Almantas Petkus
Politics

Black-listed deputy ministers will not return to offices

The ministerial teams will most likely not include Deputy Minister of the Interior Algimantas Juocevičius, Deputy Minister of Environment Almantas Petkus and Deputy Minister of Agriculture Živilė Pinskuvienė, who were included in the so-called blacklist compiled by the Special Investigation Service (STT). On Monday this was confirmed by the Ministries in question. […]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Politics

Deputy heads at Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Welfare reappointed

As the government has been reappointed following President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s inauguration for the second term, deputy head at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Welfare return to their posts. […]

Bilingual signs in Šalčininkai
Politics

Bilingaul street signs provision removed from national minority bill

The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday backed a proposal to remove the provision on bilingual street signs from the draft Law on National Minorities which is currently being debated by the lawmakers. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Lithuanian president approves new government

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius submitted on Wednesday morning a new line-up of the government to President Dalia Grybauskaitė to approve. […]

Goverment of Lithuania
Politics

Lithuanian ministers ordered to cut administration expenses by 5 percent

Ministers have been ordered to reduce their expenses by 5 percent next year and also cut the number of vice-ministers, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said after meeting with members of the opposition Liberal Movement political group in the Seimas on Tuesday. […]