Lithuania
LITHUANIA: Commission accepts CIA ran jails here
There is evidence that the State Security Department (SSD) allowed the CIA to run a secret prison...
LithuaniaLITHUANIA/ESTONIA: Clean-up needs political clear-out
Since the fall of communism, Estonia has become less corrupt, more prosperous and self-confident....
LithuaniaLITHUANIA: Recession ends technically in third quarter
First official estimates show the economy expanding by 6.0% quarter-on-quarter in July-September,...
LithuaniaCEE: Penal policy often lags behind EU standards
EU membership conditionality required that the ten post-communist member states embark on prison...
EuLITHUANIA: Kubilius fears double-digit public deficit
The cabinet yesterday approved a draft 2010 budget that cuts social spending, raises taxes and...
LithuaniaLITHUANIA: Coalition needs re-building after Valinskas
Pensioners, policemen, firefighters, customs officers, teachers and medical staff demonstrated in...
LithuaniaLITHUANIA: Fiscal woes demote rating to 'medium risk'
The Moody's ratings agency downgraded Lithuania's debt yesterday to Baa1, three notches above...
LithuaniaLITHUANIA: Seimas closes ranks against ex-TV host
The Seimas (parliament) removed its speaker yesterday over his alleged connection with organised...
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