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Change electoral laws to make campaigns more transparent, says Transparency International

The Lithuanian branch of Transparency International (TILS), an international anti-corruption watchdog, has proposed a range of new measures to make Lithuanian political parties more transparent. They include requirements to publish more information about their financing and to impose stricter sanctions for political campaign financing violations. […]

Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė
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Healthcare minister failed to live up to expectations, president’s office says

Healthcare Minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė has been urged to step down for a “variety of reasons” that are not only to do with corruption in the healthcare system, says advisor to the Lithuanian president Mindaugas Lingė. […]

Defendants in the Labour Party case: Marina Liutkevičienė, Vitalija Vonžutaitė, Vytautas Gapšys, Viktor Uspaskich
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Court of Appeals to give verdict in Labour Party’s fraud case

The Lithuanian Court of Appeals is to hand down a ruling in the Labour Party‘s bookkeeping fraud case on Monday, paving way for the verdict in the case to take effect. […]

Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė
Politics

Healthcare minister admits offering bribe to doctor

Healthcare Minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė has admitted she once gave a bribe to doctors. She made the comments while discussing small-scale corruption that is wide-spread in the country’s healthcare system. […]