Aurelijus Veryga, Saulius Skvernelis
Politics

PM willing to give SocMin post to SocDems if they appoint Paluckas

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he would offer the post of social security and labor minister to the Social Democrats, if the party’s leader Gintautas Paluckas sought to fill it. […]

Margrethe Vestager
European Union

Competition commissioner to visit Vilnius after EU fines Lithuanian Railways

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will come to Vilnius next week to meet with Lithuanian leaders after the European Commission on Monday imposed a fine of almost 28 million euros on Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, or LG) for breaching the bloc’s anti-trust rules. […]

Stop
Politics

Kremlin-linked bank advisor’s Lithuanian residence permit not extended

The Lithuanian Migration Department decided last week not to extend the residence permit of Anton Treushnikov, an advisor to the council of a bank linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the department’s director has confirmed to Laisvės TV. […]

Vilnius' Municipality building
Politics

Vilnius Liberals terminating coalition with conservatives

The Liberal Movement has decided to discontinue the work in the ruling coalition with the conservatives, pledging to form a new ruling majority. […]