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Conservative veteran Jurgis Razma: “Political windfall might prove too heavy for Gabrielius Landsbergis”

April 23, 2015 Linas Jegelevicius 0

Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuanian conservatives’ 33-year-old star and very likely future chairman, has perhaps just made his first major gaffe. His flip-flop on the issue of (dis)continuing in the European Parliament seat in case he gets elected to chair his party, the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has drawn some irk from Jurgis Razma, one of the light-weight contenders in the race. […]

No discussion on admitting refugees from North Africa to Lithuania yet, PM says

April 23, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the Lithuanian government is ready to help the EU’s efforts in solving illegal migration from Africa crisis and contribute to search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean with equipment and human resources. As regards allowing refugees from Africa to resettle in Lithuania, however, it may be discussed at a later time, according to him. […]

Lithuanian PM backs dual citizenship referendum proposal

April 23, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he is in favour of a proposal to hold a referendum on dual citizenship alongside the forthcoming general elections, but cautions that the amendments should prevent abuse cases. […]

New Vilnius mayor and city council sworn in

April 22, 2015 BNS 0

New Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius and members of the new municipal council were sworn in on Wednesday. […]

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Vilnius council member Mark Harold: “You see so much bullshit that you get annoyed and want to change things”

April 22, 2015 George East 0

The first ever non-Lithuanian national on the Vilnius City Council reveals to the Lithuania Tribune why he ran for office. […]

Lithuanian interior minister says his reform efforts are hindered by his nonpartisanism

April 22, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis admits that when discussing the improvement of officers’ situation at the Cabinet of Ministers, his position is weakened by him not being a member of any party. […]

Chess grandmaster sworn in as Lithuanian MP

April 21, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On Tuesday, 21 April, chess player Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen gave an oath at the Lithuanian Seimas and joined the ranks of members of Parliament. […]

Irena Degutienė, Gabrielius Landsbergisr

Lithuanian conservative party will hold run-off voting in leadership pick

April 20, 2015 BNS 0

The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) will need run-off voting to elect its new chairperson. MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis came in a few dozen votes short of 50 percent of the vote in the first round of election this weekend. […]

President Grybauskaitė welcomes participants of OSCE/UN conference on women

April 20, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė welcomed participants of the conference, organised by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations, on women’s role in promoting international peace and security. […]

MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis leads in Lithuania’s conservative leadership run

April 20, 2015 BNS 0

MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis is leading the elections for chairman of the largest opposition party, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), but it was unclear on Monday morning whether he managed to win in the first round of voting. […]

Lithuanian liberals initiating binding referendum on dual citizenship

April 17, 2015 BNS 0

The Liberal Movement political group of the Lithuanian Seimas proposed holding a binding referendum on dual citizenship alongside general elections next October. […]

Lithuania’s conservatives to elect new chairperson

April 17, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On 17-19 April, members of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) will be electing a new chairperson of the party. The conservatives will cast secret ballots in direct vote in the party’s branches all across Lithuania. […]

New Kaunas mayor sworn in

April 16, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On Thursday, 39 members of the new Kaunas City Council, including Visvaldas Matijošaitis, the first directly elected mayor of Kaunas, were sworn in. […]

Lithuania’s late president Brazauskas named honorary citizen of Vilnius

April 16, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s former president and prime minister Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas has been awarded the title of honorary citizen of Vilnius. […]

New Lithuanian MP Nakas sworn in

April 14, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On Tuesday, new member of the Lithuanian Seimas, parliament, Audrius Nakas was sworn in. […]

President’s adviser: Lithuania is under unconventional attack

April 14, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuania is currently under unconventional attack carried out in various forms by foreign governments and the State Security Department (VSD) must be play an active part in order to curb activities which are hostile to the state, says Giedrė Kaminskaitė-Salters, chief advisor to the president. […]