Something special should be said on a morning such as this. Indeed, elections, which are the most important for most, were just held. Firstly, important because mayors and municipal council members are the closest to the people of all the branches of government. And second, these elections will change the owners of many offices, Rimvydas Valatka said on Žinių radijas. […]
Last week, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis announced his presidential bid. This decision has finalised matters on the political stage. Gitanas Nausėda, S. Skvernelis and Ingrida Šimonytė gather 40% of the vote according to surveys. Another 40% of potential voters are undecided and the remaining 20% is shared by the other candidates. Thus, the number of candidates is growing and the intrigue is rising. How the presidential election campaign will develop and who has the highest chances was discussed by experts on Monday’s LRT Forumas, lrt.lt writes. […]
It is unlikely Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis expected that a protest of discontent teachers over their wage payment scheme would turn into a protest of thousands in front of the cabinet building. It is now the prime minister’s turn to ponder on how to come to terms with the public sector, otherwise who knows what could happen, the dismissed ministers may not suffice and his own future in the cabinet could come into question. Because assurances that the tax reform will improve public sector staff welfare over three years may very well not work, lrt.lt writes. […]
In a few days, the 75th anniversary of the destruction of the Vilnius ghetto will be marked. How should Lithuania act toward monuments to nazi collaborators, who fought for Lithuanian freedom? Lithuania has recently appeared […]
The Seimas and cabinet’s term has reached its halfway point. Increasingly many analysts wonder what is in store for the ruling coalition in the future. Virginijus Savukynas believes that the “Farmers” are here to stay. […]
Andrius Tapinas, a TV host and founder of the internet television Laisvės TV, has been named the most influential journalist in Lithuania, according to a survey by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website, published on Wednesday. […]
Less than eleven months remain to the presidential elections. Lithuanian news media has begun the game of “Who will be the next president?” early. The topic of who will be the next president started running […]
There’s not much intelligence in the country. In the Seimas in general there is a constant struggle over intelligence. This is especially well revealed by crises, Rimvydas Valatka writes on lrt.lt. Lithuania has been bogged […]
The State Security Department (VSD) report for the Seimas National Security and Defence Committee (NSGK) raised a number of new questions: who knew about the information present there and what did they do with it, […]
Vilniaus Mayor Remigijus Šimašius says that he is on Russia’s blacklist of Lithuanians barred from entering the country. […]
If it turns out that the information released on the correspondence between the president and former Liberal Movement leader Eligijus Masiulis, who is a suspect in the MG Baltic corruption investigation, MPs could seek to […]
The corruption investigation of the century has finally reached the courts. Figures from the MG Baltic group, Liberal Movement and Labour Party, have been presented with accusations, Rimvydas Valatka writes on lrt.lt. Does this mean […]
The major political powers have entered a realm of scandal, suspicions, fracture and other problems. Political scientists and analysts conclude that parties, alongside the public, are experiencing a serious crisis which may lead to an […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin clearly threatened the West on Thursday, primarily the United States, LRT.lt writes. While reading his annual address, he boasted that Lithuania has created new generation rockets, which cannot be shot down […]
Russia greeted Lithuania with the centenarian February 16 by deploying Iskander rockets in Kaliningrad Oblast, which can also carry a nuclear payload. We found out about this on Monday, Rimvydas Valatka writes on LRT.lt. It […]
The statement by Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis that there is a need to establish contacts with Russia turned heads – what has changed? After all quite recently he described Social Democrat chairman Gintautas Paluckas who […]
A legislative project being discussed in Seimas right now to regulate strategic company operations may have a negative impact on the recently recovering Lithuanian – Polish relations. The neighbours, just as all other investors, unlikely […]
Political analyst Rimvydas Valatka says that the strongest candidate in the presidential elections will be the one who will dismiss the two terms of President Dalia Grybauskaitė. Meanwhile political scientist Tomas Janeliūnas believes the opposite […]
After the former LDDP flank withdrew from the LSDP, a collection of articles asserting concern about the state of Socialist Democracy in Lithuania sprung up in Delfi. The latter concern suggests itself to be honest […]
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