Mark Harold, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius
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Vilnius Liberals kick British member out for disrespectful Facebook post

Mark Adam Harold, a British citizen and member of the Vilnius Council’s Liberal Movement political group, has been kicked out of the group for a disrespectful Facebook post about Lithuania. […]

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Lithuanian parliament wants top court stripped of right to rule on budget issues

The Lithuanian Seimas Committee on Budget and Finance is asking the country’s government to draft amendments to the Law on the Constitutional Court, which, if adopted, would strip the top court of the right to decide on budget and financial issues, the Lietuvos Rytas daily reports. […]

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Lithuanian ruling coalition backs loosening name spelling rules

The Lithuanian ruling coalition’s political council has backed plans to allow original name spelling in ID documents. The bill is due to be put on the parliament’s agenda later this week. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė, Loreta Graužinienė ir Algirdas Butkevičius
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Lithuanians most trust president and prime minister

A recent survey has revealed that Lithuanians still trust the most President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who has been re-elected for a second term of office, and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, who is also Chair of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party. The leader of the party Order and Justice MEP Rolandas Paksas is third most popular public figure. […]

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Lithuanian parliament to equip basement room for secret meetings

Premises for secret meetings in the basement of the Lithuanian parliament should be equipped by the end of this year, says Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė. […]