Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė (right) with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius (centre) and coalition partner Rolandas Paksas.
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Lithuania’s Labour Party to choose among five candidates for energy minister

The Labour Party will choose a nominee for the position of energy minister from five candidates, says Speaker of the Seimas, chairwoman of the Labour Party Loreta Graužinienė. […]

Loreta Graužinienė and Algirdas Butkevičius
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Energy Ministry to go to Labour Party after LLRA’s withdrawal from government

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that after the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) party leaves the ruling coalition, the position of energy minister will be taken by the Labour Party. […]

Kazys Starkevičius
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Opposition MP says government action plan of little use to Lithuanian farming industry

MP Kazys Starkevičius of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), shadow agriculture minister, says that the action plan for 2014-2015, prepared by the Ministry of Economy and approved by the Government, which seeks to reduce losses of Lithuanian companies due to Russian trade sanctions, provides little hope for farmers, processors and carriers. […]

Jaroslav Neverovič
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Neverovič might be nominated for energy minister again, his party says

Dismissed Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič might be once again proposed for the position, the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), the party Neverovič represents, said on Tuesday. […]