Viktoras Pranskietis, Saulius Skvernelis ir Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

Farmers see decline in ratings but remains most popular party

The confidence of Lithuania’s residents in the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union has been declining for a few consecutive months, however, the party remains at the top of the popularity list, shows the latest Vilmorus poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]

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Society

Police intends to buy 500 new vehicles this year

In an effort to add new vehicles to its transport depot, Lithuania’s police plans to purchase about 500 automobiles for patrol tasks this year. […]

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Economy

It’s important is that TV3 remains in hands of Western investors

Swedish media group MTG‘s decision to sell its Baltic business, including Lithuania’s television group TV3, to US-based Providence Equity Partners will allow maintaining Western business traditions in the media market, a Lithuanian communication and media expert said. […]

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Politics

Ex-CEOs of Lithuanian Energy, Elektrėnai plant among suspects in Alstom bribery case

In cooperation with the UK law-enforcement, the Lithuanian Special Investigation Service (STT) is conducting a large-scale corruption and bribery investigation involving, among other things, a 200-million-euro project carried out by France’s engineering group Alstom at the Lithuanian Power Plant in Elektrėnai and 43 million euros worth of reconstruction of the Kaunas hydro power plant, STT spokeswoman Renata Saulytė has confirmed. […]

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Politics

Mayor of south town of Marijampolė dies

Vidmantas Brazys, the Social Democratic mayor of Marijampolė, has died after a severe illness, Irena Lunskienė, the southern Lithuanian town’s deputy mayor, confirmed to BNS on Friday morning. […]