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Lithuania

"Lithuania" (, U.S. usually ; ), officially the "Republic of Lithuania" (; Samogitian: "Lietovas Respoblėka") is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three . Situated along the southeastern shore of the

Garliava

"Garliava" (), is a city in Lithuania, considered a suburb of Kaunas. Garliava is located from the center of Kaunas. In 1809 Józef Godlewski built a church and named it "Godlewo" in his own honour, although Lithuanians started calling it

Prienai

"Prienai" () is a city in Lithuania situated on the Neman River. In 2001 the city had 11,353 inhabitants. The name of the city is a derivative from a surname "Prienas".A. Vanagas. Lietuvos miestų vardai. 1996, p.182 Pociūnai Airport is associated

Kaunas

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Ignalina

"Ignalina" () is a city in eastern Lithuania, famous for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in nearby Visaginas. It is said that Ignalina name got its name from Ignas and Lina, two lovers with quite popular Lithuanian names. Even though there are

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Puigdemont won't seek presidency

The former leader of Catalonia, who led the Spanish region to a declaration of independence last year and subsequently fled to Belgium, has said he will not seek to regain his former post "for the time being." Madrid (dpa) - Renouncing a

Turkish tensions with Germany

Ties between Germany and Turkey have become increasingly strained of late, as Berlin struggles to strike a balance between pressure to criticize President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasing authoritarianism, and maintaining good relations with the

Coalition of broken promises

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has paid a hefty price to end months of political deadlock and seal a coalition deal between her conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD), but has weeks to go before forming a government. Merkel‘s Christian

Austrian fraternity scandal

An Austrian fraternity with links to the governing Freedom Party (FPOe) faces dissolution by the authorities, the government announced on Wednesday, reacting to revelations over Nazi-style texts in the group's songbook. Vienna (dpa) - The scandal has

Strategies for a Grand Coalition

With formal negotiations imminent on forming a new government with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) are meeting on Thursday to plan their strategy for the tough talks ahead. Berlin (dpa) - The SPD is

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Shortened tax haven blacklist

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