Politics

The Lithuanian Labor Party’s council has decided to convene a congress next January to elect a new chairman. […]

Seimas commission proposes to strip MP Pūkas of immunity

An ad-hoad-hoc commission set up by the Lithuanian parliament proposes to strip MP Kęstutis Pūkas of his immunity in a sexual harassment case. […]

Dargužaitė stepping down as head of Lithuanian government’s office (Updated)

Milda Dargužaitė is stepping down as chancellor of the office of Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis‘ government, a post she has held since December 2016, the government said on Friday. […]

Lithuanian minister of economy nominee’s young age: an asset or a liability?

Lithuanian MP Virginijus Sinkevicius is poised to take a big career jump to become the country’s youngest minister since independence. […]

Seimas discusses 2018 budget drafts, sends it back to cabinet

Seimas has completed the first hearing of the 2018 budget draft and sent it back to the cabinet, which will now have to take consideration of the proposals made by MPs and parliamentary committees. […]

Širinskienė, Kubilienė, Šalaševičiūtė approved as heads of Seimas panels

Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday approved former health minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė as chairwoman of the parliamentary Social Affairs and Labour Committee, Agnė Širinskienė of the Farmers and Greens Union as the head of the Committee on Legal Affairs and another LFGU MP Asta Kubilienė as head of the Health Affairs Committee. […]

Lithuanian opposition collects signatures for health minister interpellation

Lithuania’s opposition has collected signatures under the text of interpellation against Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga. […]

Lithuanian PM proposes Sinkevičius for minister of economy

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has confirmed to BNS he had chosen MP Virginijus Sinkevičius, deputy elder of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Green Union group, as candidate for economy minister. […]

Lithuanian government backs proposal to ban ‘warmongering’ goods

The Lithuanian government supports a proposal to ban by law the sale of goods designed to promote war and a positive attitude toward aggression against other states. […]

Lithuanian deputy health minister steps down

November 22, 2017 BNS 0

Lithuanian Deputy Health Minister Aušra Motiejūnienė-Bilotienė and her adviser Danas Bakša are stepping down from their positions, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. […]

Kasiulevičius steps down as leader of Lithuanian Medical Movement

November 22, 2017 BNS 0

Vytautas Kasiulevičius, one of the leaders of the Lithuanian Medical Movement, a newly-established organization of health professionals, is stepping down from the position. […]

Seimas appoints new chief of language watchdog

Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday appointed Audrys Antanaitis, editor of alkas.lt news portal, as the new chief of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (VLKK). […]

Lithuanian president’s adviser says Veryga ‘isn’t worst minister’

Lithuanian Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga, who may face an interpellation procedure in the parliament, “is not the worst minister”, an adviser to President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]

PM says government ready to negotiate on 15-20% pay rise for doctors in 2018

Salaries for Lithuanian doctors and other health professionals could be raised by 15-20 percent next year, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Aurelijus Veryga, Ramūnas Karbauskis

PM, ruling party leader approve of health minister’s performance

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), on Monday threw their support behind Aurelijus Veryga after opposition lawmakers decided to initiate an interpellation procedure against the health minister. […]

Minister of health awaiting interpellation questions

After the Lithuanian parliament’s opposition groups agreed to initiate interpellation proceedings against Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga, the minister has pledged to provide all answers, as required by the procedures. […]

Lithuania’s Constitutional Court to conclude on compliance of MP Pūkas’ actions

The Lithuanian Constitutional Court on Monday finished hearing the impeachment case of MP Kęstutis Pūkas charged with sexual harassment and has a month to finish its conclusion whether the MP’s actions were in violation of the country’s Organic Law. […]

Gabrielius Landsbergis, Aurelijus Veryga

Seimas opposition initiating interpellation against minister of healthcare

The Lithuanian parliament’s opposition groups on Monday decided to initiate interpellation proceedings against Health minister Aurelijus Veryga delegated by the ruling Farmers and Greens Union. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Gitanas Nausėda and Visvaldas Matijošaitis

Lithuanians want Skvernelis, Nauseda, Matijosaitis for president – Delfi/Spinter poll