Politics
PM sees no grounds to speak about early election
Today there are now grounds to speak about an early parliamentary election in Lithuania, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday. […]
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President proposes to increase fines for crimes
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė plans to table amendments to the Criminal Code to increase fines for all crimes and to tie fines for corruption crimes to the amount of damage done, of benefit received by perpetrators or of bribe paid. […]
Politics
SocDems’ vice-chairman steps up with plan to save Lithuania’s ruling coalition
Gediminas Kirkilas, vice-chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), is initiating an agreement with the party’s senior coalition partner, the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), under which the ruling majority would commit to approving several initiatives put forward by the Social Democrat […]
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Ruling party’s leader considers scrapping fiscal discipline laws
Lithuania’s laws passed by previous governments to impose fiscal discipline constrains on the budget deficit and spending growth prevent the state from using additional revenue to improve the well-being of people, the chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) said on Thursday. […]
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Conservatives overtake ruling Farmers: opinion poll
The opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats have overtaken the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) as the country’s most popular party, according to a RAIT opinion poll commissioned by BNS. […]
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Lithuanians have doubts about ruling coalition’s future – BNS/ RAIT survey
The ruling coalition of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is not popular with the general public, but people do not see any other strong alternative, according to a survey conducted by the pollster RAIT for BNS. […]
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Grybauskaitė, Skvernelis, Karbauskis ranked as Lithuania’s most influential politicians
President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), are ranked as Lithuania’s most influential politicians, the Delfi.lt news website reported, citing the results of two separate opinion polls. […]
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SocDems’ council to discuss leaving ruling bloc – PM
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, appointed to the post by the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), says he has no doubt that the council of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the LFGU’s junior coalition partner, will discuss a proposal to withdraw from the ruling bloc. […]
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Police reform complete in Lithuania
Lithuania’s Police Department has announced having completed the reform of the country’s police force. […]
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Social minister suggests raising state-supported income to EUR 122 per month
The Social Security and Labor Ministry on Wednesday proposed raising the level of state supported income to 122 euros per month. […]
Economy
Lithuanian Seimas speaker would support new taxes
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis says he would approve introduction of new taxes in the country, noting it would not be a popular step in the society. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s govt considers moving ministries to complex next to parlt – daily
Lithuania’s government is considering moving 12 ministries to a building complex next to the parliament, with a meeting of ministers already held on the matter, Lietuvos Rytas daily said on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuania should allow dual citizenship, not create new things – PM
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has given a skeptical view of the initiative registered at the parliament to establish the institute of Passport of Lithuanian, saying the problem should be solved by finally allowing dual citizenship. […]
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Ruling parties suggest Lithuanian passport for emigrants (Updated)
Some members of the ruling political group of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Social Democratic Party on Tuesday proposed establishing the institute of the Lithuanian passport as an alternative to emigrants who do not have Lithuanian citizenship. […]
Economy
Lithuanian post sacks CEO
Board of the state-run company Lietuvos Paštas (Lithuanian Post) has dismissed Lina Minderienė from the post of director general after six years in office, the Transport and Communications Ministry said. […]
Politics
3 ex-chiefs of Lithuanian SocDems urge party to stay in ruling bloc
Amid proposals from some branches of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party to withdraw from the ruling coalition, three former leaders – ex-PMs Algirdas Butkevičius and Gediminas Kirkilas, as well as former parliamentary speaker Česlovas Juršėnas – insist that the party should stay in the bloc. […]
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Govt to keep coordination body for Lithuanians living abroad
The Lithuanian government has heard the voice of the communities living abroad and has reversed its decision to scrap the Commission for Coordination of Affairs of Lithuanians Living Abroad. […]
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Restructuring would leave Lithuania with public service staff of 20,000 – intermin
Reform of the public service in Lithuania would leave the country with about 20,000 civil servants, Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas said. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s DefMin appoints directors of defense, capacities, weaponry
Lithuania’s Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis has appointed a new defense policy director and the director general for capabilities and munitions as of Tuesday. […]
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Lithuanian president: Govt-proposed tax reform will raise heating prices, income of rich
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the government-proposed tax changes should ensure more social justice, while the current proposals will raise heating prices and the new ceiling on social insurance payments will further increase the income of those making the highest salaries. […]