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Lithuania’s MEP Rasa Jukneviciene: 'By not helping Ukraine as much as it needs, we may be repeating 1938'
The Baltic Times
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At a time when much of Europe treads carefully around the shifting geopolitics of war, energy, and security, one Baltic Member of the European Parliament is not mincing words. In this candid and wide-ranging interview, Rasa Jukneviciene, a veteran...
Beyond the Stereotype: A Lithuanian Drug User’s Unfiltered Perspective | Interview
The Baltic Review
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June 14, 2025
When you think of a “drug addict,” what comes to mind? Likely not a sharp, well-dressed young man with a luxury car and a prestigious apartment. But in Lithuania, where over 17,000 people are officially registered as drug users, there’s a hidden...
Denmark Lithuania Soccer
Frankfort Times - Indiana
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Denmark's Christian Eriksen celebrates between Lithuania's Artemijus Tutyskinas and goalkeeper Edvinas Gertmonas after scoring his side's second goal during the international friendly soccer match between Denmark and Lithuania at Odense Stadium,...
Nerijus Maliukevicius, Lithuanian expert on countering information and psychological operations
Ukrinform
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Nerijus Maliukevicius is a leading Lithuanian expert on countering information and psychological operations (IPSO) during times of crisis and conflict. He is the author of two books and numerous studies on combating Russian propaganda and...
11 Latvians evacuated from Israel to Jordan
LSM
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June 17, 2025
"They are scheduled to depart from Jordan tonight on a Lithuanian evacuation flight to Vilnius. At the same time, a departure from Jordan is being arranged by a Slovak military flight tomorrow, 18 June," said the MFA. At present, evacuation by air...
Lithuania Leans Toward Double Tax Treaty With Vietnam
MENAFN
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June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 13. On Thursday, Lithuania's Vice-Minister of Finance Januš Kizenevič signed a Letter of Intent on a Double Taxation Treaty with Vietnamese officials, taking a key step toward closer economic...
Lithuanian scientists transform enzyme engineering with AI
Euronews
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Published on 13/06/2025 - 10:00 GMT+2 Enzymes are the hidden machinery behind many of today’s medical, industrial, and environmental advances – but conventional enzyme design methods have reached their limits. That’s where Laurynas Karpus (30),...
Latvia saw 9% wage growth in first quarter of 2025
LSM
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June 17, 2025
Latvia's wage growth was way ahead of both of those figures at 9.3%, and also ahead of both Lithuania (9.2%) and Estonia (7.9%). In the first quarter of 2025 compared with the same quarter of the previous year, the highest increases in hourly wage...
Lithuanian President concludes official visit to Vietnam
VietnamPlus
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June 12, 2025
Hanoi, June 12 (VNA) - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and his spouse Diana Nausediene, along with a high-ranking delegation of Lithuania, departed Hanoi on June 12 evening, concluding their two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation...
Lithuania lowers GDP forecast for 2025 amid global uncertainty
Xinhua News Agency
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VILNIUS, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Lithuania has revised down its 2025 GDP forecast by 0.1 percentage point, expecting the economy to grow by 2.8 percent this year, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported on Thursday. In March, the central...
Lithuania's AI in schools: nexos.ai initiative
Source Security
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June 12, 2025
As artificial intelligence reshapes classrooms across the world, the debate has shifted from whether to adopt the technology to how to deploy it responsibly, fairly, and with impact. With the AI-driven edtech market on track to hit $32.27...
Breaking the Window: Withdrawals from Humanitarian Disarmament Treaties
EJIL: Talk!
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June 17, 2025
There has been a recent wave of withdrawal from humanitarian disarmament treaties. On 6 March 2025, Lithuania’s withdrawal from the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) finally took effect after the 6-month notification period. The withdrawal of...
Lithuania And Vietnam Seal LNG-Focused Energy Cooperation Deal
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 12. On June 12, Lithuania and Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation in the energy sector, with a particular focus on the development of liquefied...
Lithuania, Japan Boost Defense Ties At Tokyo Business Forum
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 12. From June 8 to 10, Vice Minister of National Defence Loreta Maskaliovienė conducted a formal visit to Japan, where she opened the Lithuania–Japan Business Forum in Tokyo, Trend reports with...
Lithuanian port hit by GNSS interference
GPS World - Ohio
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June 11, 2025
The port of Klaipėda handled more than 32 million tons of cargo in 2023. (Credit: public domain) Russia’s war with Ukraine continues to affect GNSS signal availability in the Baltic Sea, reports LRT News. Aircraft and ships near the Lithuanian...
Room for Việt Nam and Lithuania to expand economic ties
Vietnam News
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June 12, 2025
HÀ NỘI — There is plenty of room for Việt Nam and Lithuania to foster bilateral cooperation in a wide range of sectors such as garment and textile, chemical, information and technology, renewable energy and engineering. That was the message from...
Seven Tons Of Chocolates, Which Were Transported To Belarus, Were Destroyed In Lithuania
Charter 97
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17 This was demanded by the owners of the Ferrero trademark. Lithuanian customs officers destroyed 7 tons of counterfeit chocolates with the inscription "DEFFERO" at the Klaipeda seaport. The packaging design and inscriptions were identical to the...
Lithuanian President begins official visit to Vietnam
VietnamPlus
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June 11, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and his spouse Diana Nausediene, along with a high-ranking delegation of Lithuania, arrived in Hanoi on June 11, beginning an official visit to Vietnam from June 11-12 at the invitation of State...
Strongpoint deploys Yoti facial age estimation for Lithuania supermarket trial
Biometric Update
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June 13, 2025
A biometric age assurance system is being trialled in a supermarket chain in Lithuania. Self-checkout terminals from StrongPoint ALS integrating Yoti’s facial age estimation technology are being piloted by Lithuania’s second largest supermarket...
Lithuania to bypass tender for kamikaze drone, anti-tank mines
Xinhua News Agency
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VILNIUS, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The Lithuanian government has approved a resolution allowing the Defense Materiel Agency to procure loitering munitions and anti-tank mines without public tenders, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported. The exemption,...