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MP Šalaševičiūtė proposed as Lithuanian minister of healthcare

July 16, 2014 BNS 0

The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party will propose MP Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė as minister of healthcare. […]

Lithuanian ministers ordered to cut administration expenses by 5 percent

July 15, 2014 BNS 0

Ministers have been ordered to reduce their expenses by 5 percent next year and also cut the number of vice-ministers, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said after meeting with members of the opposition Liberal Movement political group in the Seimas on Tuesday. […]

Lithuanian parliament puts off national minority bill and will consider name spelling in autumn

July 15, 2014 BNS 0

The draft Law on National Minorities, which the Lithuanian parliament intended to discuss on Tuesday, has been moved to Thursday, the last day of the spring session. […]

Prime Minister Butkevičius: No bilingual signs in Lithuania

July 15, 2014 BNS 0

Bilingual street signs will not be legalized in Lithuania during the adoption of the Law on National Minorities, Lithuania’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]

Butkevičius reappointed prime minister of Lithuania

July 15, 2014 BNS 0

The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday voted in favour of allowing Social Democrat Algirdas Butkevičius to continue serving as prime minister after 88 lawmakers voted in favor, 36 were against and seven MPs abstained. The president then appointed him to lead the Government […]

Four Ukrainian soldiers arrive in Lithuania for rehabilitation

July 15, 2014 BNS 0

Four Ukrainian troops who were injured in eastern Ukraine, where the Ukrainian army is carrying out an operation against pro-Russian insurgents, have come to Lithuania for rehabilitation. […]

Lithuanian minister of health steps down

July 15, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Health Minister Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis has confirmed his resignation. His successor will be known later in the day, with the Seimas’ Social Democratic Vice-Speaker Algirdas Sysas named as one of the most realistic candidates. […]

President’s adviser: Cabinet might be approved without several ministers

July 15, 2014 BNS 0

A new government in Lithuania might be approved without several ministers if they fail to form transparent teams, says Rasa Svetikaitė, the Lithuanian president’s chief adviser on legal issues. […]

Federica Mogherini and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Lithuania will not back Italian candidate for EU foreign policy chief

July 15, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania will not back Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s candidacy for the position of EU high representative for foreign affairs and security polity, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Tuesday. […]

State Tourism Departmen head Raimonda Balnienė

Lithuania’s tourism regulator won’t take responsibility for travel agency collapse

July 15, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s State Tourism Department does not take responsibility for the collapse of Go Planet Travel, a tour operator that embezzled the money of nearly 1,000 customers, since the regulator’s mandate does not include monitoring credit bureau’s data about the financial situation of tourism companies. […]

Energy vice-minister’s Polish husband complains to EC over requirement to take Lithuanian language exam

July 14, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian Energy Vice-Minister Renata Cytacka’s husband Mariusz Cezary Cytacki, a Polish citizen who works for Vilnius District Municipality, has lodged a complaint with the European Commission over fines he has received for his refusal to take a Lithuanian-language exam. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius, Dalia Grybauskaitė

Lithuanian president nominates Butkevičius to continue as prime minister

July 14, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has proposed Algirdas Butkevičius, the ruling Social Democratic Party’s leader who heads the government, but has returned its mandate following presidential inauguration, as candidate for prime minister. […]

Urbanavičius appointed new head of Lithuania’s PE and Sports Department

July 14, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s government on Monday appointed Edis Urbanavičius, former president of the Handball Federation, to head the Physical Education and Sports Department. […]

Social Democrats remain Lithuania’s most popular party

July 14, 2014 BNS 0

The ruling Social Democratic Party remains the most popular political organization in Lithuania, despite of the slight decrease in their ratings, shows a poll published on DELFI news portal on Monday. […]

Over sixty Lithuanian travel agencies face insolvency risk

July 14, 2014 BNS 0

Besides the notorious travel agency Go Planet Travel, a high risk of bankruptcy hovers above several dozens of other Lithuanian tour operators and travel agencies, the risk management solutions company Creditinfo Lithuania has warned. […]

Andriukaitis to remain Lithuania’s health minister for coming weeks

July 14, 2014 BNS 0

Health Minister Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis of the Social Democratic Party will remain in his post for now, until the party’s committees and presidium agree on a new candidate to head the Health Ministry. Andriukaitis was recently hand-picked as Lithuanian delegate to the European Commission. […]