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Politics
Former tax chief challenges decision to sack him
Dainoras Bradauskas has appealed against the Lithuanian finance minister’s decision to sack him as head of the State Tax Inspectorate (STI). […]
Society
Refugees to be relocated only to municipalities ready to accept them – SocMin
Refugees will be relocated from camps in Greece, Turkey or Italy directly to Lithuanian municipalities that will be willing and ready to take them in, Social Security and Labour Minister Linas Kukuraitis said on Friday. […]
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Politics
Speaker sees prosecutor suspicions as harm to state reputation
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis says that the influence peddling suspicions brought by the Special Investigation Service against a Vilnius prosecutor harm the reputation of state institutions. […]
European Union
Merkel: Fake news about troops in Lithuania show we should be alert
The news in Lithuania about an underage girl allegedly raped by troops show the need to be alert of such provocations, says Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel. […]
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Estonia invites Lithuania to begin consultations on communist crimes tribunal
Lithuanian Justice Ministry has received a proposal from the Estonian Justice Ministry to begin consultations on the establishment of an international body to investigate crimes perpetrated by communist regimes, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Friday. […]
European Union
Chancellor Merkel pledges support to Lithuania’s efforts for Astravyets safety
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged support to the Lithuanian efforts of ensuring safety of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Belarus, however, does not speak about blocking the plant on the scale of the European Union (EU). […]
Politics
Someone wants to use Labour Party for mutual struggles – Uspaskich
Someone wants to u se the Lithuanian Labour Party of mutual struggles, says the party’s honorary chairman Viktor Uspaskich who has been sentenced for bookkeeping fraud. […]
Politics
Vilnius prosecutor probe linked to Labour Party’s case at Supreme Court
A pre-trial investigation in which Rita Aliukonienė, head of the First Division of Criminal Prosecution at the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office, is suspected of influence peddling is related to the hearing of the Lithuanian Labour Party‘s case by the Supreme Court, officials at the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Thursday […]
Energy
PM seeks Germany’s support on power grid synchronization, Belarus’ N-plant
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis plans to focus on energy issues, such as the planned synchronization of the Baltic power transmission grids with the Western European system and the safety of the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus, during Thursday’s meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. […]
Culture
European Union
PM Skvernelis in Germany to meet with Chancellor Merkel
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Thursday to discuss the EU’s agenda, as well as energy and security issues. […]
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. […]
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. […]
Defence
Psychological support must be available to Lithuanian military personnel – MP
Timely psychological support has to be available to members of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defence, said on Wednesday, commenting on the news that a military intelligence captain had committed suicide while on duty. […]
Politics
Lithuanian watchdog to ask for explanation from Russia’s TVC over hatred-inciting content
Lithuania’s media watchdog will ask for explanation from Russia-registered broadcaster TV Tsentr over a TV program containing incitement to hatred and defamation of the state. […]
Economy
EU Commission: Lithuania makes limited progress in solving productivity problems
Lithuania has made some progress in addressing the European Commission’s recommendations issued last May: the country has made headway regarding fiscal issues and strengthening of human capital, but has achieved only limited progress in adopting measures to improve productivity. […]
Defence
Military intelligence officer commits suicide in Vilnius
Captain of the Second Investigations Department under the Lithuanian Defence Ministry died in his office on Wednesday of what is believed to be suicide, the Defence Ministry said. […]
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. […]