Politics

Gintautas Paluckas, the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, will try to persuade the party’s rebellious members to reconsider their position and obey the party’s decision to avoid expulsion from the organization over signing an agreement with the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union. […]

Waldemar Tomaczewksi with the ribbon of St. George on May 9

Polish Ambassador advises Polish party in Lithuania against celebrating May 9

Celebrating the end of World War II on May 9 is not a good thing to do, as the day in 1945 did not bring freedom to Lithuania or Poland, says Poland’s new Ambassador to Lithuania Urszula Doroszewska. […]

Seimas vice-speaker sees moratorium as only possible compromise in for SocDems

Lithuania’s Parliamentary Vice-Speaker Gediminas Kirkilas of the Social Democratic Party says that a moratorium on all recent decisions is the only compromise possible in the clash of the positions of the party and the political group on the party’s future in the ruling coalition. […]

MPs to receive bid to probe illegal influence to politicians, institutions

The Lithuanian parliament will Thursday be presented the parliamentary probe into unlawful influence upon politicians, political processes and state institutions, a bid initiated by Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the parliamentary National Security and Defense Committee. […]

Lithuania should cut financial, reputation damage amid fine for railway co – president

After the European Commission imposed a fine of 28 million euros for Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG), President Dalia Grybauskaite accused the current government and the state-run company’s executives of passiveness, noting that the country’s main objective to cut financial and reputation damage. […]

Lithuania to pay additional compensation to refugees

Lithuania’s government decided to pay another benefit for asylum beneficiaries, this time for renting accommodation. […]

Lithuania’s 2018 budget beyond means – president

Regardless of the projected overall budget surplus of the public sector, the 2018 state budget is in deficit, which shows that the country is living beyond its means, says President Dalia Grybauskaite. […]

Lithuania to raise 2018 funding of Security Dept by over EUR 10 mln

The 2018 Lithuanian budget envisages higher funding of the State Security Department (VSD), which should grow by over 10 million euros from this year’s level. […]

Migration Department to again decide on asylum for Russian journalist

Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court on Tuesday satisfied the claim by Russian journalist Yevgeni Titov who was refused asylum in Lithuania, authorizing the Migration Department to reconsider the foreigner’s asylum application. […]

Family law: Critics dismiss as declarative, supporters speak demography

A family strengthening bill is making headway in Lithuania’s parliament, a law that opponents dismiss as a selection of declarations, while initiators say that the law is needed to shape the country’s family policies. […]

Polish party’s candidate to be proposed for Vilnius vice-mayor – Šimašius

Main issues have been agreed in the efforts to form a new coalition in the Vilnius City Council, and Edita Tamošiūnaitė of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families will be proposed for vice-mayor, says the Lithuanian capital’s Mayor Remigijus Šimašius. […]

Standstill grips Lithuanian popularity survey