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PM of Lithuania accuses defense ministry of deceiving public
(MENAFN) Lithuania’s government is facing internal tensions over its record military budget for 2026 after the prime minister accused the defense ministry of misleading the public about the planned military spending. The draft budget, which...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Disputes rise in Lithuania’s ruling party over draft 2026 budget
(MENAFN) Tensions have surfaced within Lithuania’s ruling party over the country’s draft 2026 budget, after the prime minister accused the defense ministry of misleading the public about planned military expenditures. The government recently...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Lithuania Criticizes German Chancellor for ‘Justifying’ Russia Policy
(MENAFN) Lithuania’s top presidential adviser has sharply criticized former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her recent remarks defending her administration’s Russia strategy, accusing her of attempting to excuse past policy failures toward...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Lithuanian Culture Minister Steps Down
(MENAFN) Lithuania’s culture chief stepped down just a week into the role following public outrage sparked by his reluctance to clarify Crimea's status. The Crimean Peninsula and four additional former Ukrainian territories held referendums in...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Lithuania culture minister resigns just after one week in office
(MENAFN) Lithuania’s culture minister, Ignotas Adomavicius, resigned after just one week in office following controversy over his comments on Crimea. During an interview with a news agency on Thursday, Adomavicius initially refused to answer when...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
International students lose over $488M in card fees annually – stablecoins offer a way out
International students lose $488M yearly to card fees in the U.S. – stablecoins offers cheaper, borderless spending and big savings. VILNIUS, LITHUANIA, September 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- International students studying in the U.S. may be...
Poland’s leader orders troops to boarders with Germany, Lithuania
(MENAFN) Polish President Karol Nawrocki has ordered the deployment of troops to Poland’s borders with Germany and Lithuania, as Warsaw reintroduces border controls amid a rise in illegal immigration. All three countries are members of the...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Poland Moves to Send Military Forces to Germany, Lithuania Borders
(MENAFN) Polish President Karol Nawrocki has authorized the deployment of military forces to the country’s borders with Germany and Lithuania, intensifying Warsaw’s response to a sharp rise in illegal migration. In a resolution issued Friday,...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Poland Prolongs Security Controls with Germany, Lithuania
(MENAFN) Poland has decided to extend its temporary border control measures with Germany and Lithuania for an additional six months, effective Sunday, and continuing until April 4, 2024. The regulation was signed by Polish Minister of the Interior...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Lithuania receives first UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to replace Mi-8 fleet under $213M U.S. deal
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Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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Lithuania has received its first UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from a U.S.-backed 2020 purchase, marking the start of a new era in the country’s rotary aviation. The delivery strengthens NATO’s eastern flank and aligns Lithuania’s airlift and...
Owner: Alain Servaes
IAUP at 60: Presidents seek common ground on HE in AI era
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University World News
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GLOBAL Six months before the turn of the millennium, Donald Gerth, then president of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), speaking at the 12th triennial meeting of the organisation founded in 1965, drew a distinction...
Owner: Smuts Beyers
EU shadow fleet boarding plan risks legal challenges
EU MINISTERS have discussed giving member states more powers to board shadow fleet* tankers as the bloc continues to step up its campaign against Moscow and its war in Ukraine. A background paper drafted for the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council and...
Owner: Montagu Private Equity
Everllence Supplies Motor Pipeline Compressor for Lithuanian Gas Transmission
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Turbomachinery International
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MT Group, a European EPC contractor, contracted Everllence to deliver a 5-MW hermetically sealed motor pipeline compressor (MOPICO) system for the Jauniunai station in Lithuania, operated by AB Amber Grid. The new MOPICO system will compress...
Owner: Mike Hennessy Jr.
Bulgaria’s Government Debt-to-GDP Ratio Third Lowest in EU in Q2 2025
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Bulgarian News Agency
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In the second quarter of 2025, Bulgaria’s government debt-to-GDP ratio was 26.3%, the third lowest in the EU, according to the latest data published by Eurostat on Tuesday. The highest ratios of government debt to GDP at the end of the second...
Owner: Bulgarian National Assembly
Vilnius Social Democrats Propose To Adopt A Resolution On Immigrant Integration
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Charter 97
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1 The point of the resolution is to improve opportunities for immigrants. Vilnius Social Democrats propose that the capital city council adopt a resolution on immigrant integration in the capital. The aim of the resolution is to create a clear and...
Owner: Fundacja Karta '97
Record-tying 135 international players on NBA rosters
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NBA
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Giannis Antetokounmpo (Left, from Greece) and Nikola Jokic (from Serbia) are two of the record-tying number of international players on NBA rosters. • Download the NBA App • Amex 2025-26 Season Preview NEW YORK – The National Basketball...
Owner: National Basketball Association
The Association for International Affairs (AMO) is looking for a Deputy China Team Lead/Senior China Analyst to join its China Projects Team
AMO is a leading non-governmental, non-profit organization dedicated to research and education in international politics, active since 1997. Our activities encompass supporting the development of civil society, sharing Czech transformation...
Owner: Association for International Affairs (Non-profit)
Omniva bids for Lithuania’s universal postal service contract
Omniva LT UAB, the Lithuanian subsidiary of Estonian postal operator Omniva, has announced it has bid to become Lithuania’s next universal postal service (USO) provider. The USO ensures that basic postal services – including the delivery of...
Owner: Closerstill Media Holdings
Rui Costa exclusive: Benfica president (& fellow directors) on their world class youth system
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Tribal Football
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Benfica Campus is now 19 years old. Inaugurated on 22 September 2006, the academy is now much more than an infrastructure of excellence: it's a sporting, human and educational project that has put Benfica at the top of youth development worldwide...
Owner: Martin Hájek & Jiří Mareš
