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President expects SocDems’ decision to have no major impact on Seimas work
President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s (LSDP) decision on whether or not to stay in the ruling coalition with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) will have no major impact on the parliament’s work. […]
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SocDem leader sees MPs’ planned deal as ‘slap in the face’ to party
Gintautas Paluckas, chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), describes a proposal by Andrius Palionis, head of the LSDP political group in the Seimas, to sign a memorandum on cooperation with lawmakers of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) as “a slap in the face”. […]
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Opposition in Panevėžys launches effort to oust mayor
Opposition members of the municipal council in Lithuania’s fifth-biggest city of Panevėžys have launched an effort to oust Mayor Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas, the local news website Jp.lt reported. […]
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One in 3 Lithuanian MPS publish info on their meetings – Transparency International
One out of three members of the Seimas made public information about their meetings with organizations and registered lobbyists during the Lithuanian parliament’s past spring session, Transparency International Lithuania said on Wednesday after analyzing parliamentarians’ official calendars and personal websites. […]
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Lithuania won’t privatize strategic companies – PM
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that strategic state-owned enterprises will not be privatized, but adds that some problem companies could be partially privatized by listing their shares on the stock market. […]
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STT probes disclosure of info on candidate for Lithuanian Energy supervisory board
The Lithuanian Special Investigation Service, or STT, has launched a pre-trial investigation into a possible abuse by disclosing classified information submitted to the Finance Ministry about a candidate to become a member of the supervisory board of the state energy group Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy). […]
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PM to meet with conservatives’ leader to discuss support for govt program
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is meeting on Thursday with Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats, to discuss the opposition party’s possible support for the government’s program. […]
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PM to seek support for his government’s program from all political groups
With the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) considering pulling out of the ruling coalition with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that he will seek support for his government’s program from all political groups in the parliament. […]
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PM says he backs benefits for Landsbergis, but not president’s status
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis thinks that Lithuania’s first post-Soviet leader Vytautas Landsbergis should be granted benefits that a former head of state is entitled to by law, but not the status of a president. […]
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Landsbergis was Lithuania’s head of state – PM
Vytautas Landsbergis was Lithuania’s head of state when he served as the speaker of the Supreme Council–Reconstituent Seimas, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said. […]
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LFGU leader doubts party’s MPs would back president status for Landsbergis
Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), says that he doubts that the majority of the ruling party’s lawmakers would support Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis‘ initiative to grant the status of a former head of state and associated guarantees to Vytautas Landsbergis, the former speaker of the Supreme Council–Reconstituent Seimas. […]
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Seimas renews discussion about granting president’s status to Landsbergis
A new attempt will be made to grant the status of a former president and associated guarantees to Vytautas Landsbergis, Lithuania’s first factual post-Soviet leader who held the post of the speaker of the Supreme Council–Reconstituent Seimas. […]
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Agrimin not keen on moving ministry to Kaunas
Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas is now not so keen on moving his ministry from Vilnius to Kaunas, an idea he was enthusiastic about some time ago. […]
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SocDem leader hits back at criticism from LFGU leader
Gintautas Paluckas, leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), on Wednesday hit back at criticism from the chairman of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), saying that Ramūnas Karbauskis‘ comments reveal a dangerous propensity for authoritarianism that should cause concern to society. […]
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SocDem leader wants party out of coalition with eye on elections – Karbauskis
With an eye on elections, Gintautas Paluckas, chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), wants to pull his party out of the ruling coalition with Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), Ramūnas Karbauskis, the LFGU chairman, said on Wednesday. […]