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Voter turnout of failed referendum at 14.98%
On Thursday, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) confirmed the official results of the failed referendum which took place on 29 June. […]
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Lithuania’s ruling coalition rejects presidential “threats”
Leaders of Lithuania’s ruling coalition on Thursday issued a statement rejecting President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s “expressed threats.” […]
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President says has a duty to prevent stealing of public funds
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday that the country’s political leaders have a duty to act to prevent embezzlement of public funds after receiving information from law-enforcement bodies, but did not disclose how many ministers might not receive her approval after her inauguration for a second term of office. […]
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I trust Minister of Agriculture – Lithuanian PM
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius placed his trust in Minister of Agriculture Vigilijus Jukna, of whom President Dalia Grybauskaitė had demanded responsibility for the transparency of his subordinates. […]
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PM favours idea to cut number of Seimas’ members
The number of members of the parliament in Lithuania could be reduced in response to the ongoing shrinking of the population, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
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Calling Government “criminal” is application of double standards – PM
Attempts to put a tag “criminal” on the incumbent Lithuanian government amount to politicizing and application of double standards, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Thursday in response to President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s recent criticism of certain government representatives. […]
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Trečiokas confirms to have met with Lithuanian president
Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Economy Kęstutis Trečiokas, representing the ruling Order and Justice party, confirmed to have met with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday to discuss his potential appointment as environment minister. […]
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Minister of Agriculture says ready to resign, but wants to hear specific facts
Lithuania’s Agriculture Minister Vigilijus Jukna says he would have considered resignation if he had heard any specific reproaches about non-transparency in the ministry’s activities but he had not been told any by President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
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President calls on Social Democrats to take lead
To take the lead and to dare to correct mistakes made by other ministries – these are the objectives set by President Dalia Grybauskaitė for Minister of Social Security and Labour Algimanta Pabedinskienė. The president received the minister on Tuesday. […]
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Proposed Constitutional Court president pledges to step up case hearing
Professor Dainius Žalimas of Vilnius University’s Faculty of Law, proposed by the Lithuanian president for president of the country’s Constitutional Court, pledges to solve the problem of lengthy case hearings. […]
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Lithuanian PM says making “blacklist” public is mistake
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that making the so called blacklist of deputy ministers public has been a mistake, as it may impede further investigation. According to the head of the Cabinet, decisions on deputy minister will be made by ministers, their immediate superiors. […]
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Incoming Chief of Defence: Lithuanian army stopped evolving
Lithuania’s army stopped developing and improving after funding was cut due to the recent recession, incoming Chief of Defence of Lithuania Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas says. […]
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Lithuanians expressed their position by snubbing land sale ban referendum
The majority of people in Lithuania expressed their civic position by snubbing the land sale referendum, held on Sunday, which failed due to a record-low turnout, says Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University. […]
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Land sale ban referendum fails in Lithuania due to record-low turnout
The referendum on a ban of sale of agricultural land to foreigners and legal entities, held in Lithuania on Sunday, has failed due to a record-low turnout, according to figures from the country’s Central Electoral Commission. […]
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Land sale ban referendum failed due to bad timing – coordinator
The referendum on a ban of sale of agricultural land to foreigners and legal entities, held in Lithuania on Sunday, has failed due to bad timing, Julius Panka, the coordinator of the referendum’s initiative group, believes. […]
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Under 7% of Lithuanians have voted in land sale ban referendum by 1p.m.
Only 6.44 percent of eligible voters have expressed their will at 1p.m. in the referendum on a proposed ban to sell agricultural land to foreigners and legal entities, being held in Lithuania on Sunday, which is several times lower that during the recent elections in May. […]
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Land sale ban referendum will fail – Lithuanian PM
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius believes the referendum on a ban of sale of agricultural land to foreigners in Lithuania, taking place on Sunday, will fail as less than a half of all voters will vote. […]
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New commander of Lithuanian Riflemen’ Union hopes membership increase
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Liudas Gumbinas, recently appointed commander of the Lithuanian Riflemen’ Union, has called on people in Lithuania to join the organization, hoping that the number of its members will rise by at least a third in three years. […]
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Lithuania to cut public administration spending by 5 percent
The Lithuanian public sector next year will have to reduce its spending by 5 percent, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Wednesday. […]
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