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Survey: trust in Vilnius mayor hits record-low
Trust in Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has dropped to the lowest level in his term, a new survey has revealed. […]
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TS-LKD, LVŽS remain most popular parties in Lithuania – survey
The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union remain the most popular parties in Lithuania, according to a new survey by Vilmorus for the Lietuvos Rytas daily, published on Saturday. […]
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MP challenges Klaipėda mayor in mayoral election
Lithuanian MP Simonas Gentvilas is challenging Vytautas Grubliauskas, mayor of the western port of Klaipėda, and will seek to become the liberals’ candidate for the port’s mayor, according to media reports. […]
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Ethics watchdog expands probe into PM’s declaration of interests
The Chief Official Ethics Commission of Lithuania has expanded its investigation into Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis‘ declaration of interests and will look into whether the prime minister properly declared his wife’s interests. […]
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Ex-Liberal leader Masiulis fails to get back cash seized during searches
Eligijus Masiulis, a former Liberal Movement leader on trial in a major political corruption case, has failed to recover cash that was found and seized during searches of his home. […]
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Politicians‘ fear rather than low technological capacity prevents Lithuania from having electronic voting
“Blockchain movement is not solely a technology, it changes Lithuania‘s economics,” claimed economics and finance analyst Paulius Kunčinas at the conference “The Pillar Unconference 2018“, the biggest blockchain conference in Lithuania’s history, taking place on 16-22 July. In a panel discussion about the future of Lithuania and blockchain, experts asserted that blockchain movement might at least partly solve brain drain issue. Additionally, they claimed that Lithuania does not have electronic voting system due to politicians‘ fear rather than lack of technology, a press release from the conference states. […]
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PM drops out of presidential ratings’ top three – survey
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has dropped out of the top three of presidential candidates after trust in the head of government slid, the delfi.lt news website reports. […]
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VRK: TV series contained hidden advertizing of LVŽS, its leader
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 (LVŽS), contains hidden episodes of political advertizing, Lithuania’s election watchdog has ruled. […]
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Security panel chair expects Seimas to hold hearings on energy in fall
Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defense (NSGK), expects the Seimas to hold hearings in the fall on whether the country’s key energy projects are in line with its national security interests. […]
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Order and Justice party may sign cooperation deal with ruling bloc in late August
The Order and Justice political group in the Seimas plans to sign in late August a cooperation agreement with lawmakers from the ruling bloc. […]
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Homeland Union remains Lithuania’s most popular party – Delfi/Spinter poll
The opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats continues to top Lithuania’s popularity rankings and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) holds onto its number two spot, according to an opinion poll released on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuanian president signs civil service overhaul package into law
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday signed a legislative package on an overhaul of the civil service into law. […]
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Lithuanian court to continue hearing case as Liberals, intelligence body fail to agree (Updated)
The Lithuanian Liberal Movement will continue efforts to prove that information in a State Security Department (VSD) report about MG Baltic‘s influence on it is untrue after the party and the intelligence agency failed to reach an amicable agreement during a preliminary court hearing on Monday. […]
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Lithuanian president calls LVŽS resolution on new parliamentary probe “revenge”
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says a new parliamentary investigation into unlawful influence of businesses on politicians, initiated by Ramūnas Karbauskis, the chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), is revenge of oligarchs currently standing trial. […]
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Expats call on Seimas to reject presidential veto on referendum threshold
The Lithuanian World Community (LWC) asks the Seimas to override President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s veto on amendments lowering the yes-vote threshold for a dual citizenship referendum. […]
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Bakas fears new probe may ‘sink’ his committee’s initiatives
Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defense (NSGK), is skeptical about the ruling party leader’s proposal to launch another parliamentary investigation into unlawful influence on political processes. […]
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Ruling party leader registers resolution on new parliamentary probe
The chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) registered on Thursday a draft Seimas resolution that calls for a new parliamentary investigation into unlawful influence on political processes during the tenure of two previous governments. […]
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President robs time with her dual citizenship referendum veto, LVŽS leader says
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is robbing time with her veto of amendments to the Referendum Law, lowering the threshold for such a dual citizenship referendum, Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), says. […]
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Hopes fading for dual citizenship referendum in Lithuania – LWC leader
Hopes are fading for a positive dual citizenship referendum in Lithuania after President Dalia Grybauskaitė vetoed amendments to the Referendum Law, lowering the threshold for such a referendum, the head of the Lithuanian World Community says. […]
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President vetoes dual citizenship referendum amendments
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed amendments to the Referendum Law, lowering the threshold for a dual citizenship referendum, as potentially running counter to the country’s Constitution. […]