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Lithuania Intends to Send Troops to Ukraine
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Lithuania has announced its intention to send troops to Ukraine, signaling a potential shift in NATO-aligned military involvement in the region, local media reported Monday. “Lithuania has decided [to send troops]. Specific numbers are...
Lithuania's electricity prices double last week
Xinhua News Agency
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VILNIUS, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The average wholesale electricity price in Lithuania more than doubled last week to 81 euros (93.96 U.S. dollars) per megawatt-hour (MWh) from the previous week, driven by heatwaves in Central Europe and Scandinavia,...
An inspirational Baltic trip to see Lithuanian nature-friendly farming in action
Farming Life
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August 18, 2025
The trip was a chance to share experiences and knowledge with Lithuanian environmentally-conscious farmers and understand their successes and challenges in integrating biodiversity into their farming. Our visit got underway at the aptly-named 856...
Lithuania Records Record Attacks By Illegal Immigrants
Charter 97
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8 2.6 times more than last year. From January 1 to August 17, Lithuania recorded more attempts to illegally enter its territory from Belarus than in the whole of 2024 - 1,015 versus 1,002, according to a comparative analysis of data from the...
Minister Sabutis: Lithuania is strengthening military mobility – transport infrastructure is being prepared for the deployment of the brigade
The Baltic Times
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Lithuania is implementing ambitious infrastructure projects aimed at guaranteeing rapid and efficient movement of Allied forces. Acting Minister of Transport and Communications Eugenijus Sabutis met with Brigadier General Christoph Huber,...
Latvijas Banka will issue a collector coin dedicated to artist Džemma Skulme
The Baltic Times
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On Thursday, 21 August, Latvijas Banka is issuing a silver collector coin "Džemma" dedicated to the distinguished artist Džemma Skulme – a towering figure in Latvian art and cultural life. Her remarkable creative work and civic stance have played...
Tough economic times sort out the successful global traders
Independent Australia
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As the world deals with the turmoil of Trump’s erratic tariffs, the latest data shows Australia is among the winners on exports, as Alan Austin reports. CALENDAR 2024 was another challenging year for major exporting nations. Low global economic...
Entrepreneur turns lifelong passion for fitness into new business
This is Oxfordshire
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Mody Norusis, who moved to the UK from Lithuania in 2014, has launched a personal training studio called Stable Strength. He said: "I’ve played every sport that was available to me - from basketball, to boxing, to mountain biking. It’s the one...
Tiny country with affordable cities and ‘healing’ saunas is Europe’s fastest-growing destination
Metro
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August 18, 2025
Lithuania has been a European hidden gem for years, but it’s set for big things in 2025 (Picture: Getty Images) Sparkling lakes surrounded by lush pine forests. Cosmopolitan cities and medieval towns. Forest saunas, treetop walks, and...
Lithuania To Advance Key Weapons Payments With Higher Borrowing Cap
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 16. Lithuania's new government has opened the floodgates by raising the 2025 borrowing limit for defense needs by 800 million euros, allowing the Ministry of National Defense to hit the ground...
Akurateco Partners with PAYSTRAX to Expand European Payment Capabilities
Financial IT
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Akurateco, a leading white-label payment software provider, announced that it has partnered with PAYSTRAX – a licensed European payment institution headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania – to expand its acquiring and processing services across...
Same-sex couple gets state recognition in historic Lithuanian court ruling
LGBTQ Nation - California
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August 16, 2025
A Lithuanian same-sex couple has been declared a legal family by a court in Lithuania, a historic victory for LGBTQ+ people in the Baltic nation. The two women in the couple, whose identities have not been made public, were living together and...
Rebuilding Media Trust in Lithuania: Dr. Džina (Gina) Donauskaitė on Freedom, Journalism, and Responsibility
The Good Men Project - California
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August 16, 2025
Dr. Džina (Gina) Donauskaitė, Head of the Lithuanian Journalism Centre and lecturer at Vilnius University, highlights Lithuania’s strong media freedom but low public trust in journalism. Trust has declined since 2003–2004 due to media oligarchs,...
Sri Lanka services activity rose in July, driven by trade, finance, and transportation
EconomyNext
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August 16, 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have scored a diplomatic coup praising President Donald Trump, repeating a claim that the invasion of Ukraine would not have happened during a Trump presidency, reports said. No mention was...
Lithuania’s fruit harvest hit hard by spring frosts and summer rains
Fresh Plaza
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August 14, 2025
Spring frosts followed by heavy summer rains have severely damaged Lithuania's fruit sector. According to the "Vaisiai ir uogos" association, the 2025 apple harvest will reach only 10–15% of average levels, while blackcurrant output will drop to...
Lithuania build nine drone training centres by 2028
Airforce Technology
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August 14, 2025
In Lithuania, the Ministries of National Defence and Education, Science and Sports are launching a drone control and construction skills development project for the general public and schoolchildren. The first three drone training centres will...
Lithuanian president submits Ruginiene's nomination as PM to parliament
Xinhua News Agency
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VILNIUS, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday submitted to the country's parliament, the Seimas, the nomination of Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) member Inga Ruginiene as prime minister, the Presidential...
China hits EU banks over Russian sanctions package
The Santa Clarita Valley Signal - California
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August 16, 2025
By Lily Zhou Contributing Writer Beijing targeted two Lithuanian banks on Wednesday in retaliation for the European Union’s latest Russian sanctions that affected two rural Chinese banks near the China-Russia border. In an order published in state...
Lithuania’s president taps social democrat MP for PM after corruption shake-up
EurActiv
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August 14, 2025
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday nominated social democrat MP Inga Ruginiene as prime minister, after former government chief Gintautas Paluckas resigned amid an ongoing corruption investigation. "There are certain details in Ms...
Lithuania: From Courtrooms to FinTech — Why Financial Skills Are Essential for Modern Lawyers
The Baltic Review
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August 14, 2025
The image of a lawyer in a courtroom, surrounded by legal tomes, is quickly becoming a thing of the past. In Lithuania, a country rapidly expanding its FinTech sector, legal knowledge alone is no longer sufficient. According to Dr. Paulius...