the relations between their states were the best ever „in the history of relations“. Now, for a few years they have been saying that relations were...
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. ŽYGIMANTAS PAVILIONIS: YOUR BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS (Dziennik Związkowy, 20 May 2011)
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Chicago. Ambassador of Lithuania to the U.S. Žygimantas Pavilionis assured that Lithuania supported the wish of Poland, the country’s friend and ally, to join visa-free regime with the U.S. This issue was most broadly discussed on Tuesday,...
DEMAND TO SPELL NAMES IN LITHUANIAN LETTERS DOES NOT RUN COUNTER EU'S ACQUIS - COURT (BNS, 12 May 2011)
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VILNIUS, May 12, BNS - The Luxembourg-based court European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday the existing rules in Lithuania providing for the spelling of names and surnames only in the state language do not constitute a violation.
7 US CONGRESSMEN URGE STATE SECRETARY SHIFT SUPPORT FROM BELARUSIAN N-PLANT TO BALTIC PROJECT (BNS, 12 May 2011)
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VILNIUS, May 12, BNS – Seven members of the United States Congress have urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton withdraw the statement of support to Belarusian nuclear power plant announced last December and back the Baltic nuclear utility...