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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...
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...
Much ado about censure
EurActiv
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July 7, 2025
Welcome to the Capitals by Eddy Wax, with Nicoletta Ionta. We welcome feedback and tips here. Sign up here. In today’s edition: A censure storm in Strasbourg Tariffs latest Sánchez battles on Kaczyński’s latest tête-à-tête Today's edition is...
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...
Poland begins checks at German border in reciprocal move
Daily Finland
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Poland is beginning spot checks at its shared border with Germany, with random checks being carried out from Monday onwards at a total of 52 border crossings, reported dpa, quoting authorities. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the...
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...
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...
Global Lithuanian Unity Takes Field In Palanga
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. The coastal city of Palanga is preparing to welcome thousands of athletes and supporters from around the globe for the 12th World Lithuanian Sports Games, taking place July 3–6, Trend reports....
My affordable twin city break in Lithuania using a €10 train
iNews UK
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July 1, 2025
A Baltic escape is a welcome alternative to Europe’s hotspots, with milder weather and good-value meals and hotels The aroma of smoked sausages filled my nose and colourful flowers spilt out of baskets in the Ūkininkų Turgelis – Kaunas’s Saturday...
Poland to reintroduce border controls with Germany and Lithuania in response to irregular migration
Notes from Poland
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July 1, 2025
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Ukrainian Center in Lithuania hosts over 4,300 events, Zelenska says
Ukrinform
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June 30, 2025
Over the three years of its existence, the Ukrainian Center in Lithuania has held more than 4,300 events for adults and children. This was reported by the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, according to Ukrinform, citing the website of the head...
New music this week (part 2): Songs from Miriana Conte, Katarsis, Jeangu Macrooy and more
wiwibloggs
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July 6, 2025
Summer is the quiet period for Eurovision fans as we wait for the new season to commence. Thankfully, the music will always continue and a number of Eurovision artists are still producing new songs for us to enjoy. Contrary to the commonly...
Zaha Hadid Architects to Redesign Vilnius Airport Arrivals Terminal, Merging Baltic Heritage with Futuristic Vision
Rus Tourism News
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June 30, 2025
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been announced as the winner of the international design competition for the new Arrivals Terminal at Vilnius Airport, Lithuania’s largest and busiest air hub. This milestone project is more than a striking new...
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry: We strongly condemn the repressions in Georgia – politically persecuted individuals must be released, and those involved must face sanctions
Inter Press News
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"The actions of 'Georgian Dream' violate the fundamental principles on which the European Union’s relationship with Georgia is built. Politically persecuted activists must be released, and those involved must face sanctions," stated the Lithuanian...
Zaha Hadid Architects selected to design the new arrivals terminal at Vilnius Airport
World Architecture Community
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June 30, 2025
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been announced as the winner of the international architectural competition to design Vilnius Airport's new arrivals terminal, according to a statement released by Lithuanian Airports. In order to meet the projected...