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Lithuanian SocDem Labour Party to hold constituent assembly in late March
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour Party will hold its constituent assembly on March 24. […]
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Election watchdog chief worked well – Seimas speaker
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis of the ruling Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) sees no reasons for the head of the Central Electoral Commission, Laura Matjošaitytė, to resign, adding she “is working properly.” […]
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Lithuanian bodies underuse anti-corruption instruments – Grybauskaitė
President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Lithuania’s failure to improve its position in Transparency International‘s latest Corruption Perception Index shows that the country’s bodies do not make sufficient use of the instruments they have to curb corruption. […]
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Election watchdog’s chief must dispel transparency doubts – Grybauskaitė
Laura Matjošaitytė, chairwoman of the Lithuanian Central Electoral Commission, or VRK, and other members of the election body must dispel doubts about the transparency of their decisions, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday. […]
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President urges interior minister stop laying blame, focus on immigration challenges
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday called on Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas to be more active in addressing the challenges of growing immigration and pay less attention to finding someone to blame or replacing officials. […]
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Police reform brings positive results, but some risks remain – minister
Lithuania’s police reform has produced positive results, but some risks remain unmanaged, Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas said on Thursday. […]
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Constitutional Court to rule if ministers have to pay for wrongful dismissal
The Lithuanian Constitutional Court on Thursday starts hearing a case regarding ministers’ personal monetary liability for wrongful dismissal of employees or other wrongful decisions. […]
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Lithuanian Migration Department’s director stays in her post
Evelina Gudzinskaitė does not plant to resign as director of the Lithuanian Migration Department under the Interior Ministry after receiving a negative assessment of her work. […]
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International organizations invited to observe parliamentary scrutiny of Lithuania public broadcaster
The chairman of an ad hoc commission set up by the Seimas for parliamentary scrutiny of the public broadcaster Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) has invited international media and broadcasting organizations to send their observers to the panel’s meetings. […]
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President calls for open selection of public service staff
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė will propose legal amendments, calling for open selection of specialists hired to the public sector under employment contracts, the President’s Office said on Wednesday. […]
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Klaipėdos Nafta CFO Marius Pulkauninkas to head Lithuania’s State Forestry Enterprise
Marius Pulkauninkas, currently chief financial officer at Lithuania’s state-controlled energy terminals operator Klaipėdos Nafta (Klaipeda Oil), is to be appointed chief executive officer of Valstybiniu Miškų Urėdija (State Forestry Enterprise). […]
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MPs collect signatures for no-confidence vote in academic ethics guard
Lithuanian parliamentarians have collected signatures in support of discussing no-confidence in academic ethics controller Vigilijus Sadauskas faced with accusations of anti-Semitism. […]
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Lithuania’s government ready to take over defence agreement – PM
The government is ready to take the coordinating role and coordinate the positions of political parties on defence matters to facilitate signing of a long-term document on the country’s defence strategy, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
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Lithuania’s ex-president urges politicians to keep youth believing in public life
Lithuania’s former president Valdas Adamkus has emphasized the importance of continuity in public life and unity of the nation, inviting youth to take active interest in history. Speaking on the country’s centennial anniversary, he urged politicians to act in a way to make sure that the youth is not disappointed in the state and public life. […]
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Lithuanian MPs collect signatures for Skardžius impeachment
Lithuania’s opposition has collected signatures for impeachment of MP Artūras Skardžius of the Social Democratic Labor group who may have confused his public and private interests by taking care of the renewable resource sector. […]
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Zabulionis wrongfully fired as Lithuanian Road Administration’s deputy director – court
A court has ruled that Daivis Zabulionis was wrongfully dismissed as deputy director of the Lithuanian Road Administration and will have to be reinstated in his post. […]
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European Broadcasting Union concerned over Seimas scrutiny of Lithuania public broadcaster
Officials from the European Broadcasting Union say that the ongoing parliamentary scrutiny of the activities of the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) may undermine the independence of the public broadcaster. […]
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PM urges Seimas to return to same-sex partnership issue
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on Wednesday urged the parliament to go back to the issue of same-sex partnership. […]
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Lithuanian MP starts collecting signatures to fire academic ethics ombudsman
Aušrinė Armonaitė, a Liberal member of the Seimas, has started collecting parliamentarians’ signatures for a no-confidence motion against Vigilijus Sadauskas, the ombudsman for academic ethics and procedures. […]
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Seimas leadership summoning academic ethics watchguard
Top leadership of the Lithuanian parliament will Friday look into the situation surrounding Vigilijus Sadauskas, chief of the Service for Academic Ethics and Procedures, who proposed a reward to those who establish crimes committed by Jews in 1900s, a move the Jewish Community of Lithuania dismissed as anti-Semitism. […]