Algirdas Butkevičius and Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

President, PM most valued Lithuanian politicians

Lithuania’s residents see President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius as the best representatives of their interests, shows a poll published in Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]

Loreta Graužinienė
Politics

Parliament speaker calls for moderation in efforts to protect Lithuanian language

Speaker of the Seimas Loreta Graužinienė agrees that the Lithuanian language should be protected, but says proposals to have foreign companies’ names translated into Lithuanian is an exaggeration. […]

Jovita Neliupšienė
Politics

Presidential adviser: Street signs must be in official Lithuanian language

According to Jovita Neliupšienė, Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy, the fact that the court’s decision on bilingual street signs was met, and signs contradicting the Law on the State Language were removed, proves that Lithuanian municipalities respect and follow the law. […]

Politics

MP turns to Prosecutor’s Office over loans to Air Lituanica

Member of Parliament Remigijus Šimašius (the Liberal Movement) has addressed the Prosecutor General‘s Office over the loan issued by municipal enterprise responsible for district heating Vilniaus Šilumos Tinklai to airline Air Lituanica. The MP has asked to investigate whether the loan was issued lawfully and if it does not violate the public interest. […]