Politics

Aurimas Žvinys (Naisių Vasara lead actor) and Ramūnas Karbauskis
Politics

TS-LKD appeals against VRK ruling over LVŽS leader-linked TV series

August 17, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s conservative opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) has turned to court with a request to annul the Central Electoral Commission‘s (VRK) conclusion that Naisių Vasara (Naisiai Summer), a TV series funded by Agrokoncernas, a business group owned by Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, contains hidden episodes of political advertizing only in several installments. […]

Bank of Lithuania
Politics

Bank of Lithuania to look into additional info on VIA SMS Group

August 15, 2018 BNS 0

The Bank of Lithuania will analyze additional information on VIA SMS Group after Arvydas Anušauskas, a member of the Lithuanian parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, said earlier the Latvian-capital business group VIA SMS Group in Lithuania includes people who have direct ties with the owners of the collapsed Parex bank. […]

Arvydas Anušauskas
Politics

VIA SMS Group linked to Parex collapse, Lithuanian MP says

August 14, 2018 BNS 0

Arvydas Anušauskas, a member of the Lithuanian parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has called on the government to disclose whether activity of the Latvian-capital business group VIA SMS Group in Lithuania has been assessed in terms of national security. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
Global LT

Lithuania will hold dual citizenship referendum, PM says

August 10, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says a dual citizenship referendum “definitely will be held” alongside the presidential election next year, fearing, however, that it might fail due to a low turnover. […]

In the Seimas
Politics

Election Action of Poles might get Seimas’ vice speaker’s post, Farmers’ leader says

August 8, 2018 BNS 0

Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, says the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance might get the position of a deputy speaker of the Seimas, despite not being part of the ruling majority. […]

Viačeslavas Titovas
Politics

PM thinks Klaipėda councilor deserves to be impeached

August 2, 2018 BNS 0

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis thinks that Viačeslav Titov, a Klaipėda City Council member representing the Union of Russians in Lithuania, deserves to be impeached after he falsely accused Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, a commander of Lithuanian partisans who fought against the Soviet occupation, of killing innocent civilians. […]