Vitas Vasiliauskas
Politics

Lithuanian central bank head nominated for second term

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. […]

Kęstutis Trečiokas
Politics

Environment minister off the hook

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. […]

Daiva Ulbinaitė
Politics

Lithuanian Supreme Court clears presidential spokeswoman of leaking state secret

Lithuania’s Supreme Court on Thursday cleared presidential spokeswoman Daiva Ulbinaitė on the charges of leaking classified information. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Replacing government now would be ‘irresponsible’, president says

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. […]