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Lithuania’s ambassador Audra Plepytė praises cooperation between Trump and Baltics in departing interview
The Gazette - Colorado
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While much of Europe faces uncertainty regarding its relationship to the United States, Lithuania’s Ambassador to the U.S., Audra Plepytė, argued that Vilnius has remained one of Washington’s closest allies. In her final interview with an American...
Zaha Hadid Architects wins competition to design the new arrivals terminal at Vilnius Airport in Lithuania
Archinect - California
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Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been selected as the winner of the international architectural competition to design the new arrivals terminal at Vilnius Airport in Lithuania. The project marks a major milestone in the airport’s long-term...
Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building entrance closed after masonry falls
Baltimore Brew - Maryland
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July 3, 2025
The downtown Baltimore headquarters of the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) was roped off and condemned yesterday after bits of masonry fell from its facade onto the sidewalk. A yellow “emergency condemnation and demolition notice”...
UK pledges to ban sales of energy drinks to children
Food Navigator
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It is expected a ban would cover energy drinks with more than 150mg caffeine per liter: with sales banned in both retail outlets and online. That threshold would cover most traditional caffeinated energy drinks on the market: including Red Bull,...
Lithuania Implements New Restrictions on Gambling Advertising
European Gaming
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July 3, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lithuania has implemented new stricter restrictions on gambling advertising. According to the Gaming Control Authority, the changes are transitional before a full ban on gambling advertising comes into force in 2028. Until...
Palanga Hosts Exciting Kickoff Of 12Th World Lithuanian Sports Games
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 3. Nearly 3,000 Lithuanians from across 37 countries have arrived in Palanga for the 12th World Lithuanian Sports Games, an event often referred to as the“Olympics of Lithuanian communities,”...
‘Lithuania is ready to be Korea’s fastest gateway to Europe’
The Investor
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July 2, 2025
Vice Minister of Economy and Innovation says Lithuania courting Korean investment with vision of high-tech synergy Lithuania is intensifying its efforts to deepen economic ties with South Korea, positioning itself both as a gateway to European...
Vilnius Hosts High-Level Dialogue Between Lithuanian And Israeli Fms
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 2. On Monday, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys met in Vilnius with Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar, who was on a working visit to Lithuania, Trend reports. The ministers discussed...
Lithuania in Prophecy
theTrumpet
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What Nazi Germany did in this nation is happening again. Many people know nothing about Lithuania; they couldn’t even identify it on a map. Almost no one is paying attention, but some crucial, consequential history is repeating itself before our...
Why do Lithuanians buy houses in Tenerife?
Baltic News Network
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July 2, 2025
Tenerife, the largest island in the Canary Islands, has always been seen as a holiday destination, but it is now gaining increasing popularity among Lithuanians as a place to buy real estate. So many Lithuanians have already bought property on the...
Poland – Migration Crisis or Anti-Immigrant Madness?
Kyiv Post
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July 2, 2025
Right-wing media, along with politicians from the Confederation party and Law and Justice (PiS), have long been pushing a narrative that German services are “dumping illegal migrants” in Poland. They speak of tens of thousands of people, allegedly...
Lithuania begins phased ban on gambling advertising
Gambling Insider
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Temporary measures will limit gambling ads ahead of a full ban set for 2028, aiming to reduce gambling accessibility and societal harm. By Gambling Insider Key points - Gambling operators can only display branding at their premises and on their...
Poland to reinstate border controls with Germany, Lithuania from July 7
Xinhua News Agency
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WARSAW, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that Poland will temporarily reinstate border checks with Germany and Lithuania, starting July 7, to curb illegal immigration. "We believe that it is necessary to...
Poland to start temporary border controls with Germany and Lithuania, Tusk says
Euronews
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July 1, 2025
Published on 01/07/2025 - 13:55 GMT+2 Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that the country would temporarily introduce border controls with Germany and Lithuania due to concerns over irregular migration. Tusk's government has been...
Another EU state introduces immigration controls
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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Polands prime minister has announced the reinstatement of temporary checks on the borders with Germany and Lithuania Poland has decided to temporarily reintroduce border controls along its frontiers with Germany and Lithuania to stop the flow of...
Poland is temporarily reinstating border controls with Germany and Lithuania. Hereʼs why
Babel
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Poland is introducing temporary border controls with Germany and Lithuania from July 7 due to rising tensions over illegal immigration. This was reported by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, according to the Polish publication WP Wiadomości. He...
A Weekend in Vilnius as an Exercise in Empathy
Nara
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Next to it, the exhibition asks again, in red: ‘Can I accept someone who looks different?’. It is a learning process, I think. And the key to it shouldn’t necessarily be going through a war. It can also be found in thoughtfully revising the...
Tusk Announces Resumption of Border Controls with Germany and Lithuania
Kyiv Post
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July 1, 2025
Poland will reintroduce temporary controls on the German and Lithuanian borders, Donald Tusk, the Polish prime minister has said. He added that the controls will come into force on Monday, July 7. “We have decided to restore temporary border...
Lithuanian Poet Appealed To The Pope To Release Ales Bialiatski
Charter 97
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Ales Bialatski Tomas Venclova is asking for help to save the Nobel laureate. Lithuanian poet and Soviet dissident, one of the first human rights activists in the USSR Tomas Venclova has appealed to Pope Leo XIV to intervene and demand the...
Poland to start controls on borders with Germany, Lithuania over migration
Yahoo News
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By Alan Charlish and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will introduce temporary controls along borders with Germany and Lithuania on July 7, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, echoing several other European Union countries in...