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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. […]
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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. […]
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Lithuania’s Minister of Agriculture sacking land service chief
Lithuania’s Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas has decided to sack Danielius Kuprys from the post of director of the National Land Service. […]
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Lithuania’s penal system rather rotten – PM
The penal system in Lithuania is rather rotten and in need of radical reforms, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said after reports about new violations in the Kaunas Remand Prison. […]
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Lithuania’s Minister of Culture sacks adviser
Lithuania’s Culture Minister Liana Ruokytė-Johnsson has reversed her Tuesday’s decision of not refusing to accept resignation from her adviser Linas Kontrimas, announcing plans to dismiss him. […]
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“New old” chiefs of remand prison in Lithuania continue covering breaches – CFO
The Kaunas Remand Prison, which was recently scrutinized by a few control institutions and checked by the Lithuanian Justice Ministry, has been subjected to new checks after its chief accountant Rasa Kazėnienė again turned to the ministry. […]
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Lithuania’s ex-edumin breached law by working in supervised center – ethics guards
Lithuania’s former education and science minister Audronė Pitrėnienė confused her public and private interest by taking care of the premises of King Mindaugas Vocational Education Center and later taking a post in the center, the Chief Official Ethics Commission found on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuania’s coalition stable, consistent – Seimas Speaker after ruling bloc’s meeting
Lithuania’s ruling coalition is working in a stable and consistent manner, Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis after a meeting of the coalition’s political council. […]
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Public service reform in Lithuania may be just as challenging as forestry changes – PM
The restructuring of the Lithuanian public service to be initiated this fall could be just as challenging as the recent forestry reform, which triggered heated disputes and tensions, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says. […]
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Lithuania’s formin urges SocDems to stay in ruling bloc
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party should remain in the ruling coalition to keep stability in the state, says the party’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, adding that the decision to turn to the party’s branches aimed at shirking responsibility. […]
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Lithuanian president signs amendments not granting family rights to partners
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė this week signed an amendment moving the European Union‘s (EU) directive to the national law, however, not granting family rights to partners. […]
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Proposed bill to allow original name-spelling for Lithuania’s Poles – Seimas speaker
The proposed version will allow original name-spelling with non-Lithuanian characters on the main page of the passport for the local Polish community, says Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
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13 in 19 SocDems political group want to stay in Lithuania’s ruling bloc – portal
Thirteen of the 19 members of the political group of the Social Democratic Party do not want to leave the ruling coalition with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, says Andrius Palionis, the leader of the political group. […]
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Seimas speaker and Minister of Justice to mull proposals on name-spelling
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is meeting on Friday with Justice Minister Milda Vainiūtė to discuss the initiatives discussed at the parliament that would pave way to the use of non-Lithuanian letters in ID documents. […]
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Lithuania’s parties still in debt for 2016 general elections – daily
Financial obligations of Lithuania’s political parties that ran for the 2016 general elections have narrowed by a factor of three, however, the total debt remains at an impressive 482,000 euros, Lietuvos Rytas daily said, citing data from the Central Electoral Commission. […]
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Uspaskich’s return to head Labor Party would have no future – Lithuanian PM
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the return of MEP Viktor Uspaskich to head the Labor Party would not be a promising step. […]
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Lithuania’s deputy justmin in charge of prisons system resigns
Lithuania’s Justice Vice-Minister Donatas Matuiza in charge of the prisons system resigned on Wednesday, the justice minister’s spokeswoman confirmed to BNS. […]
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Janušienė appointed as Lithuania’s new tax chief
Edita Janušienė, former chief auditor at the central Bank of Lithuania, has been appointed to head the country’s State Tax Inspectorate (STI) for the next four years. […]
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Pinskuvienė steps down from leadership of Lithuania’s Labor Party
Živilė Pinskuvienė, the leader of the Labor Party that has no mandates in Lithuania’s parliament, announced resignation from the post during a meeting of party’s council on Tuesday evening. […]