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M. Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė: the European Council and EBU are concerned over press freedom in Lithuania

January 24, 2019 Media Briefing 0

On Thursday, the status of news media in Lithuania and challenges arising for the LRT due to the national broadcaster law being discussed in Seimas were discussed in a sitting of the European Broadcaster’s Union (EBU). LRT director general Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė, who participated in the sitting stressed that the European Council and EBU are concerned over trends being observed in Europe that threaten press freedom, lrt.lt writes. […]

Indrė Makaraitytė. How many of our euros will S. Skvernelis‘ elections cost?

January 18, 2019 Indre Makaraityte 0

Saulius Skvernelis has announced he will participate in the presidential elections during a meeting with the local community of Rusnė. Some knew beforehand, what will happen during the prime minister’s official visit to inspect the construction work on an overpass, some didn’t, however the construction site was not an accidental choice. […]

Centre of Registers audit finished: schemes uncovered with damages in the millions

January 16, 2019 Viktorija Chockeviciute 0

When suspicions arose that exclusive conditions were granted for certain companies to pay several times lower prices for data at the Centre of Registers, audit was initiated. Now, the audit’s results have confirmed suspicions. […]

VTEK declares that G. Landsbergis did not break the law

December 20, 2018 Media Briefing 0

The Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) has ruled that member of Seimas Gabrielius Landsbergis has not breached the public and private interest coordination in state service law (VPIDVTĮ) requirements to declare private interests in due time and as per procedure, a VTEK press release states. The inquiry was performed on the basis of a request by “Farmer” member of Seimas Agnė Širinskienė, lrt.lt writes. […]

Centre of Registers calls on prosecutors due to potentially illegal actions in the e.health system

December 19, 2018 Viktorija Chockeviciute 0

After performing an audit of the e.health system regarding potentially illegal actions and their financial harm, the Centre of Registers has called on prosecutors. According to Delfi sources, during the audit it was found that the system’s flaws must have been known already in 2015, however no one took to fixing them at the time. […]

Consultations begin on equity token practical application: will Lithuania be first?

November 30, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

With solutions based on distributed ledge technology and blockchain rapidly gaining popularity, the demand for technologically reliable and legal means to organise property and other securities circulation when using these technologies appears. […]

Secret to Skvernelis’ ratings: an enemy found and new weapons sharpened

November 20, 2018 Aleksandra Ketleriene 0

October was certainly heated for the Lithuanian cabinet, it and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis had to explain themselves for decisions to not grant Centre of Registers data to the news media, the erased cabinet meeting […]

Initiatives appearing in Seimas cause concern

November 15, 2018 Media Briefing 0

Viktor Orban disliked what the news media wrote, thus he took control of it, The New York Times analyst Pamela Druckerman writes. Specialists contacted by lrt.lt say that for now the scenario of Hungary is […]

V. Mizaras: why do I have to believe there will come no harm to the independence of the national broadcaster?

October 26, 2018 Media Briefing 0

If the national broadcaster is not performing a certain goal, not ensuring certain aims, then let us sit down and talk how to improve its activities. But let us not do what is being done […]

Seimas rejects resolution accusing PM of restricting freedom of speech

October 23, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s ruling bloc on Tuesday mustered enough votes to reject an opposition-initiated resolution accusing Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis of restricting the freedom of speech after his office deleted the audio recording of a Cabinet meeting that discussed free access to registry data for the media. […]

Kęstutis Girnius. Is the freedom of the press under threat?

October 19, 2018 Kestutis Girnius 0

The answer to this question is clear. There are no serious threats. The journalists are exaggerating. The government is not seeking to rein in the media, it backs away when it faces criticism over supposed […]

D. Radzevičius on freedom of press: if the government viewed criticism as advice, everyone would be better off

October 18, 2018 Media Briefing 0

If the criticism levied at the government over desires to reduce the freedom of press was taken by politicians as advice, everyone would be better off, Lithuanian Journalists Union chairman Dainius Radzevičius told LRT Radio. […]

R. Sotvarė-Šemetienė. The government tosses a chewed on bone to the media

October 17, 2018 Media Briefing 0

The government allowed journalists to receive Centre of Registers data for free. How brilliant. The news media obtained what it already had. That which the government of the “bottoms” wanted to, but was unable to […]

Seimas starts deliberating amendments on giving media free data access

October 17, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday started deliberating amendments on giving journalists free of charge access to data from the Center of Registers. […]

PM calls for careful evaluation of decisions to support privately-owned companies

October 16, 2018 BNS 0

Decisions to support privately-owned businesses through taxpayers’ money must be “carefully evaluated”, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Monday, commenting on calls to give the media free access to information from the Center of Registers. […]

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