Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the ruling coalition has left room for populism in the future when it rejected proposals to lift VAT exemption on heating. He says that the coalition should deliberate whether it has enough political will to admit that the VAT exemption should be left in place for an indefinite period. […]
Green Party has re-elected member of parliament Linas Balsys as its chairman. He has headed the Lithuanian party for two years. […]
If general elections were held now, 18.8 percent of people would vote for the Social Democratic Party (LSDP). […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday that in order to protect Lithuanian from investments by unfriendly states, companies must be subjected to thorough scrutiny before they are allowed to invest in projects close to strategic facilities. […]
Lithuania at present finds itself in the middle of information and propaganda warfare, insists President Dalia Grybauskaitė who says she will try again to persuade members of parliament to support her amendments to the Law on Public Information which aim at limiting Russian TV broadcasts in the country. […]
Member of Parliament Mečislovas Zasčiurinskas has criticised the government’s plans to revoke the reduced VAT rate on heating next year. […]
The Lithuanian parliament recently decided to vote down amendments proposed by the president aimed at cracking down on hostile propaganda. It is disappointing, says the president’s chief legal adviser Rasa Svetikaitė, since the Constitution does not provide for freedom standards for disinformation and “brainwashing”. […]
Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defence Artūras Paulauskas addressed the State Security Department (VSD) over a complaint he received stating that leaflets are being distributed in Šiauliai containing possibly anti-state information and possibly threatening national security. […]
Julian Wieromiejus, a resident of Canada, has filed a suit of 2 million litas (EUR 580,000) against a former Soviet militia officer who is suspected of shooting his father, as he attempted to escape deportation in the post-war period in the Vilnius county. […]
A poll commissioned by ELTA news agency and conducted on 10-17 September by Baltijos Tyrimai shows that approximately half of Lithuanians aged over 15 are unhappy with the way democracy is working. […]
Presidium of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) has submitted six candidates for Vilnius mayor to the Vilnius gathering. […]
Lithuanian parliamentary opposition leader Andrius Kubilius demanded on Thursday that Education and Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis be summoned to respond to reports that senior schoolchildren from Russian-language schools are allegedly taken to paramilitary camps in Russia. […]
The Council of Europe‘s Committee of Ministers, which monitors the execution of the European Court of Human Rights rulings, has called on Lithuania to adopt constitutional amendments to allow impeached president Rolandas Paksas to run for parliament. […]
The Lithuanian parliament rejected amendments to the Law on Public Information, drafted by President Dalia Grybauskaitė, aimed at limiting rebroadcasts of Russian TV production in the country. […]
The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday decided to send a package of proposed amendments on gender reassignment back to the government for further consideration after 62 lawmakers voted in favour of the motion, nine were against and 19 abstained. […]
The President’s Office commends the objective of the state budget to reduce social exclusion, ensure fiscal discipline and defence funding. However, it feels that the fight against underground economy has been inadequate. […]
Amendments proposed by Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on reducing the volume of Russian TV productions in Lithuania will be put before the country’s parliament on Tuesday. […]
Liberal Member of the Lithuanian Parliament Eligijus Masiulis registered a draft law proposing to temporarily extend the reduced VAT rate on the supply of heating and hot water until 31 December 2015. […]
The Lithuanian Cabinet on Friday endorsed a draft budget for 2015, the first year of the country’s eurozone membership. Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius has said that the bill is to be submitted to parliament for approval no later than 17 October. […]
On Wednesday, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has announced the beginning of the electoral campaign for 2015 municipal elections. […]
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