Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas
Politics

Opposition in Panevėžys launches effort to oust mayor

Opposition members of the municipal council in Lithuania’s fifth-biggest city of Panevėžys have launched an effort to oust Mayor Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas, the local news website Jp.lt reported. […]

LitPol Link
Energy

Lithuania, Poland to “shortly” sign deal on network synchronization, Latvia procrastinates (Updated)

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he has secured firm Polish support to synchronization of electricity grid with Western Europe via the existing power link, however, the remaining two Baltic states are still doubtful about the possibility. […]

Eimutis Misiūnas
Defence

Civil institutions will work under usual regime during Zapad exercise (Updated)

The governmental Extreme Situations Commission decided after a meeting at the Interior Ministry on Tuesday that institutions in charge of civil safety would work under a usual regime during the upcoming Russian-Belarusian Zapad 2017 training. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
Politics

Lithuania won’t privatize strategic companies – PM

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that strategic state-owned enterprises will not be privatized, but adds that some problem companies could be partially privatized by listing their shares on the stock market. […]