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Lithuania’s Green Party re-elects its chairman
Green Party has re-elected member of parliament Linas Balsys as its chairman. He has headed the Lithuanian party for two years. […]
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Lithuania’s Social Democrats lose popularity but retain lead in opinion polls
If general elections were held now, 18.8 percent of people would vote for the Social Democratic Party (LSDP). […]
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President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania must protect itself from “unfriendly investments”
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. […]
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President Grybauskaitė: Democracy must be able to defend itself
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. […]
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Lithuanian MP says lifting VAT exemption on heating is morally wrong
Member of Parliament Mečislovas Zasčiurinskas has criticised the government’s plans to revoke the reduced VAT rate on heating next year. […]
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Lithuanian president’s adviser: Information freedom standards cannot apply to disinformation
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”. […]
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MP addresses State Security Department over anti-Lithuanian propaganda
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. […]
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Canadian sues ex-Soviet officer for EUR 580,000 for father’s death in post-war Lithuania
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. […]
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Half of Lithuanians dissatisfied with how democracy works
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. […]
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Conservatives’ presidium proposes 6 candidates for Vilnius mayor
Presidium of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) has submitted six candidates for Vilnius mayor to the Vilnius gathering. […]
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Lithuanian education minister under fire after reports of children taken to Russian paramilitary camps
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. […]
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Council of Europe calls on Lithuania to adopt amendments to allow Paksas run for office
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. […]
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Lithuanian parliament rejects president’s bill to limit Russian TV broadcast
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. […]
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Lithuanian parliament sends sex change bill back to government for improvement
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. […]
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Lithuanian President’s Office says draft budget for 2015 could be improved
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. […]
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Lithuanian president’s proposals on Russian TV rebroadcast to be put before parliament
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. […]
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Liberal MP proposes to extend VAT exemptions on heating
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. […]
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Lithuanian government approves its first budget in euros
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. […]
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Lithuania begins municipal elections campaign
On Wednesday, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has announced the beginning of the electoral campaign for 2015 municipal elections. […]
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Asset declarations reveal six millionaires among Lithuanian ministers
The current Lithuanian government, led by Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, includes six millionaires. Most wealthy among the cabinet ministers is Minister of Culture Kęstutis Birutis of the Labour Party. […]