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Defence
Lithuania halts broadcasting of Russian TV channel for 3 months
Lithuania’s media watchdog decided on Wednesday to suspend the broadcasting of the Russian TV channel RTR Planeta for three months for inciting war, discord and hatred toward nations. […]
Defence
4,000 troops to take part in international exercise Iron Sword
About 4,000 Lithuanian and Allied troops will attend Iron Sword 2016 exercise held in Lithuania in late November through early December, the Defence Ministry said. […]
Politics
Baltraitienė, Milius didn’t confuse interests during Panevėžys dinner
Lithuania’s Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė and former chief veterinary officer Jonas Milius did not confuse their public and private interests during the dinner and hunting activity in the Panevėžys district past summer with a delegation of the Latvian Agriculture Ministry and Lithuanian businessmen Pranas Dailidė and Virginijus Kantauskas, the Chief Official Ethics Commission found on Wednesday. […]
Politics
A panel scrapped, vice-speakers lose official cars as part of changes in Seimas
Lithuania’s new parliament on November 15 changed its statute to set up a new Committee on Culture and to abolish the Committee on Information Society Development, with its functions to be transferred to the Committee on Economics. […]
Society
Corruption barometer: 1 in 4 Lithuanians paid bribe in past year
Lithuania remains among the most corrupt European countries – although Lithuanian residents paid fewer bribes to doctors and police officers in the past year, one in four residents have paid a bribe in the past 12 months, shows the Global Corruption Barometer published by Transparency International. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s new coalition ‘looks likely to continue reforms’ – Fitch
Fitch Ratings says that the inclusion of the Social Democrats in Lithuania’s new coalition government reduces policy uncertainty after last month’s parliamentary elections, in which the Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) scored a surprise victory, and believes that “material changes to economic, fiscal and social policy agendas are unlikely”. […]
Politics
Skvernelis – ambitious, emotional officer who swapped police uniform for suit
Saulius Skvernelis who has made a successful career from a police officer to candidate for Lithuania’s prime minister has never lacked determination or ambition. His impulsive character has so far won him public support, however, can become a challenge in search of complex political compromise. […]
Energy
Lithuania’s new energy strategy: NordBalt2 in 2025, halt of Visaginas N-plant project
The Lithuanian and Swedish electricity markets should be connected by the second interconnection, NordBalt 2, by 2025, while the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant project should be frozen, suggests a new energy strategy worked out by the outgoing Lithuanian Energy Ministry and presented by Minister Rokas Masiulis on Tuesday […]
Politics
President proposes Skvernelis for PM
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday proposed that the parliament should consider Saulius Skvernelis as candidate for prime minister. […]
Politics
‘Peasant’ Pranckietis elected as Seimas speaker
Viktoras Pranckietis of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union was elected as Lithuania’s new parliamentary speaker on November 14. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania called to explain over sale of valuable weapons donated by US
The United States Embassy has called for an explanation of how the semi-automatic weapons M14 used by US snipers and donated to Lithuania’s Armed Forces ended up in the hands of private individuals, delfi.lt news portal said. […]
Politics
Butkevičius not elected as parlt vice-speaker
Four parliamentary vice-speakers were elected in late hours of Monday in Lithuania, while Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius came some votes short of being elected to the post. […]
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Politics
PM Butkevičius’ Cabinet to work as caretaker govt until new Govt is formed
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday signed a decree accepting the resignation of Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius‘ government and asking it to continue as a caretaker government until a new Cabinet is formed. […]
Politics
Peasants to propose Nekrošius, Baškienė for Seimas vice-speakers
The Lithuanian Peasants and Green Union will propose MPs Rima Baškienė and Arvydas Nekrošius for parliamentary vice-speakers. […]
Uncategorized
President expects Bulgaria’s new leader to cooperate with EU, NATO
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said she expected Bulgaria‘s President-Elect Rumen Radev to actively cooperate on the bilateral level and within the European Union and NATO. […]
Politics
President: new Seimas can pave way for new phase of state evolution
Lithuania’s new parliament has the potential of paving way for an entirely new phase of state evolution – transition from still nomenclature political system to a transparent and open parliament that would represent the nation, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said in her congratulatory speech at the first Seimas meeting on Monday. […]
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Pro-Russian wins in Eastern Europe poses challenges for Lithuania
Victories of pro-Russian candidates in presidential elections in Moldova and Bulgaria will make it more difficult for Lithuania to find allies on many issues on the European Union’s (EU) agenda, Lithuanian political scientist Linas Kojala says. […]