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President urges nation to be ready for country’s defence
Lithuania‘s President Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated the people of the country on the Day of Restoration of the State, urging them to be ready to defend their country. […]
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Lithuanian Justice Ministry offers confidentiality guarantees for people reporting corruption
Lithuania’s Justice Ministry has proposed that the government should consider amendments to several laws that would ensure confidentiality for persons reporting corruption in the law-enforcement system and public service. […]
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Lithuania makes progress in corruption prevention, according to GRECO report
In a report published on 11 February, the Council of Europe Anti-Corruption Group (GRECO) acknowledges the comprehensive legal and institutional framework developed by Lithuania to prevent and fight corruption among members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. It also stresses that the authorities now need to shift their focus to ensuring that the legal norms are well understood and properly enforced, GRECO said. […]
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Lithuanian MP awarded French Legion of Honour order
On 12 January, the president of France signed a decree under which Lithuania’s Deputy Seimas Speaker, Chair of the Committee on European Affairs, Social Democrat MP Gediminas Kirkilas has been appointed as an officier of the Legion of Honour. […]
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Lithuania’s two biggest parties preparing for leadership elections
Two of Lithuania’s political heavyweights, the Social Democratic Party and the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), are preparing for leadership elections. […]
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Lithuania shares regional development and local governance experience with Ukrainian officials
Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine Roman Chuprynenko during his meeting with Lithuanian Deputy Interior Minister Julius Morkūnas was presented with Lithuania’s experience in the area of reforms of regional development and local governance, the Interior Ministry said. […]
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Betting companies predict election victory for incumbent Vilnius Mayor Zuokas
Some betting companies in Lithuania allow placing bets on the results of the upcoming mayoral elections in Vilnius. At the moment, incumbent Artūras Zuokas is thought to have the best chances of winning, while Julius Panka from the Lithuanian Nationalist Union has the slimmest chances. […]
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Blinkevičiūtė most popular MEP with Lithuanian voters
Lithuanian Social Democrat MEP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė has been named the politician who best represents voters’ interests in the European Parliament, according to a recent survey. […]
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Prosecutor appeals against acquittal of Lithuanian president’s adviser
Prosecutor Gintas Ivanauskas has appealed against the ruling of the court acquitting Chief Presidential Advisor Daiva Ulbinaitė over charges of abusing civil service and disclosing a state secret. […]
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Lithuanian president proposes bill to prevent exploitation of EU funds by public servants
Amendments to the Law on Public Service have been submitted to the Seimas (parliament) on the initiative of President Dalia Grybauskaitė. The amendments seek to prevent public servants from signing additional work contracts with their own employers, to prevent them from cashing-in on public service and to ensure transparent use of state funds. […]
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Lithuanian MP asks prosecutors to look into seemingly separatist Facebook page
Arvydas Anušauskas, member of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) group in the parliament, has addressed the Prosecutor General‘s Office over a seemingly separatist Facebook page. The MP has requested that prosecutors to identify the administrators of the account called Wilenska Republika Ludowa (Vilnius People’s Republic) on Facebook. […]
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Maltese staffer sacked from EP group for distributing Red Dalia books about Lithuanian president
A Maltese staff member of the Euro-sceptical political group at the European Parliament (EP) has been dismissed from work for distributing controversial books about Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė to post boxes of EP members, the group’s representative confirmed to BNS on Monday. […]
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Social democrats continue topping popularity polls in Lithuania
The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party continues topping popularity polls, shows a survey published by DELFI. […]
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Lithuanian court revokes election watchdog’s decision to bar Briton from local elections
The Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court on Friday satisfied a plea filed by British citizen Mark Adam Harold against the decision of the Central Electoral Commission to refuse him registration as candidate of the Liberal Movement for the upcoming local elections. […]
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President Grybauskaitė meets with Lutheran leader: All religions strive for peace
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the President of the Lutheran World Federation, Bishop Munib A. Younan, who is on his first visit to Lithuania, the presidential press service said. […]
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Lithuanian president suggests changes to tighten residency permits
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has proposed changes that would ban issuing residency permits to foreigners who are suspected of or charged with crimes, as well as put the Police Department, the State Border Guard Service and the State Security Department under the obligation of submitting conclusions about applicants to the Migration Department within 14 days. […]
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Lithuania’s Liberals catch up with Conservatives in polls
The Liberal Movement of Lithuania can boast its most impressive and sustainable rating leap, say political experts referring to sociological research. […]
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Lithuanian parliament will consider launching CIA prison inquiry
The Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, is to be proposed to establish a temporary inquiry commission in the spring session to investigate accusations hurled against Lithuania over its participation in the CIA prisoner exchange and secret imprisonment operations. […]