Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday rejected the conclusions of an ad hoc investigation commission on the public broadcaster LRT after 56 lawmakers voted in favor, 56 were against and three abstained. […]
Vilniaus Nacionalinis Stadionas (VNS), a company brought by the Lithuanian Supreme Court back into the bidding for the construction of a national stadium in Vilnius, is expected to file its proposal within a month or two, the municipal administration director said on Monday. […]
The Lithuanian parliament’s ad hoc investigation commission scrutinizing the activities of the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) says the public broadcaster’s council currently has too many functions and proposes to establish a board. […]
Lithuania’s elite sees Darius Jauniškis, director of the State Security Department (VSD), as being the most influential among the country’s civil servants and lawyers, Delfi.lt reported on Monday. […]
Lithuanian journalist and producer Edmundas Jakilaitis on Wednesday announced his plans to turn to court over his persecution by Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS). […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė criticized on Monday the Seimas for setting up a special commission for parliamentary scrutiny of Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT), saying that the public broadcaster’s financial activities could be probed by the National Audit Office or the Public Procurement Office. […]
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Government chancellor Milda Dargužaitė, central bank governor Vitas Vasiliauskas and public procurement chief Diana Vilytė are ranked as Lithuania’s most influential civil servants, Delfi.lt reported on Monday. […]
Media organizations often avoid reporting negatively about authorities and institutions from which they receive publicity funds or report positively about them, a study by the Lithuanian office of Transparency International has revealed. […]
Živilė Mikėnaitė, the Lithuanian Prison Department‘s director who earlier this year was temporarily suspended her from duties amid a probe, has stepped down. […]
The company Nota Bene, which has gained notoriety for its involvement in the so-called army utensils scandal, continues to appear in controversial public procurement contracts, DELFI reports. In one of them, the State Service for […]
Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas must step down because of the scandal over the army’s overpriced purchases that discredits not only the national defence system, but also the state and the Social Democratic Party, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]
A handful of food service companies regularly snatch government contracts, an investigation by Lithuania’s public procurement watchdog has found. The Public Procurement Office, responsible for inspecting how government institutions buy goods and services from private-sector […]
Investors’ Forum handed out its annual awards to companies that contributed most to improving Lithuania’s investment and business environment. Danske Bank was awarded on Friday as “investor of the year” for its new IT service […]
Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT) has brought suspicions against businessman Tomas Milaknis, CEO of Alna, as part of an investigation into alleged violations during public procurement at the State Social Insurance Fund (SODRA), sources have told BNS. […]
Some public procurement contracts signed in 2014 between Vilnius Municipality, then under the direction of former Mayor Artūras Zuokas, and private companies were illegal and should be annulled, said the Public Procurement Office. […]
Lithuania wants to increase the share of “green” contracts in the government’s public procurement deals. […]
The Lithuanian parliament’s Anti-corruption Commission has turned to the minister of finance, asking for clarification about public procurement contracts of the State Tax Inspectorate (VMI). […]
The Lithuanian state could be paying up to double average market prices for food it procures under a programme to support those living in poverty, according to an investigation by 15min.lt. […]
Transparency International has published the Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index revealing that primary anti-corruption challenges for Lithuania’s defence and security sector are related to internal procedures and procurement. […]
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