Politics

Elvinas Jankevičius, an advisor to the Lithuanian prime minster, will be proposed to become the country’s next justice minister, sources have told BNS. […]

PM sees no sense in probing president’s email excahnges with ex-Liberal leader

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that he sees no sense in opening a probe regarding President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s email exchanges with Eligijus Masiulis, a former Liberal Movement leader suspected in a major political corruption case. […]

PM wants influence probe material released without blacked-out sections

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis will seek that the entire material of a parliamentary investigation into interest group’s unlawful influence on the country’s political system should be made public. […]

Karbauskis says he criticizes Jakilaitis as businessman, not as journalist

Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), says that he has never criticized Edmundas Jakilaitis for his activities as a journalist and that he has turned to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) over possible unfair business practices. […]

Government backs amendment to allow Paksas to run for president

The Lithuanian government on Wednesday gave its backing to a draft constitutional amendment that would pave the way for the country’s impeached former president, Rolandas Paksas, to run both in parliamentary and presidential elections. […]

Seimas unlawful influence probe involves 5-6 interest groups – committee chair

The Committee on National Security and Defense‘s probe into unlawful influence on political processes in Lithuania involves five to six interest groups, the parliamentary committee’s chairman said on Wednesday. […]

Edmundas Jakilaitis and Ramūnas Karbauskis

Jakilaitis plans to turn to court over Karbauskis’ persecution

Lithuanian journalist and producer Edmundas Jakilaitis on Wednesday announced his plans to turn to court over his persecution by Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS). […]

Ignalina NPP’s decommissioning overshadowed by govt disputes – media

As Lithuania prepares for new negotiations on the funding of the Ignalina nuclear power plant‘s decommissioning, the country’s former Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he faced a serious risk of losing funding for the project before assuming his position, the delfi.lt news website reports. […]

Intelligence info aimed at influencing judges, MG Baltic says

The publication of intelligence information on the MG Baltic business group’s influence on political processes in Lithuania is aimed at making direct influence on judges about to hear a political corruption case involving MG Baltic, the group said on Tuesday. […]

Gentvilas denies Liberal Movement was MG Baltic’s project

Eugenijus Gentvilas, leader of Lithuania’s Liberal Movement, categorically rejects claims made the State Security Department‘s (VSD) report that the Liberal Movement was a long-term project of the MG Baltic business group. […]

Reshuffling stepped up fight with interest groups, Lithuanian president says

The replacement of certain heads of law enforcement and intelligence institutions before 2016 led to a more drastic and effective fight against corrupt interest groups’ influence on political processes, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]

TV show The Lithuanian Children of the Millennium

OLAF to probe Lithuanian TV show’s compliance with EU financial rules

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) will launch an investigation into whether Lithuanian public institution Pirmoji Kava and production company TV Play did not breach EU financial rules, making contracts on the TV show The Lithuanian Children of the Millennium, the institution said in a letter to Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union. […]

MG Baltic president says group targeted by those who use ‘extinct regimes’ methods’

MG Baltic President Darius Mockus says that the business group has become the target of people who want to rule the state by using “extinct regimes’ methods”. […]

Seimas panel receives some of declassified info from security services – chair

The chairman of the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defense (NSGK) confirmed on Monday that the panel, which is conducting a probe into interest groups’ unlawful influence on politicians, has received a part of declassified information from security services. […]

Lithuanian president appoints new members to LRT Council

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday appointed Tomas Balžekas, a journalist and the owner of a magazine publishing business, Giedrė Švedienė, a former auditor general, and Norbertas Černiauskas, a historian, as new members of the LRT Council. […]

Commission moves to ban third-country consultants during election campaigns in Lithuania