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Russia's gas concern Gazprom should compensate Lithuania and other countries of the European Union (EU) affected by its monopoly, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė stated after meeting with EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager in Vilnius on Tuesday morning.
President D. Grybauskaitė meeting with EU Competition Commissioner M. Vestager in Vilnius
President D. Grybauskaitė meeting with EU Competition Commissioner M. Vestager in Vilnius
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Last week, Vestager said that Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG) had breached competition rules and would have to pay a fine of nearly 28 million euros.

Grybauskaitė expressed hope that the EC would stick to its principles in connection large companies, for instance, Russia'

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