Žygimantas Pavilionis and Gintarė Narkevičiūtė
Politics

TS-LKD International Secretary leaves the post to return to Lithuania

TS-LKD (Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats) appoints Dr. Žygimantas Pavilionis as the new International Secretary of the party. He replaces Ms. Gintarė Narkevičiūtė, who successfully held this position for over five years. […]

Žygimantas Vaičiūnas
Energy

Energmin sees some positive shift in Latvia’s stance on Belarus’ N-plant

Lithuanian Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas says that an agreement has been reached with Latvia to appoint a group of experts to look at possible ways of blocking electricity from Belarus’ Astravyets nuclear power plant, which could signal a positive shift in the neighboring country’s more reserved position toward the facility under construction some 50 kilometers from Vilnius. […]

Povilas Žagunis
Politics

Ruling party’s mayor in Panevėžys district suspected of abuse of office

Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (SIS) has brought suspicions of abuse of office against Panevėžys District Mayor Povilas Zagunis of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) as part of a probe into the local authority’s public procurement activities. […]

Saulius Skvernelis ir Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

PM, conservative leader hold unannounced meeting at Government

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and the leader of the opposition conservatives, Gabrielius Landsbergis, held an unannounced meeting at the government on Wednesday morning. […]