MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder and de facto leader of Lithuania’s Labour Party, has criticized fellow party member Loreta Graužinienė, the speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, for her “passivity”, warning that “life does not end in the Seimas speaker chair” in reference to Graužinienė’s future political prospects. […]
Representatives of Lithuania’s Polish-speaking community, backed by the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) political party, are planning a protest action this week over ethnic minority education and the planned reforms of the Labour Code, lzinios.lt reports. […]
The Lithuanian public believes that the country’s most influential politicians are President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and former President Valdas Adamkus. Meanwhile a survey of over 500 opinion leaders in politics, business and society has revealed that they think Lithuania’s most influential are Grybauskaitė, Butkevičius and the country’s former head of state Vytautas Landsbergis. […]
The National Audit Office of Lithuania has completed the audit of 60 municipalities. The auditors found systematic problems in the fields of planning and allocating municipal budget, borrowing, organizing free meals for school students, ensuring civil safety, road and street maintenance, municipal domestic transactions and financial reporting, the Audit Office says. […]
Lithuania’s Ministry of Justice submitted a bill on Tuesday that, if passed, would allow creating a system for online voting in elections and referenda. […]
After the Lithuanian parliament rejected two nominees for the post of prosecutor general, President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that MPs should vote on such nominations openly rather than in a secret ballot, as is currently the case. […]
By 1 October, Lithuanian political parties had 118,813 members in total, according to data provided by 24 political parties to the Lithuanian Ministry of Justice. […]
Journalist Rosvaldas Gorbačiovas has become the advisor for public relations to the Lithuanian Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė. […]
A group of Lithuanian MPs have suggested that parliament should have a say on issues concerning refugee resettlement. Meanwhile the ruling Social Democratic Party has offered a political agreement among Lithuania’s major parties, saying that an issue as sensitive as asylum seekers should not be made the topic for electoral campaigning. […]
Social Security and Labour Minister Algimanta Pabedinskienė on Wednesday met with representatives of employers and investors and discussed the best ways to integrate refugees in Lithuania’s labour market. The minister was interested in the employers’ needs and capabilities. […]
Jurgis Razma, a member of the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has proposed abolishing secret voting in the Seimas of Lithuania, except for secret votes of non-confidence provided for by the Constitution. […]
The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday rejected the nomination of Edita Dambrauskienė, 46, chairwoman of Kaišiadorys District Court, who was proposed by the president to the post of prosecutor general. Fifty MPs voted in favour of her candidacy, 49 were against and 19 abstained. […]
There a lack of inter-institutional cooperation in Lithuania as the Baltic country prepares to receive refugees, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Loreta Graužinienė said on Monday after her visit to the Refugees Reception Centrė in Rukla, central Lithuania. […]
Lithuanian political parties received EUR 8.4 million in funds last year, according to the country’s statistics department, Statistics Lithuania. […]
The Seimas of Lithuania has made the first step towards banning smoking in balconies of apartment buildings. On Thursday, MPs approved the relevant draft amendments to the Law on Tobacco Control. […]
Refugee resettlement is an exam for state institutions and the civil society, says Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
The Lithuanian Seimas‘ Committee on Legal Affairs will carry out a probe into the use of criminal intelligence information. […]
The public needs more information about the refugee crisis, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says, hinting at launching a “communication campaign” on the issue. […]
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko‘s advisory council works only theoretically, Lithuanian opposition leader Andrius Kubilius of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats says. […]
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