Society
Month: June 2017
Defence
Lithuania changing defense system acquisitions scheme
Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday adopted a draft amendment on establishment of a centralized acquisitions institution, the Agency of Defense Resources, that would be in charge of all procurement for the defense system. […]
Defence
Politics
Prime Minister, government losing popularity – Delfi/Spinter poll
The popularity of Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and his government is declining, shows a poll published on delfi.lt news portal on Wednesday. […]
CORPORATE
V. Šapoka on the 600 million euro plan for the ministries – less for some, more for others
The Minister of Finance states that it is currently too early to tell which ministries will have to tighten their belts and what assignations they may get as extra. “Let me explain the logics, it […]
Society
Foreign affairs
CORPORATE
Virginijus Sinkevičius: the goal is a flourishing Lithuania
Seimas Committee of Economics Chairman Virginijus Sinkevičius notes that the current government is prepared to cooperate with the private sector to find the best decisions for the country. At the same time the politician stresses […]
Culture
Banker Zutautas appointed temporary head of national opera and ballet theater
Sigitas Zutautas, a banking and project management specialist, will temporarily head the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater (LNOBT) after its long-standing director general was fired on Monday. […]
Politics
Navickas to replace late MP Rokas Zilinskas in parliament – watchdog
Andrius Navickas, a religious expert and publicist, will replace Rokas Zilinskas, who passed away last week, as a member of the parliament. […]
CORPORATE
A secret “Farmer” meeting in Seimas – a rebellion against R. Karbauskis?
On late Monday evening the Seimas’ Farmer and Greens Union group members gathered for a meeting which acted as a significant slap in the face for party chairman Ramūnas Karbauskis. According to LVŽS deputy chairwoman, […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to appoint new ambassadors to Germany, Italy, Vatican
On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry registered draft legislation on the appointment of new ambassadors to Germany, Italy and the Vatican. […]
Energy
Espoo Convention meeting in Minsk to decide on international expert body for Belarus’ N-plant
Lithuania will try to prove the need for an international expert body for the Astravyets nuclear power plant under the construction in Belarus at a high-level meeting of the parties to the Espoo Convention that is starting in Minsk on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
Defence
Lithuania’s defense procurement reform package to be tabled to parliament
Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis on Tuesday will table a package of draft laws related to the national defense system’s procurement reform to the parliament. […]
Culture
Mazylis gets EUR 10,000 Lithuania Progress Award for finding independence act
Liudas Mazylis, a professor at Vytautas Magnus University who earlier this year found an original copy of Lithuania’s Act of Independence of Feb. 16, 1918 in a German archive, on Monday received a Lithuania’s Progress Award. […]
Culture
Kevisas fired as national opera and ballet theater director
Gintautas Kevisas, the long-standing director general of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater (LNOBT), is being dismissed from his post, the Culture Ministry said. […]
CORPORATE
PM Skvernelis could be faced with A. Butkevičius‘ fate
After the President’s annual address at the Seimas, politicians have responded with textbook statements. Everyone got to hear that the Farmer Greens have used up her credit of trust, other than them themselves. Ramūnas Karbauskis […]
Politics
EP committee proposes to lift Lithuanian MEP Paksas’ immunity
The European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs proposes to lift the legal immunity of Lithuanian MEP Rolandas Paksas in an influence peddling case. […]
Society