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President Grybauskaitė dismisses Energy Minister Neverovič
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed a decree, dismissing Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič from the post. […]
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Polish daily criticizes Prime Minister Butkevičius’ intention to dismiss Lithuania’s energy minister
The Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza has reported on Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius‘ intentions to dismiss Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič, who was delegated to the Cabinet by the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) party. […]
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Lithuanian PM sends proposal to sack energy minister
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Tuesday sent an official letter to President Dalia Grybauskaitė in which he proposes that Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič be dismissed from his post. […]
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Lithuanian parliament speaker hopes EAPL to remain in ruling coalition
Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuanian Loreta Graužinienė hopes the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania will remains in the ruling coalition despite the fact that Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius wants the party’s Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič sacked. […]
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Energy minister’s position on the line after reappointment of controversial deputy
Renata Cytacka, a member of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, has been re-appointed as deputy energy minister. […]
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Lithuanian health minister opposes euthanasia bill
Euthanasia cannot be legalized in Lithuania at the moment, the country’s Social Democratic Health Minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė says. […]
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Lithuania edges down in Freedom House democracy index
Lithuania has dropped in Freedom House‘s democracy index due to the country’s law enforcement’s actions against BNS news agency. But in terms of media independence and the general assessment, the Baltic country remains one of the most democratic countries among those that have gone through changes in their political systems. […]
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Conservative MP proposes to scrap some institutions under Lithuanian parliament
Member of Parliament Kęstutis Masiulis turned to Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė with a proposal to launch discussions on reducing institutions under the Seimas. According to the MP, a portion of such institutions are operating poorly, are using up substantial funds, while the results are doubtful. […]
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Lithuanian president instructs prime minister to evaluate losses due to Russia’s food embargo
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has asked Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius to assess potential losses due to Russia‘s latest sanctions and find the best way to absorb these losses. […]
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Lithuanian parliament speaker says euthanasia bill is “dangerous”
The Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, Loreta Graužinienė, says she does not agree with the proposal to legalize euthanasia in the country. […]
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Lithuanian prime minister to move to new official residence
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is soon to move to a new residence in Turniškės, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Vilnius, says Chancellor of the Government Remigijus Motuzas. […]
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Lithuanian MP drafts euthanasia bill
Lithuanian MP Marija Aušrinė Pavilionienė of the Social Democratic Party has proposed a bill legalizing euthanasia. […]
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Justice Ministry refuses to register Lithuanian Freedom Union
The Ministry of Justice has decided to reject the request of the Liberal and Centre Union (LiCS) to change its name to the Lithuanian Freedom Union. […]
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Lithuanian Government to hold consultations on export restrictions to Russia
On Monday, Remigijus Motuzas, First Deputy Chancellor of the Government, and Evaldas Gustas, Minister of Economy who is standing in for the prime minister, will hold consultations with representatives of concerned institutions on restrictions to import raw materials, agricultural and food products imposed by Russia. […]
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Politics
Lithuania’s Labour Party has ten nominations for deputy ministers
According to Lithuania’s Parliament Speaker, chair of the Labour Party Loreta Graužinienė, the Labour Party has over 10 candidates to propose for the office of the deputy minister of energy, while Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė has submitted three nominations of possible deputies. […]
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Lithuanian parliament speaker says ethics watchdogs politically biased
Lithuania’s Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė is not satisfied with the work of the Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) and says she regards its work as politically biased. […]
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Ambassador Keith C. Smith: Biggest achievement of Lithuania is that you are in EU and NATO
The Lithuania Tribune spoke to Keith C. Smith, the former American Ambassador to Lithuania in 1997-2000. We asked what stuck in your memory and what surprised him most when he served as ambassador to Lithuania between 1997 and 2000. […]
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President signs controversial amendment allowing ethnicity entry in Lithuanian passports
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed amendments to the Passport Law, allowing to record one’s ethnicity in the passport. Some opposition politicians had called to veto the amendments, saying they might create conditions for the incitement of discord. […]