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Lithuania improves its standing in corruption rankings
Lithuania is seen as less corrupt than before as the country moves up seven spots in Transparency International‘s corruption perception index. […]
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Online shopping drives 55% increase in Lithuanians using self-service parcel kiosks
The number of Lithuanians using self-service parcel terminals increased by 55% in 2015 driven by an increase in online shopping, according to Baltic Post, who operate parcel kiosks across Lithuania. […]
Energy
Gas prices to be ‘slightly lower’ under new LNG deal with Statoil
Litgas, the gas trading arm of the state-owned energy group Lietuvos Energija, will sign a renewed liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contract with Norway‘s Statoil on Monday. […]
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Lithuanian MP proposes ban on female genital mutilation
Parliament member Giedrė Purvaneckienė, of the Social Democrats, has drafted a bill which would outlaw female genital mutilation. […]
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Founder and former leader of Socialist People’s Front in Lithuania leaves party
Algirdas Paleckis, the founder and long-time member of the Socialist People’s Front in Lithuania, has cancelled his membership in the organisation and political party he helped create. […]
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PM says Lithuania will manage to integrate refugees
Lithuania will manage to successfully integrate refugees from the Middle East, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius believes, but said that the process will present many challenges. […]
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Government weighs proposal to slash payments for presidents’ spouses
On Wednesday the Lithuanian Government approved a proposal to eliminate annuities for presidents’ widows or widowers. Based on the proposed rules, the spouse of a president would instead receive a state pension. […]
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Vilnius mayor unveils 2016 budget that narrows deficit gap
This year’s budget for Vilnius will prioritize the renovation and renewal of existing educational buildings and the renovation of drive-ways, sidewalks and bicycle paths, said Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius. […]
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Corruption probe findings will decide future of Deputy Speaker, says Graužinienė
Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė has sent a request for information to the Special Investigation Service (STT) about Deputy Speaker Kęstas Komskis after Liberal MP Andrius Mazuronis requested that she probe whether Komskis was suitable for the post. […]
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President warns against populism ahead of elections
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė warned government ministers against indulging in pre-electoral populism over an invitation-only lunch with the prime minister and his cabinet to discuss the government’s key objectives for 2016. […]
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Action plan on alcoholism within a month, says government
Lithuania’s Ministry of Health is to draft an action plan for a concerted effort to fight alcoholism within less than a month, the government decided during a cabinet meeting on Monday. […]
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Conservatives confirm candidate roster for October’s elections
One of Lithuania’s major parties, the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has finalized a list of candidates to run in single-member constituencies in October’s general elections. […]
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Vilnius District mayor under investigation for repeated nepotism
The Mayor of Vilnius District, Marija Rekst, is under investigation for hiring her niece to run the municipality’s administration. […]
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UK’s Europe minister coming to Lithuania
United Kingdom‘s Minister of State for Europe David Lidington is visiting Lithuania on Thursday and Friday. He is to meet with Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius and attend the Snow Meeting of security policy experts on Thursday. […]
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Labour and Order and Justice face changing electoral fortunes
The Labour Party and Order and Justice, two members of Lithuania’s current ruling coalition, are parties whose political fortunes are headed for decline, according to analysts. […]
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Landsbergis receives alternative freedom prize as criticism of parliament grows
Vytautas Landsbergis, Lithuania’s first post-communist head of state, received an award on Wednesday in recognition of his contribution to the country’s freedom. The award was presented by several non-governmental organizations, after the Seimas snubbed Landsbergis for its annual Freedom Prize. […]
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“Let this victory be an inexhaustible source of inspiration” – Grybauskaitė
As Lithuania marks the 25th anniversary of the tragic events of 13 January 1991 and Freedom Defenders Day, President Dalia Grybauskaitė has emphasised that a quarter of a century ago Lithuania achieved one of its biggest victories which also was an unforgettable historic lesson demonstrating that independence and freedom can only be defended if people are united. […]
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Butkevičius needs to ‘rethink position on emigration’, say experts
Demographic experts attacked Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius for saying that increased emigration from Lithuania was down to military conscription, pointing instead to low wages and long term emigration trends as the key reasons behind the increase. […]