Politics

Politicians have ‘written off countryside’ and ‘worship free market’, says ex-presidential adviser

Social ills plaguing Lithuania’s regions – alcoholism, suicide, domestic violence, abuse of children and massive emigration – are as a result of “free market worship” and the government’s failure to address widening inequalities between the country’s thriving economic centres and periphery, said former adviser to the Lithuanian president Virginija Būdienė. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
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Parliament should approve non-Lithuanian names on passports now, says PM

The Lithuanian parliament should adopt a new law, allowing Lithuanian nationals to spell their names using non-Lithuanian characters in ID documents such as passports, in its spring plenary, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said. […]

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Parties allowed to spend up to €2.2m on election campaigns

Political parties will be allowed to spend €2.2 million on their campaigns in this year’s general elections, the Central Electoral Commission said on Monday. […]

Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė
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Labour party will not ask Seimas speaker Loreta Graužinienė to step down despite widespread disapproval

With less than a year left until the Seimas (parliament) elections, the Labour Party is not planning to ask Loreta Graužinienė to leave the Seimas speaker‘s position. However, not only the opposition, but some MPs from the ruling coalition are dissatisfied with the politician. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
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President Grybauskaitė on government’s 2015 accomplishments: strategy of idleness is not productive

Looking back at the achievements of the government headed by social democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius over 2015, President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that while there are considerable accomplishments, procrastination in certain area will mean that the next government will inherit serious problems. […]