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President proposes tougher penalties for misleading advertising
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has proposed stepping up measures aimed at protecting consumers from misleading advertising and ensuring fair competition. […]
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Ušackas to seek Lithuania’s TS-LKD support for presidential bid
Lithuanian diplomat Vygaudas Ušackas says he will seeks the country’s opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats‘ support in his bid to be elected the country’s president next year. […]
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Seimas endorsed the Strategy for the Demographic, Migration, and Integration Policy for 2018–2030
In consideration of the adverse effects on the national economy, social welfare system, as well as Lithuania’s national and social development caused by a complicated demographic situation in Lithuania, with steady emigration rates and the fertility rate below the generation replacement level, the Seimas endorsed the Strategy for the Demographic, Migration, and Integration Policy for 2018–2030. The respective resolution of the Seimas (draft No XIIIP-2025(3)) approving the Strategy was adopted by 77 votes in favour, with 3 votes against and 24 abstentions, a press release from Seimas states. […]
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Ex-Lithuanian finmin Šimonytė to run for president
Lithuania’s MP and former Finance Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Monday announced her decision to take part in the primaries of the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, held to select a presidential candidate. […]
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Nausėda will not take part in Lithuania’s TS-LKD primaries
Financial analyst Gitanas Nausėda on Monday announced his decision not to take part in the presidential primaries of the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats. […]
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Ex-Lithuanian finmin to announce decision on presidential race
Lithuania’s former Finance Minister Ingrida Šimonytė will announce later on Monday whether she will run for president after being nominated by part of branches of the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats. […]
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Prosecutor charges Paksas of agreeing to take bribe for his party
The public prosecutor in the influence peddling trial of Rolandas Paksas and Gedvydas Vainauskas, CEO of the media group Lietuvos Rytas, says that the former Order and Justice leader agreed to accept a bribe not only for his own benefit, but also for the benefit of his party. […]
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I will stand for president election in any case, Paksas says – media
Rolandas Paksas, the former leader of Lithuania’s Order and Justice party and now a MEP, say he plans to stand as a candidate in the upcoming presidential election in Lithuania next year, irrespective of any circumstances. […]
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Seimas takes step toward allowing Paksas to run in elections
The Seimas has made another step towards opening the way for Lithuania’s impeached former president Rolandas Paksas to stand as a candidate in elections. […]
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Seimas to decide on overhaul of party subsidies
The Lithuanian parliament plans on Thursday to make a final decision on an overhaul of the model of public funding of political parties. […]
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Seimas to debate amendments allowing Paksas to run in elections
The Seimas plans to debate on Thursday draft constitutional amendments that would pave the way for Lithuania’s impeached former president, Rolandas Paksas, to stand as a candidate in elections. […]
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Seimas panel’s draft findings call for changing LRT management structure
The Lithuanian parliament’s ad hoc investigative commission scrutinizing the finances of the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) proposes in its draft findings to change the public broadcaster’s management structure. […]
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Tripartite Council fails to reach agreement on minimum wage
Lithuania’s Tripartite Council, uniting the government, employers and trade unions, on Tuesday failed to reach agreement on raising the minimum monthly wage and will submit different proposals to the government which will have the final say. […]
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Seimas starts discussing dates for next year’s elections
The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday started discussions on draft resolutions setting the dates for the next municipal, presidential and European Parliament elections due to be held in 2019. […]
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Ruling party to name presidential candidate late this year or early next year
The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) plans to name its presidential candidate late this year or early next year, the ruling party’s leader said on Tuesday, adding that he or she will be a person who will represent “the grassroots” of society. […]
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MP Pavilionis won’t run in Lithuanian conservatives’ presidential primaries
Žygimantas Pavilionis, a lawmaker of the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, on Monday announced his decision not to run in his party’s primaries for next May’s presidential election. […]
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Juozaitis to run for Lithuanian president, focus on language, family, education, justice
Arvydas Juozaitis, a philosopher and one of the initiators of the Sąjūdis national revival movement, has on Monday announced his decision to run for president of Lithuania, naming the language, family, national education and justice as his key priorities. […]
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Economist Nausėda to run for Lithuanian president
Economist Gitanas Nausėda has on Monday announced his decision to run for Lithuanian president. […]
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Dual citizenship referendum in Lithuania might cost EUR 1.8-2.5 mln
The costs of a dual citizenship referendum in Lithuania might range from 1.8 to 2.45 million euros, based on the calculations by the Central Electoral Commission. […]
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President proposes amendments to restrict bailiffs’ remuneration
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is putting forward amendments aimed at restricting bailiffs’ financial remuneration to up to 15 percent of the amount recovered. […]