Diana Korsakaitė
Energy

PM calls for probe into allegations about pressure on energy market regulator

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis calls for a probe into allegations by a former chairwoman of the Lithuanian National Commission for Energy Control and Prices that the president’s office put pressure on the energy market regulator over heating rates of Veolia‘s local subsidiary Vilniaus Energija (Vilnius Energy). […]

Rolandas Paksas
Politics

MEP Paksas’ influence peddling case goes to court

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office said on Tuesday that prosecutors have completed their pre-trial investigation into a case in which Rolandas Paksas, a Lithuanian member of the European Parliament, and Gedvydas Vainauskas, CEO of the media group Lietuvos Rytas, are suspected of influence peddling, and have handed the case over to court. […]

Gediminas Kirkilas
Politics

SocDems won’t sign deal with LFGU without presidium’s approval

The Social Democrats will not sign a cooperation agreement with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), the senior partner in the ruling coalition, before their presidium takes a decision on this, Gediminas Kirkilas, deputy chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), said on Friday. […]

Andrius Palionis
Politics

MPs expect to start fall session with agreement on joint work

Lawmakers of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) expect to start the parliament’s fall session on Sunday with an agreement on joint work, despite differences within the LSDP over the future of the government coalition. […]