Liana Ruokytė – Jonsson
Politics

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. […]

Linas Linkevičius
Politics

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. […]

Seimas elections 2016
Politics

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. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
Opinion

Lithuanian PM urges SocDems to speed up coalition decision, wants MPs to stay

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has warned the Social Democratic Party against procrastinating their decision on future in the ruling coalition. Delegated by the Farmers and Greens Union, the PM said he would work to secure alternative support without a formal decision of coalition partners, if they tried to put off the discussions until the budget adoption. […]