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		<title>Anders Borg: Swedish banks should regard Baltics as their home</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/04/anders-borg-swedish-banks-should-regard-baltics-as-their-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swedish finance  minister Anders Borg who visited Tallinn yesterday  and had a meeting  with the Estonian finance minister Jürgen Ligi said  that he has a  message for Swedish banks that operate at home, writes bbn.ee.
Borg said that large Swedish banks should behave in Estonia and other Baltic states like it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Impacts of Liverpool Seaways ferry detention</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/03/impacts-of-liverpool-seaways-ferry-detention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tourism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fact that Liverpool Seaways ferry was detained in Sweden can have an impact on ferry business in Klaipeda, writes jura24.lt.
No losses after the fire of Lisco Gloria
Klaipeda port still experiences losses after the  fire of Lisco Gloria in 2010. The fire did not have any impact on  container shipping, which experienced the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 M&amp;A deals in the Baltics in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/31/top-10-ma-deals-in-the-baltics-in-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/31/top-10-ma-deals-in-the-baltics-in-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Baltic States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economy Watch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Babilonas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mergers and acquisitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanitas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eurozone turbulence  last year lowered expectations in the mergers and acquisitions (M&#38;A)  market and prompted forecasters to look more prudently into the future.  Still, following the meagre recession years, 2011 was marked by growth  in the number of M&#38;A deals in the Baltics, bbn.ee reported on 30 January.
The  brightest star [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maternity vacation conditions are different amongst Baltic countries</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/31/maternity-vacation-conditions-are-different-amongst-baltic-countries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Baltic States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internal Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[maternity benefits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The longest maternity vacation belongs to Estonia – 140 days,  in Latvia – 122 days and in Lithuania – 126 days. Right now maternity  vacations in all three Baltic countries are paid for evenly, but there  are some differences, bnn-news.com wrote on 30 January.
The difference – is in the necessary work experience. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We are the European Union</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/28/we-are-the-european-union/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Baltic States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Karina Pētersone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Karina Pētersone, Director of the Latvian Institute.
The second Latvian foreign policy debate, dedicated to the 91st anniversary of Latvia’s international recognition, was held at the Saeima on January 26.
In  comparison to the very first foreign policy debate last year, this  debate was animated if not heated on some sensitive domestic issues. The  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Baltic Tigers after 20 years: is Russia extending a helping hand? By Iškauskas</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/28/the-baltic-tigers-after-20-years-is-russia-extending-a-helping-hand-by-iskauskas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Česlovas Iškauskas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dmitry Kondrashov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neo-fascism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the New Year eve the Russian media started  escalating the issue of Baltic countries’ future and their place in the  region. The forecasts concerning future of the three Baltic States are  far from promising. Yet most importantly, the efforts are made to  withdraw Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia from the general [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visaginas NPP funding request not to be supported</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/26/visaginas-npp-funding-request-not-to-be-supported/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/26/visaginas-npp-funding-request-not-to-be-supported/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Nuclear Plant]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 25th of January, Saeima (Latvian Parliament) did not  support Prime-minister Valdis Dombrovskis’ request «Of Latvia’s cooperation in  funding the construction of Visaginas NPP», bnn-news.com reports.
As Saeima Request commission Chairman Romualds Razuks pointed out:  «The commission denied this request, believing that, the work of  Ministry of Economy and government at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study on Latvian and Lithuanian relations: A new vision of bilateral relations</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/22/study-on-latvian-and-lithuanian-relations-a-new-vision-of-bilateral-relations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alvydas Butkus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audronius Azubalis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greta Armonaitytė &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
On the 20 January the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Latvian Embassy held a discussion on a report about Lithuanian-Latvian co-operation perspectives’ study. The research was presented by its authors, Neris Germanas, the Lithuanian ambassador to Latvia and Alberts Sarkanis, the Latvian ambassador to Lithuania. Initially, the research was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A national bilingualism scenario is also possible in Lithuania</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/22/a-national-bilingualism-scenario-is-also-possible-in-lithuania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The neighbouring Latvia, where the only national language now is Latvian, is holding a referendum next month: its citizens will be asked whether Russian should be recognised as the second national language. In Latvia, which has 2.2 million residents, Russian is native to more than a third, writes Rasa Prascevičienė in an article published by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NATO Secretary General expects long-term air policing mission in the Baltic States</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/21/nato-secretary-general-expects-long-term-air-policing-mission-in-the-baltic-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NATO Secretary         General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visiting Vilnius said that he         believes that the air-policing         mission in the Baltic States will be more durable, and the      [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Lithuanian foreign policy to its closest neighbours, by Laurinavičius</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/11/on-lithuanian-foreign-policy-to-its-closest-neighbours-by-laurinavicius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marius Laurinavicius]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good relations with neighbours have always been one of the most important goals in foreign policy, as publicly declared by Lithuania. It seems, however, that in 2012 these relations will also be, like never before, the greatest diplomatic challenge for our country. Of course, everybody’s eyes are primarily turning towards the relations with Poland – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazovskis — Latvian-Lithuanian communication on Snoras case not going well</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/07/brazovskis-%e2%80%94-latvian-lithuanian-communication-on-snoras-case-not-going-well/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking of communication between Latvian and Lithuanian monitoring institutions in charge of Snoras Bankas monitoring, it is worth noting that it is, gently put, not going well,  Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC), Vice-President John  Brazovskis told Kapitals magazine, bnn-news.com reports.
