Social Democrats at their meeting
Politics

Social Democrats to work in mixed Seimas group – Paluckas

Members of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party who obeyed the party’s decision to pull out of the ruling coalition with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union will work in the mixed group at the Lithuanian parliament for now, as they do not have the necessary seven mandates for a new coalition, says the party’s chairman Gintautas Paluckas. […]

Presidential elections 2019
Politics

Lithuanians want Skvernelis, Nausėda, Matijošaitis in presidential race

Lithuanian residents mainly want to vote for Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis in the 2019 presidential race, followed by economist Gitanas Nausėda and Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis, shows the latest poll conducted for BNS Lithuania news agency by RAIT pollster. […]

Gintautas Paluckas
Politics

SocDems back budget draft, point to faults

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has expressed support to the 2018 budget draft, regardless of a decision to pull out of the ruling coalition. […]

Eligijus Masiulis ir Šarūnas Gustainis
Politics

Election task force sees EUR 45,000 as non-monetary donation to Liberals

The 45,336 euros in the costs of the training organized by an Institute of Applied Politics owned by Šarūnas Gustainis, former MP and former member of the Liberal Movement, for the party should be recognized as non-monetary contribution, says a task force established by the Lithuanian Central Electoral Commission, saying that parties would otherwise get a green light to conceal some of their financing sources. […]

Audrius Jurgelevičius
Economy

Lithuania to earmark EUR 93 mln for staff salaries for teachers in 2018-2019

Lithuania will earmark an additional 93 million euros for introduction of staff salaries for teachers in the 2018-2019 academic year, the Education and Science Ministry said. […]