A bill on online voting is being presented to the Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday. The piece of legislation, drafted by the Ministry of Justice, lays out the basics of online voting without actually introducing the measure yet. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has nominated Vitas Vasiliauskas, the current chairman of the board at the Bank of Lithuania, for a second term in the post. The appointment has to be endorsed by parliament, the Seimas. […]
As general elections approach, Lithuania’s political parties are looking for recognizable names to spice up their candidate lists. The conservatives are eyeing racer Benediktas Vanagas while the liberals would like to have TV presenter Edita Mildažytė on their ballot, LRT reports. […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has named Rasa Budbergytė as the candidate to replace Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has asked the Constitutional Court to look into a government decree that she believes could have been adopted in breach of the Constitution. The decree on lifting zoning requirements in resorts has raised suspicions about clashing interests and almost cost the environment minister his post. […]
On Thursday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said that Lithuania seems to be stuck and to have stopped implementing its own reforms. […]
The Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) decided on Wednesday not to open a probe into the actions of Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas, saying there was no clash of interest in his conduct. The prime minister said he would not ask Trečiokas to step down. […]
Politician and signatory to Lithuania’s 1990 declaration of independence Vladimiras Beriozovas passed away on Wednesday, the Seimas said. […]
The Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) is looking into investigation evidence, handed to it by prosecutors, to see whether Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas deserve to be sanctioned by ethics watchdogs. […]
Most Lithuanian members of the European Parliament are not planning to run for seats in the national parliament, Seimas, this October. Many are likely to have been deterred by new electoral rules which would automatically deprive elected MPs of their seats in the EP. […]
The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (EAPL), a political party representing Lithuania’s Polish minority, has suggested implementing new taxes on bank assets and major retail chains’ turnover based on similar moves in Poland. […]
Lithuania’s Supreme Court on Thursday cleared presidential spokeswoman Daiva Ulbinaitė on the charges of leaking classified information. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday appointed Juras Požela of the Social Democratic Party as the country’s new health minister. […]
On Thursday morning, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said that she would have to seek out the Constitutional Court if the government did not manage to resolve doubts about the legality of the Druskininkai manor scandal. […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that a preliminary report from lawyers he received on Wednesday concludes that Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas has not violated any laws. Still, the prime minister says he sees “ethical and moral” missteps on Trečiokas’ part, without commenting on whether he will ask for the minister’s resignation. […]
While there are some close ties between leaders of several Lithuanian trade unions and their Russian colleagues, they constitute no threat to national security, says MP Artūras Paulauskas, chairman of the parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee. […]
Replacing the government months before general elections would be “irresponsible”, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Wednesday, after the Social Democratic Party had accused her of attempts to overthrow PM Algirdas Butkevičius‘ cabinet. […]
The Vilnius Tax Inspectorate has filed an appeal against a court ruling in the Labour Party‘s case, asking the Supreme Court to order the guilty persons to pay more than €174,000 euros in unpaid taxes. […]
Lithuania’s major political parties will work out an agreement to present a unified front opposing the threat posed by the construction of a new Belarus nuclear plant and to send a clear message that electricity from the plant will face restrictions. […]
Minister of Environment Kęstutis Trečiokas, a member of the Order and Justice party, denied lying in the case surrounding the Government’s approval of a raising of restrictions on construction in the resort town of Druskininkai. He said he would not resign from the post. […]
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