Gintautas Paluckas
Politics

SocDems’ leader Paluckas sees end of era but no drama

After eight long-standing and influential members left the Social Democratic Party on Saturday, the party’s leader Gintautas Paluckas said this marked an end of a certain era, bot not drama. […]

Gediminas Kirkilas
Politics

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. […]

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Politics

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. […]

Government Hour in the Seimas
Politics

Lithuania’s year after Seimas elections: 5 reforms, 5 scandals, 5 challenges

Monday marks a year since the first round of Lithuania’s parliamentary elections. BNS provides an overview of the key decisions taken by the new parliament, as well as the scandals it faced and the challenges it will still have to cope with. […]