«I would prefer to receive timely information from our Lithuanian  colleges in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Events of 2011 in the Baltic States</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/06/events-of-2011-in-the-baltic-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the opinion of the Baltic States&#8217; journalists, the key events of the past year were the bankruptcy of Snoras in Lithuania, the dissolution of parliament and the early elections in Latvia and the adoption of Euro in Estonia, 15min.lt wrote on 30 December.
The Arab spring and the crisis of the Eurozone were selected as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latvia is seeking 15-20% of the shares of Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/31/latvia-is-seeking-15-20-of-the-shares-of-visaginas-nuclear-power-plant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The head of the Latvian Government Valdis Dombrovskis stated that Latvia is seeking 15-20% of the Visaginas nuclear power plant&#8217; stock, alfa.lt reported on 23 December.
&#8220;We are going to participate in this project and are now considering the specific numbers of our shares, said V. Dombrovskis during an interview in Riga on 23 December. &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vilnius Stock Exchange index fell the most among the Baltic States this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year for Vilnius stock market „Nasdaq Omx“, which index fell by 27,5 percent, was the worst since 2008. On the other hand, although the stock market ended up in the end of the list of the best performances, analysts do not draw the situation in black colours, 15min.lt wrote on 29 December.
‘The year of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vilnius has the most beautiful Christmas-tree in Baltics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas-tree in Vilnius is the most beautiful among Baltic States’ capitals. It has been decided by DELFI readers in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia who in almost three weeks&#8217; time have given 10 901 votes to Vilnius&#8217; tree. Overall, there have been 15 142 votes, delfi.lt wrote on 29 December.
The beauty, situated in Vilnius’ Cathedral Square, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vilnius to become Intl centre for Baltic studies – Govt</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/28/vilnius-to-become-intl-centre-for-baltic-studies-%e2%80%93-govt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuania is planning to establish a national Baltic studies centre &#8211; the Baltic Academy, a Commission for Lithuanian Studies Development, led by the Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius decided on 28 December.
The Baltic Academy is proposed to be established on 1 July, 2012 and would mobilize the capacities of the humanities to modernize the Baltic research, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweden’s ABB started manufacturing NordBalt cable</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sweden’s ABB has started to manufacture the 900 kilometres cable, for NordBalt power link, which will connect Lithuania and Sweden.  The cable will be manufactured in 15 months and will link Lithuania’s and Sweden’s power grids.
“All measures planned with respect to NordBalt are being implemented as scheduled. We have announced international contract tenders, obtained all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Neighbours – Four Foes? By Girnius</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuania shares a border with four countries. For various reasons, Lithuania’s relations with all of its neighbours have deteriorated this year, Kęstutis Girnius wrote in alfa.lt on 19 December.
We cannot choose our neighbours. We have the ones that were determined historically and geographically. Fate was not particularly favourable to Lithuania. Russia and present-day Belarus are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visaginas is a geopolitical project but Poland thinks differently – President</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The official Warsaw begun treating energy projects, like Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant project, from the commercial side even though the Lithuanian president thinks that such energy projects involve a geopolitical character.  In an interview to TV3 commercial television the president Dalia Grybauskaite noted that Poland is increasingly opening close cooperation with Russia
‘Back when it was [...]]]></description>
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