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Grybauskaitė: Lithuania to continue reforms after joining OECD
President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Lithuania will continue reforms after joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]
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Mazuronis going to presidential election to step up natl spirit
Lithuanian MEP Valentinas Mazuronis who intends to run as an independent candidate for the 2019 presidential elections says his program is built on the idea of national spirit. […]
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Doubts about agrimin’s operations discredit Lithuanian govt’s reputation – president
The shadows of abuse on Lithuania’s Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas and his family discredit him and damages the reputation of the rest of the government, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
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Defense minister suggests testing e-voting in elder elections
Lithuania’s Defense Ministry in charge of cyber security has suggested first of all testing electronic voting in election of elders before deciding on using the system during parliamentary elections. […]
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Lithuania’s Order and Justice Party plans no presidential candidate, Paksas again eyes EP
Lithuania’s opposition Order and Justice party plans to nominate no candidate for the 2019 presidential election, and the party’s former leader Rolandas Paksas will be the first candidate on the list for elections to the European Parliament. […]
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Ex-basketball coach picked to head For Lithuania movement
Representatives of movements based in Druskininkai, Alytus and Lazdijai founded an association For Lithuania on Friday, electing former basketball coach Tomas Pačėsas as its leader. […]
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Ušackas, Pavilionis plan on running for president, Šimonytė, Nausėda mum
Lithuania’s former diplomats Vygaudas Ušackas and Žygimantas Pavilionis on Friday confirmed plans of running for early elections of the conservative party that will pick its candidate for president. […]
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New CEO of Lithuanian natl broadcaster plans to publish some tender info
Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė, the new general manager of the Lithuanian national radio and television (LRT), pledges to bring more transparency to the operations of the national broadcaster. […]
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Seimas drafts salvage plan for European Humanities University
Amendments have been registered at the Lithuanian parliament to allow the Vilnius-based European Humanities University (EHU) to continue its operations in Vilnius regardless of the negative expert conclusions. […]
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Lithuanian institutions disagree on location of monument for rescuers of Jews
As different institutions of Lithuania disagree on the future location of a monument to rescuers of Jews, an official of the government will work to align the positions. […]
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Seimas to discuss Lithuanian language exam for ethnic minority students
Politicians of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families are aiming to simplify the examination of the Lithuanian language for students of ethnic minority schools. […]
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Seimas to consider obligation for international schools to teach Lithuania’s history
Lithuania’s parliament will consider an obligation for international schools operating in the country to teach Lithuania’s history, geography and active citizenship to children who are citizens of Lithuania. […]
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PM vows to ensure free Lithuanian language courses in Visaginas
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis promised on Friday to ensure that people in the mostly Russian-speaking town of Visaginas continue to have access to free Lithuanian language courses. […]
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Deputy directors of Lithuania’s anti-corruption agency appointed
Jovitas Raškevičius and Egidijus Radzevičius have been appointed as deputy directors of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service, or STT. […]
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Bartkus to take office as director of Lithuania’s anti-corruption agency
Žydrūnas Bartkus is on Friday taking office as director of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service, or STT. […]
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Seimas committee to look at previous governments’ handling of public finances
The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday asked the Committee on Budget and Finance (CBF) to scrutinize the handling of public finances by the country’s previous governments since 2005. […]
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MP Kasčiūnas gave no grounds to doubt him – Seimas security panel chief
Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee, is skeptical about the proposal to remove conservative MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas from the committee after he was questioned in a political corruption investigation. […]
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Kasčiūnas to stay in Seimas panel but withdraw from inquiry
Lithuania’s conservative MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas has no intentions to leave the parliament’s National Security and Defence Committee after being questioned as witness in the MG Baltic corruption case, however, will stand aside from the parliamentary inquiry on possibly unlawful influence upon political processes. […]
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Potential candidates for justmin put off by salary – PM
Potential candidates for Lithuania’s justice minister are put off by unwillingness to come to politics and a low salary, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
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Lithuanian parlt speaker wants panel to check Kasčiūnas’ suitability for post
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis intends to turn to the parliament’s National Security and Defence Committee with a suggestion to check whether conservative MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas can continue working there after being questioned in the MG Baltic corruption case. […]