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PM sees January developments over Druskininkai as ‘putsch’
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that a “putsch” was plotted against him while he was away on holiday in January. […]
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Lithuanian financial ministers to be investigated for malfeasance
Artūras Zuokas, the leader of the opposition in the Vilnius city council, has called for an investigation into malfeasance by ministers of finance in Lithuania. […]
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Abromavičius, Šimonytė, Ušackas and Pavilionis among conservatives’ candidates for ministers
The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democratic announced that the party’s leader Gabrielius Landsbergis would be the prime minister, if the party is involved in formation of the government after the upcoming elections. […]
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British regulator establishes violations in NTV Mir Lithuania broadcast
The United Kingdom’s audiovisual media regulator OFCOM has established violations in a broadcast of NTV Mir Lithuania. […]
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Conservatives collect signatures for Minister of Defence interpellation
The Lithuanian parliament’s biggest opposition group, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), has collected signatures for initiation of the interpellation procedure against Social Democratic Minister of Defence Juozas Olekas. […]
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Conservatives collect signatures for Agriculture Minister’s interpellation
Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), the largest opposition political group at the Lithuanian parliament, has collected signatures of 31 MPs in support of interpellation against Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė. […]
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Vilnius mayor questioned in corruption investigation
The leader of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius, has been summoned for questioning by the Special Investigation Service. […]
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What may happen to Lithuania’s new Labour Code? 3 scenarios
Lithuania’s parliament will on Saturday discuss President Dalia Grybauskaitė veto on the new Labour Code that is meant to liberalize relations between employers and employees. Under the Seimas statute, MPs should decide during the meeting whether the law should be discussed again or scrapped. […]
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Conservative leader comes out in support of gay partnership
Winds of tolerance and human rights appear to be blowing in the run up to the Seimas elections. A highlight of a Tuesday discussion at the Loftas venue, organised by the initiative “Žinau, ką renku” (I know who I’m voting for), was Seimas candidate responses to the question of LGBT rights, with the conservative leader Gabrielius Landsbergis delivering the biggest surprise with his statement in support of same-sex partnership, something his party has vehemently opposed. […]
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Lithuanian PM expects Seimas to overturn president’s Labour Code veto
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has reiterated his position that the parliament should overturn President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s veto of the new Labour Code and adopt a little improved bill by the end of the current parliamentary term. […]
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Masiulis’ defence unlikely to help Liberals regain voters’ trust
The defense tactic used by Eligijus Masiulis, the Lithuanian Liberal Movement‘s former leader who is suspected of bribery, is unlikely to convince Liberal voters and help the party regain their trust, a political analyst said. […]
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Conservative, Liberal leaders urge PM to check Seimas’ confidence
Leaders of Lithuania’s opposition conservative and Liberal parties, Gabrielius Landsbergis and Remigijus Šimašius, on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius of the ruling Social Democrats to check whether he still had the parliament’s confidence. […]
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Liberals ex-leader Masiulis’ political career is over – Vilnius mayor
The political career of Eligijus Masiulis, the Lithuanian Liberal Movement’s former leader suspected of bribery, is over, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius, the party’s current leader, said on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuania’s culture minister ‘had clash of interest’
Lithuania’s Culture Minister Šarūnas Birutis of the Labour Party had a clash of interests by failing to declare links with the Bulgarian-registered company Agrolitas, the Chief Official Ethics Commission has found. […]
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Loan or repayment ‘most frequent defence in corruption trials’ – investigator on Masiulis’ case
A loan or repayment of loans is the most frequent defence in corruption crimes, says Saulius Urbanavičius, the head of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service conducting probes of political corruption. […]
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Former liberal leader Masiulis says suspected bribe was a loan
Eligijus Masiulis, a former MP and leader of the Liberal Movement who has been under investigation for alleged influence peddling and bribe taking, has presented his version of events. He insists that the money that investigators found in his home, the suspected bribe, was a personal loan extended to him by Raimondas Kurlianskis, vice-president of the business group MG Baltic. […]
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Lithuanian President: Defence minister must step down
Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas must step down because of the scandal over the army’s overpriced purchases that discredits not only the national defence system, but also the state and the Social Democratic Party, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuanian Seimas to discuss Labour Code veto on Saturday
The Lithuanian parliament will make decisions on the new Labour Code and several other laws vetoed by President Dalia Grybauskaitė during its last session that starts this Saturday. […]
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Lithuanian healthcare minister’s condition ‘improving’
The condition of Lithuanian Healthcare Minister Juras Požela, who is being treated at Vilnius University’s Santariškės hospital for acute pancreatitis, is improving, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said. […]
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‘No direct communication’ between PM and president for several months now – Butkevičius
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has confirmed on Monday that he has not been directly communicating with President Dalia Grybauskaitė for several months. […]