Kęstutis Trečiokas and Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Minister of Environment says he won’t resign even if PM asks him to

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. […]

Politics

Four of five teachers’ unions end two-week strike

On Friday, four of five education trade unions called off their two-week strike, which had begun in an attempt to raise teachers’ wages. […]

Audrius Jurgelevičius, leader of the teachers' trade union
Politics

Teachers’ strike to end Friday, say union leaders

The teachers’ trade unions involved in the nearly two-week-long strike for higher wages in Lithuania have announced that they are prepared to call off their strike as early as Friday. Audrius Jurgelevičius, the leader of the Lithuanian Education Trade Union, told LRT that he believes that the trade unions have achieved 75 percent of their goals after the government managed to find an additional €8 million to increase educational staff’s wages. […]

Kęstutis Trečiokas
Politics

Opposition demands environment minister’s resignation

Opposition parties at the Lithuanian parliament have called for resignation of Interior Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas due to suspected corruption. […]

Special Investigations Service
Politics

Influence peddling investigation – key facts

Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT) broke the news on Monday that it was investigating suspected influence peddling that involves the leader of a ruling party, the head of a major media group and a grocery supermarket chain. Here are the key facts: […]