Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Official: SocDems name their candidates for ministers

Algirdas Butkevičius, the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), thinks that Linas Linkevicius should stay on as foreign minister in the country’s next government and proposes Mindaugas Sinkevičius, mayor of the central Lithuanian town of Jonava, for the post of economy minister, and Darius Petrošius or Julius Sabatauskas, both members of the Seimas, for the post of justice minister. […]

Justice
Politics

Lithuanian courts in EU lead in terms of publicity, high-tech use

Lithuanian courts are in lead of the European Union (EU) in terms of publishing rulings, use of electronic technologies, transparency of case distribution, accessibility of general information on courts, time-frames of hearings and methods of media communication, says Renatas Norkus, the chairman of the Supreme Court. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Economy

Outgoing PM restates need for reform of labour relations

Reform of the social model is vital, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius restated a few times at the final meeting of the 2012-2016 parliament on Thursday. […]

Lithuanian milk
Economy

Lithuania withstands Russia’s embargo

Lithuanian experts say that Russia‘s economic downturn and its embargo last year shaved around 1 percentage point off Lithuania’s GDP growth, but it mostly affected only a few sectors, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Thursday. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

SocDems’ council to decide on joining ruling coalition

The council of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is holding a sitting in Vilnius on Friday to discuss the results of last month’s parliamentary elections and decide whether or not the party will join the country’s next ruling coalition. […]