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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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		<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>Elections in Finland: more safety for Lithuania? By Misiūnas</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/30/elections-in-finland-more-safety-for-lithuania-by-misiunas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Neighbours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nordic-Baltic Defence Cooperation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tomas Misiūnas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, Finland’s Presidential election took place with Sauli Niinistö (National Coalition) and Pekka Haavisto (Green Party) making it into the second round. Why the results of this election are no less important to Lithuania than those of the neighbouring counties which our politicians love to comment and evaluate? This time the answer isn’t somewhere [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAS vice-president – Lithuania needs a strong main airport</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/29/sas-vice-president-%e2%80%93-lithuania-needs-a-strong-main-airport/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scandinavian airline company SAS vice-president Elisabeth Milton Hemmingsen states that a strong main airport and the national airlines company are necessary for Lithuania, 15min.lt wrote on 26 January.
“For us, Lithuania is a country of 3 airports. Of course, in my opinion, Vilnius should be the biggest. Palanga is the smallest, it has some sort of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European integration and Lithuania’s choices: northwards while maintaining balance</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/25/european-integration-and-lithuania%e2%80%99s-choices-northwards-while-maintaining-balance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Audronius Azubalis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, Europe’s political climate has been windy. While the European Union is looking for ways to tackle the financial crisis, the following key questions surface: what is the future perspective of the EU – a federation, a confederation, maybe Eurasia, based on the Soviet Union model? Where will the limits of the EU [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Furniture manufacturers are preparing for Ikea arrival to Lithuania</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/24/furniture-manufacturers-are-preparing-for-ikea-arrival-to-lithuania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Construction and building]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting from next year some of Lithuanian furniture producers may have to compete with the Swedish furniture giant „Ikea“. Concern SBA admits that Ikea&#8217;s arrival will have an influence on its trading business, on the other hand, Vilniaus baldai (Vilnius Furniture) are not worried about the arrival of the Swedish concern as they are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divided we stand and divided we fall: the NB8 vis-à-vis the Russian petrocracy, by Rydström</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/20/divided-we-stand-and-divided-we-fall-the-nb8-vis-a-vis-the-russian-petrocracy-by-rydstrom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When brushing through reports concerning energy security in the 1990s published by major international organizations, such as the IMF or various EU institutions, one can not help to get struck by how the authors, in contrast to the current situation, portray Lithuania’s energy future in vivid colours. Back then, analysts argued, Lithuania enjoyed cheap Russian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian military modernization is not aimed against us — Swedish Foreign Minister</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/15/russian-military-modernization-is-not-aimed-against-us-%e2%80%94-swedish-foreign-minister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, Russia is deploying its most modern military weapons not in the direction of Lithuania or other European countries but in the southern direction. This was said by the Minister as he was answering a question about Russia’s weaponry in its region of Kaliningrad; at the end of last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minister of National Defence R. Juknevičienė: “Partnership with the United States in defence area is the foundation of our statehood”</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/06/minister-of-national-defence-r-jukneviciene-%e2%80%9cpartnership-with-the-united-states-in-defence-area-is-the-foundation-of-our-statehood%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States of America remains the  key guarantee of security and stability in Europe, especially in the  Baltic Region, as it was stated by the Lithuanian Minister of National  Defence Rasa Juknevičienė on Wednesday during a meeting with US  Secretary of Defence Leon Edward Panetta in Washington. The meeting  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish Green Party delegation visits LGL</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/28/swedish-green-party-delegation-visits-lgl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Equality]]></category>
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On the 8th of December LGL had the  pleasure to host a visitation from a Swedish Green Party delegation, who  were on a fact-finding tour of Lithuania, including visits to NGOs, writes atviri.lt.

The guests were a group of 8  persons, with a broad representation including members of parliament,  county council members, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweden’s ABB started manufacturing NordBalt cable</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/27/sweden%e2%80%99s-abb-started-manufacturing-nordbalt-cable/</link>
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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>Swedish Chamber of Commerce Marks 10-Year Anniversary</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/23/swedish-chamber-of-commerce-marks-10-year-anniversary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania (SCC) celebrates its 10th anniversary. This occasion was applauded during Traditional Swedish Christmas Dinner, organized by SCC together with the Embassy of Sweden in Lithuania. The event, hosted by the Ambassador Cecilia Ruthström-Ruin, commemorated the founding of the Association.
The Ambassador congratulated SCC on all its achievements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Neighbours – Four Foes? By Girnius</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/23/four-neighbours-%e2%80%93-four-foes-by-girnius/</link>
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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>First IKEA shop in the Baltics to open in Vilnius in 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/16/first-ikea-shop-in-the-baltics-to-open-in-vilnius-in-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First IKEA furniture shop to open in Vilnius in autumn of 2013, Iceland&#8217;s Felit said on 15 December.  According to Felit, it will invest some 47 million euros in the shopping centre in the location near Vilnius’ international airport and 60 million euros in other commercial facilities.
&#8220;We believe that IKEA&#8217;s operations will be successful. Once [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finnish Pontos acquires shopping center Babilonas I in Lithuania</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/08/finnish-pontos-acquires-shopping-center-babilonas-i-in-lithuania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finnish property group Pontos has signed the purchase agreement to acquire 100% shares of Babilonas  I shopping centre, which is the largest and the leading shopping centre in  Panevezys region, and one of the best known shopping centres in  Lithuania, balticbusinessnews.com reported on 7 December.

With  gross leasable area of over 22 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The league of gentlemen, by Gailius</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/08/the-league-of-gentlemen-by-gailius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the last year, the idea of a political union between the Nordic-Baltic states and Great Britain gained a second breath. In the beginning of this year, the first meeting of the leaders of these countries took place and Lithuania&#8217;s Minister of Foreign Affairs, who visited the UK recently, confirmed that the friendship would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuanians use smart phones more for practical purposes, Scandinavians use them for entertainment</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/11/23/lithuanians-use-smart-phones-more-for-practical-purposes-scandinavians-use-them-for-entertainment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If someone in Lithuania, Sweden and Finland were to be asked for what purpose his smart phone is used, a Lithuanian more likely would answer that he reads emails on his phone, a Swede would say that he communicates in social networks or plays games, and a Finn would reply that he checks his schedule [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scanorama bids farewell to additional film sessions</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/11/22/scanorama-bids-farewell-to-additional-film-sessions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The showing of young Norwegian director Anne Sewitsky’s film “Happy Happy” this Sunday in Vilnius officially ends the European cinema forum Scanorama, lrt.lt announced on 20 November.
For those who did not manage to visit this festival, the organizers suggest taking the opportunity to attend the additional film sessions next week, where the most popular films [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ambassador A. Namavičius: “This autumn is tragic for Lithuanians in Norway”</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/11/20/ambassador-a-namavicius-%e2%80%9cthis-autumn-is-tragic-for-lithuanians-in-norway%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Norwegian police are further investigating the cause of death of an eight year-old Lithuanian girl. An autopsy of the girl’s body was performed, and the police, according to Norwegian media, are treating her death as suspicious. Lithuanian Ambassador to Norway Andrius Namavičius claimed that he was not getting any official information about the course of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuania wants closer Nordic-Baltic defence cooperation</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/11/16/lithuania-wants-closer-nordic-baltic-defence-cooperation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister of National Defence Rasa  Juknevičienė attended the Baltic Defence Ministers’ meeting which was  held on November 15 and 16 in Orebro (Sweden) and discussed with her  counterparts further defence cooperation, energy security, Nordic-Baltic  initiative, etc., press service of Ministry of National Defence reported on 16 November.
“We seek closer and more [...]]]></description>
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