Politics
Month: April 2017
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Seimas opens discussions of Magnitsky Act
Lithuania’s parliament opened debates of the so-called Magnitsky Act, which would ban entry to foreigners linked with large-scale corruption, money laundering or human rights violations. […]
Energy
Lithuania passes bill to restrict imports from Belarus’ Astravyets, other unsafe N-plants
The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday adopted a bill to restrict electricity imports from the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus and other unsafe nuclear facilities in third countries. […]
Politics
Seimas lifts MP Steponavičius’ immunity
Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday lifted the legal immunity of the Liberal Movement’s MP Gintaras Steponavičius to allow bringing him to justice for abuse. […]
CORPORATE
Farmers: employers must increase wages or we will not vote for new Labour Code
The government transferred a revised new Labour Code to the Parliametn for consideration. However, the ruling said they won’t vote for it, if employers will not commit in writing to increase salaries. On Thursday Lithuanian […]
CORPORATE
What black cat has passed between G. Landsbergis conservatives and the Liberals?
When the scandal emerged that through the Parliament members’, liberal Gintaras Steponavičius set up a fund and its associated companies to legal person could finance the Lithuanian Republic Liberal Movement (LRLS), public Conservative Party leader […]
Economy
President says tripartite deal on pay rise unworkable
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that a trilateral pay rise agreement between the government, employers and trade unions is a good intention that cannot be put into practice as the state cannot force privately-owned businesses to commit themselves to raising wages. […]
Society
Lithuanian healthmin favours decriminalization of cannabis use
Lithuanian Health Minister Aurėlijus Veryga does not support the legalization of cannabis, but he backs a proposal to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana and subject such persons to administrative liability instead. […]
Politics
Court decides to turn to Constitutional Court over chief vet’s dismissal
The Vilnius Regional Administrative Court decided on Thursday to ask for the Constitutional Court’s opinion on whether Jonas Milius was lawfully dismissed as director of the State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS). […]
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Latvian economics minister to discuss key energy projects with Lithuanian counterparts
Latvian Deputy Prime Minister and Economics Minister Arvils Aseradens is to meet with the Lithuanian energy and economy ministers to discuss the countries’ key energy projects and efforts to restrict imports from the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus, and to visit the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. […]
Politics
Paluckas, Sinkevičius compete in run-off for SocDem leader
Vilnius Vice-Mayor Gintautas Paluckas and Lithuanian Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius are facing each other in a run-off election for the post of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) leader as voting starts on Thursday. […]
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Lithuania to verify Nord Stream 2 environmental impact assessment
Lithuania will verify whether the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Europe will have no adverse environmental impact on its territorial waters and economic zone in the Baltic Sea as stated in the project’s environmental impact assessment, a Lithuanian official said, adding that Lithuania has doubts about the economic feasibility of the project. […]
Culture
Construction on Modern Art Centre begins in Vilnius
The construction of the Modern Art Centre in place of the demolished Lietuva Cinema in Vilnius formally got underway on Wednesday. […]
Defence
Drill scenario didn’t involve proclamation of Šalčininkai republic
The scenario of a recent exercise organized by the Lithuanian Interior Ministry did not envisage the use of training weapons and the proclamation of “the People’s Republic of Šalčininkai”, Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas said on Wednesday. […]
CORPORATE
Former candidates for the SocDems leadership support Sinkevičius
Former candidates for the leader of Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) Andrius Palionis, Artūras Skardžius and Mantas Varaška say that they will support the candidacy of Mindaugas Sinkevičius to take over the party. At the […]
CORPORATE
Paluckas: regional groups are now demanding to terminate the coalition with Farmers
The Social Democratic Party will soon have a new leader: it will be either a 37-year-old deputy mayor of Vilnius Gintautas Paluckas or 32-year-old Minister of Economy Mindaugas Sinkevičius.However, both politicians are not members of […]
Global LT
Lithuania could legalise dual citizenship by scrapping 1990 dividing line – Seimas’ speaker
Amendments to Lithuania’s Law on Citizenship will be submitted to the parliament for approval, but the wording may be changed in the course of debates by scrapping the Mar. 11, 1990 dividing line, Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, said on Wednesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Irish Minister in Vilnius: it is realistic to agree on Brexit within 2 years
During a visit to Lithuania the Irish Minister of in the European Union for state Dara Murphy says that many studies have been done on Brexits impact for the economy of Ireland and all of them have shown that the country will have losses. Dublin has taken steps to diversify trade and business relations. […]
Politics
Kryževičius appointed president of Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed a decree to appoint Gintaras Kryževičius as president of the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania. […]
CORPORATE
Liberal Movement leader Šimašius: Party situation is unenviable
The President of the Liberal Movement Remigijus Šimašius calls the Attorney General’s assertions that the Liberal Movement activities were financed illegally – interpretations. He hopes that the Parliament this Thursday will abolish parliamentary immunity of […]