Politics
Seimas panel to decide on impeachment proceedings for MP Pūkas
The Lithuanian parliament’s commission plans to decide on Wednesday on proposing impeachment against MP Kęstutis Pūkas charged with sexual harassment. […]
Month: April 2017
Society
European Humanities University fails to find new rector
The Vilnius-based European Humanities University (EHU), whose students are mostly from Belarus, has completed its search for a new rector after without signing a contract with a finalist. […]
Society
National minority school in Vilnius gets status of engineering gymnasium
Politicians of Lithuania’s capital city have given their final approval to restructuring of the Russian- and Polish-language Joachim Lelewel School, which will also provide it with the status of an engineering gymnasium. […]
Energy
Vilnius to turn to Stockholm arbitration over damage compensation by France’s Veolia
The Vilnius City Council decided on Tuesday to turn to the Stockholm arbitration for compensation of damages caused by the French concern Veolia and its company Vilniaus Energija during lengthy lease of the city’s heating sector after they disagreed with the claim of about 200 million euros filed by the city. […]
CORPORATE
French-Lithuanian relationship: strategic partnership, overshadowed by „Veolia“
Lithuanian-French relationship is officially called a strategic partnership, close cultural cooperation is in place but economic relations and defence relations are rather scarce. […]
European Union
President doesn’t comment on French presidential candidates
President Dalia Grybauskaitė does not comment on the French presidential candidates, saying that Lithuania will work with whoever is elected the next president of France. […]
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Politics
President gives no comment on Skvernelis-Paluckas “exchange of rhetoric”
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has dismissed as “exchange of rhetoric” the public statements about coalition relations by the leaders of two leading parties, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and the newly-elected chairman of the Social Democratic Party Gintautas Paluckas. […]
CORPORATE
After rejecting Paluckas, PM Skvernelis found some time for Landsbergis
On Tuesday the Prime Minister (PM) Saulius Skvernelis stated that he is not going to meet the new Social Democrat leader Gintautas Paluckas as soon as possible. However, he did find time for a meeting […]
Politics
SocDems won’t be ‘easy and obedient’ coalition partners – Paluckas
The Social Democrats will no longer be “easy, accessible and obedient partners who have no priorities of their own” in the ruling coalition, Gintautas Paluckas, the newly-elected leader of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP), said on Tuesday. […]
CORPORATE
The support of “MG Baltic” went through various pockets
Liberal Movement representatives created foundations and public institutions over the last few years, which have received almost 64 thousand Euros only from the concern “MG Baltic”. Publicly available data shows that support was distributed by […]
Politics
PM calls on new SocDem leader to ‘return to reality’
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that he does not plan to meet with Gintautas Paluckas in the near future and calls on the newly-elected leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) “to return to reality”. […]
CORPORATE
Two Paluckas’ conditions for the Farmers
The newly elected social democrat leader Gintautas Paluckas on Saturday presented his conditions, according to which he would like to continue working with Farmer and greens Union, which is a partner in the coalition. Firstly, […]
Politics
PM expects Government to decide on university network overhaul next week
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis expects that the Cabinet will next week decide on a plan for streamlining the network of scientific and educational institutions. […]
Uncategorized
Airspace violation posed no threat to Belarus
An aircraft from Lithuania posed no threat to Belarus when it violated the neighboring country’s airspace last week, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Monday. […]
Politics
Culture
Inspiring discoveries during Open House Vilnius
The rich diverse past of Vilnius and many new, contemporary architectural marvels were all part of this weekend’s third edition of Open House Vilnius. With seldom-accessible buildings, cutting-edge building technologies, even concealed vaults and hiding […]
Politics
Europe’s future scenario will depend on France’s presidential choice
Future scenarios of Europe will depend upon the choice made by France, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said in comment of the results of the first round of voting in French presidential elections where pro-European candidate Emmanuel Macron came in narrowly ahead of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. […]
Politics
Bastys should give MP mandate, as he causes harm to party – Paluckas
After the Lithuanian parliament decided that Social Democratic MP Mindaugas Bastys acted against Lithuania’s interests, he should give up the mandate to avoid further damage to himself and the party, says the Social Democratic Party’s new leader Gintautas Paluckas. […]
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Provocation at Lithuanian embassy in Kiev could be instigated by Russia
An incident in which a smoke grenade was thrown at the Lithuanian embassy in Kiev could have been a provocation instigated by Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in Vilnius on Monday. […]