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

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

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. […]

Antanas Guoga
Politics

Lithuanian MEP Guoga mulls political retirement

Lithuanian MEP Antanas Guoga is considering retiring from politics next year when his terms ends. […]

Bank of Lithuania
Politics

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

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. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
Global LT

Lithuanian PM to meet with Lithuanian community in Poland

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is going to Poland on Wednesday to meet with representatives of the local Lithuanian community. […]

Eugenijus Gentvilas
Politics

Ex-CEO calls Lithuania’s Port of Klaipėda’s lawsuit “hopeless”

Former CEO of Lithuania’s Port of Klaipėda Eugenijus Gentvilas doubts that the port will succeed in its bid to get him compensate alleged damage the port incurred during his management. The lawmaker is convinced that his case is “hopeless” and believes it’s a sign of the upcoming elections. […]

Medic with a computer
Politics

Lithuania comes in 40th in UN’s e-government development index

Lithuania comes 40th out of 193 countries in the United Nations’ Electronic Government Development Index, dropping 17 positions, compared to 2016. […]