At the request of Vilnius University (VU), the evaluation of gender equality was performed by the Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson. A unique research method called ‘gender equality ruler’ was used. VU is the first higher education institution in Lithuania that has participated in such research, a press release from the university states. […]
A generation of young Lithuanians has nearly grown up, which has from birth listened to musings on whether Gitanas Nausėda will participate in the presidential elections. Already in 2009, kindergarteners probably knew how to draw a sun, their mom and the house under the Pūčkoriai Outcrop. […]
The amendments to the Labour Code proposed by the “Farmers”, where employers would have to specify wages in job advertisements and the interval for the size, have been met with criticism from experts, who think this will improve neither the employer, nor the employee’s negotiation positions, lrt.lt writes. […]
Hundreds of euro withdrawn from wages for supposed or existing breaches of conduct and work materials, uncompensated overtime – these are conditions under which immigrants from outside the EU must work in Lithuania and which […]
While Lithuania continues to make improvements to its investment climate, policy solutions are still needed to make it more attractive to foreign companies willing to invest and create jobs in the country. A discussion hosted at the Lithuanian parliament brought together Lithuanian policymakers, Nordic investors and business associations to talk about FDI, taxes and what it would take for Lithuania to move closer to its Northern European neighbours. […]
Most wages rose at the end of last year and the number of those earning less than the minimum wage declined. However, the wage increases for roughly half were less than the rise in prices, […]
Kęstutis Strupas, director general of Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, one of Lithuania’s major hospitals, has been suspended from his job on suspicions of abuse amid a large-scale corruption probe by law-enforcement bodies, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė will propose legal amendments, calling for open selection of specialists hired to the public sector under employment contracts, the President’s Office said on Wednesday. […]
Former Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) chair and former Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is sceptical of talks about S. Skvernelis choosing to not participate in the presidential elections. “It is not only gut feeling, but […]
“How should people view the government when prosecutors and Special Investigations Service officers receive raises, but resident doctors, teachers and higher education school lecturers get nothing. Just think, how would they act?” Liberal Movement leader, […]
The most important events of 2017 for Lithuania were the discovery of the February 16 Act of Independence, new law enforcement suspicions in the corruption case and the arrival of NATO troops, Lithuanian journalists interviewed […]
When evaluating the current coalition government’s first year, President Dalia Grybauskaitė stressed that there should better be no changes than ones that are poorly prepared and antagonising for the public. In her opinion a number […]
With Saulius Skvernelis’ cabinet reaching its first birthday, a chorus of Happy Birthday is nowhere to be heard. On the contrary, experts note that this cabinet has given little basis to expect fundamental reform in […]
The previous coalition of Algirdas Butkevičius held its popularity for a long time, while the current majority has significantly declined in the ratings over the past year, decreasing by almost half. According to commenters contacted […]
The majority of Lithuania’s residents are unhappy with the parliament’s performance over the first year after the 2016 parliamentary elections, shows a survey conducted by RAIT pollster for BNS news agency. […]
Analyst Rimvydas Valatka dismissed Gintautas Paluckas‘ idea of Social Democrat renewal, stating that the Social Democrats are an unneeded and obsolete political power. There never was a need for a leftist party in Lithuania, R. […]
A year ago citizens elected the new Seimas, driven by great expectations. While the majority talks of a vast number of achievements, their political opponents are sceptical of the things done, Lietuvos Žinios reported. Upon […]
There are no specific reasons why the voters who voted for the “Farmers” are punishing them in the ratings now; there were expectations of change, for things to get better, but this did not materialise. […]
The Farmer Greens intend to take up dealing with social questions next political season, which, experts and the opposition say, is what the people are most expecting of them. “No doubt important works also await […]
Upon the conclusion of the Seimas spring session and with the Farmer and Greens Union leader once again embroiled in yet another scandal, one can already clearly conclude – the reforms, if they happen at […]
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